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This document provides a review of key elements of short stories, including characters, setting, plot, symbolism, and theme. It also discusses domains, textual aids, and listener types, offering insights into different types of listening and evaluating information. Finally, the document includes the CRAAP method for assessing information.
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Short Story: Characters Setting Plot Symbolism Theme Plot: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution/Denouement Domains:.com - commercial.org - organizations (non-profit).gov - government agencies.edu - educational institutions...
Short Story: Characters Setting Plot Symbolism Theme Plot: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution/Denouement Domains:.com - commercial.org - organizations (non-profit).gov - government agencies.edu - educational institutions.net - network organizations Textual Aid Types: Titles & Sub-titles - Provides initial idea of text Illustration - Visual representation Tables - Information arranged into columns and rows Graphs - When a simple table cannot demonstrate important relationships ○ Bar ○ Line - best for trends ○ Pie ○ Pictograph - uses pictures Maps - Visual representation of a place ○ Physical - Geographical features ○ Political - Labels for towns & cities, names Types of Listener/Listening: Appreciative - Pleasure & enjoyment Empathic - To provide emotional support Comprehensive - To understand the message Critical/Analytical - Evaluating whether message is logical & reasonable CRAAP: Currency - Timeliness Relevance - Importance for your needs Authority - Source Accuracy - Reliability, Truthfulness & Correctness Purpose - Reason the information exists