Short Story Literary Element Project
Due Date: December 16-18
LATE PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
Objective: Read an assigned short story and analyze various literary elements from the short story.
Be Creative!
Short Stories:
1. Zebra by Chaim Potok192-211
2. Amigo Brothers by Piri Thomas 324-334
3. A Crush by Cynthia Rylant 376-383
4. A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry 236-244
5. The Scholarship Jacket Marta Salinas 226-231
Literary Elements: Projects will graded base on accuracy of the literary elements (correctness, complete
sentences with text evidence), appropriate number of elements, creativity, and neatness. You must
include evidence from the story to support your answers.
Characterization (dynamic and static) , Conflict (internal and external), setting, point of
view ( first, third, limited, objective, omniscient), mood, tone, imagery, theme, summary
irony, foreshadow, symbolism
All literary elements in bold must be included in your project!
Each Literary element with text evidence is worth 10pts.
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Literary poster
Booklet
Flipbook
Storyboard
Be Creative
Notes
1. If you don’t have the literature book google the story.
2. If you don’t have internet access come see me after school.