Exploring Short Stories

Stories remain a popular unit with all age groups and I have stumbled across an engaging site that covers the five essential elements most of us use in the classroom. The comments below the clip indicate that it has been extensively used with upper Primary but I am sure it would be equally effective with years 7 and 8. It enables you to download the clip and the lyrics and even offers some very simple templates to use as follow-up. So if you are looking for a way to liven up your short story unit with the juniors, have a look at a rap version of the five key elements of short stories. 

http://flocabulary.com/fivethings/