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Short Story Syllabus
Welcome to this one semester
Short Story elective. During this course
we will be reading,
analyzing, writing and presenting short stories.
Vocabulary –
Students will first become familiar with
the literary vocabulary needed to analyze and discuss literature. Vocabulary will also be discussed within the
context of the stories we read.
Reading– This course
will focus on the many aspects
of the short story. Students will begin
by reading and analyzing short stories using literary elements. Each student will be able to identify each
literary aspect and how an author uses those literary elements to
create and
enhance a short story.
Writing – Students
will be writing throughout this
semester. Each student will need a
writer’s
journal notebook. This notebook
should be a 70-count spiral notebook. If
you do not have one, you may purchase one from me.
This notebook is critical to your success in
this class. If you lose your journal,
your ability to pass this class will be jeopardized.
DO NOT LOSE YOUR JOURNAL!!
Your journal will contain the following types of writing:
Vocabulary
and Homework Assignments
Personal
Reader Responses to the stories we read.
Initial
Analysis Responses
Free
Writes from Prompts Given in Class
Summary
and Goals of Teacher Writing Conferences
Reflective
Writing Entries – Reflections on your personal writing
Creative
Short Stories
Oral Presentations – Once during the
semester you
will be assigned a group oral presentation. As
a group you will evaluate and present a critique of a
short
story. Along with this group
presentation, you will be individually responsible for a written
analysis of
your portion of the presentation and an analysis of how each group
member
performed.
Final Project – The
culminating activity for this
class will be an original short story written by you.
You need to be prepared to read your story
out loud and possibly have it compiled in a small booklet of stories.
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