Chronological Order
0 Chronological order is when things happen in a story
as they do in time.
0 Ex. The Lottery – first they game to the square, then
they drew the tickets, then they killed the woman
0 A story with flashbacks (or flashforwards) is NOT told
in chronological order
Style/Stylistic Technique
0 If I saw Mr. Brandon walking down the hallway, and I
said to you, “I really like Mr. Brandon’s style”
0 What would I be talking about?
Style/Stylistic Technique
0 An author’s characteristic way of writing – something
that defines who they are as writers
0 Stylistic Techniques are the different methods that the
writer uses to create their style. An author may use
metaphors, sentence variety, or unique descriptions
0 If you say “I love the way the author ________” then you
are talking about the author’s style and stylistic
techniques
Satire
0 Satire is when people or ideas are made fun of in
order to be humorous. This is most common in
politics
Denoument
0 Another word for conclusion of the story
0 In a plot line:
0 Introduction/Exposition  Rising Action  Climax 
0 Falling Action  Conclusion/Denoument
Epiphany
0 The moment when a character (or person) has a
moment of clarity and learns something significant
0 Ex. When a person sees a guitar in a shop and realizes
they don’t want to be an architect, they want to be a
musician.
Historical Reference
0 What it looks like – When something historical is
referenced in a story
0 Ex. The expression on your face, I’d think you were
reading the Diary of Anne Frank!
Voice
0 Similar to style, it is the distinctive tone of the author
0 This is easiest to see in First Person Point of View
Feeback on Stand Alones
0 DON’T FORGET THE TAG
0 In the short story “The Pose” by Anwer Khan…..
Feedback - Quotes
0 One person wrote:
0 The girl went to the cloth store “she opened the door
of the show window”, “removing the lovely
mannequin”, stood herself in the “plastic dummy’s
place and assumed it’s pose”
0 Do you need ALL these quotes?!? Think of what you
are trying to prove
Feedback - Quotes
0 Insead:
0 The girl went to the clothing store to stand herself in
the “plastic dummy’s place and assumed it’s pose”.
0 That is the most important part of the quote. Drop the
rest
Feedback – Answer Question
0 Some people still are not answering the question in
the first sentence.
0 In the story “The Pose” by Anwar Khan, the
protagonist is ___________________.
0 Risky, brave, silly, self-concious
0 Is motivated by external factors,
0 A dynamic character that changes from shy to confident
Give Context
0 Ex – “She was happy. Incredibly happy” this proves
that when people started looking at her in a surprised
and amazed way, she started having some comfort
inside her and believe in herself.
0 Put your explanation first, rather than tell us what
its about later
0 When people started looking at her in a surprised and
amazed way, “she felt happy. Incredibly happy” and
she started to believe in herself.