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SHORT STORIES

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I.      Our Focus

          1) Plot Structure - Freytag Pyramid

          2) Characterization

          3) Irony

II.     Reading Strategy - Think Aloud

          1) Ask yourself questions as you read.

          2) Propose answers to the questions. 

III.     The Literature Outline

IV.      Writing Exercises

               a) dynamic characterization

               b) excerpt analysis

               c) comparative essay

V. "Work That Counts"

VI.     "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" the Movie

 Due Date: See Homework 

 Rationale: Study Jack Finney's short story from a real-life perspective.

 Project: Create story boards depicting key scenes in your movie: What does the viewer

need to know to understand Finney's story?

     Story Boards / Scenes must convey:

      1) plot elements: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement 

      2) essential characters

      2) narrator: Who is telling the story?: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person - objective, limited, omniscient 

      3) a minimum of eight scenes

          Each scene must include: 

             1) picture, photo, illustration, or collage of the key action occurring in the scene

             2) speech bubbles - Finney's words punctuated using MLA rules

             3) scene summary using story vocabulary - see anthology for story vocabulary 

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