PPT-English I: SHORT STORIES

Comprehension and Analysis Harvard Reading Skills Look around the text Annotate Outline Summarize Analyze Look for repetitions and patterns Contextualize Compare and Contrast The Most Dangerous Game . Genre Intro. What do we already know about short stories?. What short stories have we read?. Which authors or short stories do we know?. Why do writers write short stories?. What is the purpose of a short story?. What is a short story?. Have you ever read a short story?. If so, which one?. What are the parts of a short story?. . Short stories usually lack detail. .. Short stories are brief.. Short stories use P.A.C.T.S . to establish the narrative. . Reading, Writing, and Preparing for . the AP Lit Exam. NMSI (20-21 October 2014. Renee H. Shea. reneehshea@aol.com. What Is It?. Flash Fiction. Sudden Fiction. Nano-Fiction. Micro-Fiction . Very very short story … . Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849). American writer during the time of Romanticism. Writer of American Gothic literature. Creator of the short story as a genre. Author of short stories, poems, and novels . The short story is short because of the following things:. Nathanial Hawthorne. Born July 4. th. 1808, in Salem Mass. . his great-great-grandfather. , John Hathorne, was one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch . Trials.. Nathaniel . later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne. Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849). American writer during the time of Romanticism. Writer of American Gothic literature. Creator of the short story as a genre. Author of short stories, poems, and novels . The short story is short because of the following things:. Short Stories. Novel: contains story elements including protagonist, conflict, obstacles, resolution. Contains subplots and several central events. Short Story: 1,000 – 20,000 words. Contains story elements but plot is mostly building up to one central event; no subplots. Short Stories. A short story is a brief form of prose fiction with characters, a setting, and a plot. . It resembles longer forms of fiction in exploring an insight into life. . Literary Elements. Plot. : Quick Overview What it is Yoza enables reading, writing and engagement via mobile phones Short stories and classic literature are published on mobile phones (MXit and on a mobisite) Highly intera 1870 - 1916 Bios http://www.litgothic.com/Authors/saki.html Up to now, little has been known about Hector Hugh Munro except that he used the pen name “Saki”͖ that he wrote a number of witty sho English. You will need. A pen and paper, book or device.. Your notes from lesson 23.. New vocabulary. Continue to record ‘new vocabulary’ . as you progress through the lessons.. This can be set out in a table, like the example on this slide.. Discover the nuances of AP English Language and English Literature with this detailed guide. Explore key concepts, study tips, and resources to excel in these challenging courses. Discuss / think about it. What feelings does suspense give a reader?. When reading stories that include suspense and mystery, readers can feel:. scared or frightened;. worried or anxious;. excited or thrilled;. . Lecturer. . Betul. ALTAŞ. What is a short story?. What are the important elements in a short story?. What. is a . short. . story. ?. A . brief. . work. of . fiction.