PPT: A House is not a Home

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Prose
Book:- Moments
Chapter-8
A House is not a Home
by Zan Gaudioso
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Prose
Book:- Moments
Chapter-8
A House is not a Home
by Zan Gaudioso
Elements of prose
Setting :  Where the story takes place.
Characters : The people that are part of the 
story.
Plot: What happens in the story.
Mood : The feelings  or the emotions  the 
author creates or the feeling you get when 
reading the story.
Theme: The theme in a story is its underlying 
message, or 'big idea.
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Prose
Book:- Moments
Chapter-8
A House is not a Home
by Zan Gaudioso
Elements of prose
Setting :  Where the story takes place.
Characters : The people that are part of the 
story.
Plot: What happens in the story.
Mood : The feelings  or the emotions  the 
author creates or the feeling you get when 
reading the story.
Theme: The theme in a story is its underlying 
message, or 'big idea.
About the Author
? contributing author and 
editor of several volumes 
of the best-selling Chicken 
Soup for the Soul series, 
most notably Chicken Soup 
for the Teenage Soul III. 
? She is also co-author of the 
award winning book, The 
Buddha Next Door.
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Prose
Book:- Moments
Chapter-8
A House is not a Home
by Zan Gaudioso
Elements of prose
Setting :  Where the story takes place.
Characters : The people that are part of the 
story.
Plot: What happens in the story.
Mood : The feelings  or the emotions  the 
author creates or the feeling you get when 
reading the story.
Theme: The theme in a story is its underlying 
message, or 'big idea.
About the Author
? contributing author and 
editor of several volumes 
of the best-selling Chicken 
Soup for the Soul series, 
most notably Chicken Soup 
for the Teenage Soul III. 
? She is also co-author of the 
award winning book, The 
Buddha Next Door.
This story reflects the 
challenges of being a 
teenager, and the problems 
of growing up. How does the 
author overcome his 
problems?
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Prose
Book:- Moments
Chapter-8
A House is not a Home
by Zan Gaudioso
Elements of prose
Setting :  Where the story takes place.
Characters : The people that are part of the 
story.
Plot: What happens in the story.
Mood : The feelings  or the emotions  the 
author creates or the feeling you get when 
reading the story.
Theme: The theme in a story is its underlying 
message, or 'big idea.
About the Author
? contributing author and 
editor of several volumes 
of the best-selling Chicken 
Soup for the Soul series, 
most notably Chicken Soup 
for the Teenage Soul III. 
? She is also co-author of the 
award winning book, The 
Buddha Next Door.
This story reflects the 
challenges of being a 
teenager, and the problems 
of growing up. How does the 
author overcome his 
problems?
Awkward: strange
Freshman: a student 
in the first year of 
high school, college 
or university
Isolated: lonely