Unit Two: Short Story -- Overview
Students will be introduced to the five components of short stories by reading a variety of stories and examining plot, character, theme, and setting. Through the study of point of view, students will question the reliability of a narrator. Identifying conflict, style, dialogue, and methods of description in selected short stories will also be addressed. In addition, focus will be placed on analyzing tone, symbols, the use of irony, allusion, and figurative language in fictional selections.
Students will be introduced to the five components of short stories by reading a variety of stories and examining plot, character, theme, and setting. Through the study of point of view, students will question the reliability of a narrator. Identifying conflict, style, dialogue, and methods of description in selected short stories will also be addressed. In addition, focus will be placed on analyzing tone, symbols, the use of irony, allusion, and figurative language in fictional selections.
| short_story_terms.pptx |
| elements_of_a_plot_diagram].ppt |
To find a copy of the "Most Dangerous Game", please click on the following link. http://fiction.eserver.org/short/the_most_dangerous_game.html
Plot Pyramid sample please click on the following link. http://www.englishwithhallum.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49158677/plot_diagram.pdf
To find a copy of The Lady or the Tiger, please click on the following link.
smacatholic.org/documents/2017/4/The%20Lady%20or%20the%20Tiger.pdf
smacatholic.org/documents/2017/4/The%20Lady%20or%20the%20Tiger.pdf
To find a copy of "Charles", please click on the following link.
loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Jackson_Charles.pdf
loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Jackson_Charles.pdf
To find a copy of "War", please click on the following link.
cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415537070/data/section2/london-war.pdf
cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415537070/data/section2/london-war.pdf
