Short Story Project
Story List
“Cask of Amontillado”
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“The Necklace” 
“Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen”
“The Last Leaf”
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
Edgar Allan Poe
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“The Monkey’s Paw” 
“The Landlady”
“The Right Kind of House”
“A Sound of Thunder”
(1809-1849)
American
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
O. Henry (1862-1910)
O. Henry (1862-1910)
French
American
American
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
British
(1859-1930)
W.W. Jacobs (1863-1943)
Roald Dahl (1916-1990)
Henry Slesar (1927-2002)
Ray Bradbury (1920- )
British
British
American
American
Instructions
General Requirements
*Make a cover page for project....................20 points
*Steps 1-5 Type. Step 3 paragraphs double space and use size 12 font.
*Steps 1-5 are due: _____________________________
*Step 6 is due: _________________________________
Step 1- Author Flyer……………..50 points
Design and create a brochure or flyer about the author of your short story. This
can be computer-generated or hand-made using unlined paper, color, and ink. Include at
least 3 pictures and several paragraphs or lists that present the
author’s biography, writing career, and favorite themes, and possibly
a bit about the short story.
http://www.free-brochure-templates.com/
Step 2- Vocabulary……………..30 points
Compile a list of 10-15 words that may be considered challenging or pertinent to
the story. Provide a short definition and a meaningful complex sentence for each word.
Example- “Harrison Bergeron”
VigilanceDefinition: noun, the quality or state of being vigilant, or watchful
Complex Sentence: Because of the vigilance of the Handicapper General, George
and Hazel felt average and safe from the “evil” of competition.
Step 3- Literary Analysis……………..60 points
Write 5 analysis paragraphs, one for each of the five elements of
fiction- setting, plot, character, theme, and style using TREEES format
and quotes from the story.
Step 4- Reading Questions…………………..40 points
Draft a set of 12 questions that relate to the short story. Using the hierarchy
and order of Bloom’s Taxonomy, include 2 questions for each level:
A
Evaluation- judge, predict, evaluate, compare, argue, defend, rate
Synthesis- arrange, assemble, collect, construct, create, propose
Analysis- analyze, examine, compare, contrast, criticize
Application- apply, demonstrate, dramatize, illustrate, solve
Understanding- classify, describe, explain, identify, restate
Knowledge- define, name, order, label, list, recall, reproduce
Fill in sample questions for each levelEvaluation- _________________________________________________________
Synthesis- _________________________________________________________
Analysis- _________________________________________________________
Application- ________________________________________________________
Understanding- ______________________________________________________
Knowledge- _________________________________________________________
Step 5- Writing Snapshot……………………50 points
This writing requirement is a piece of your own writing of any
genre that relates to the short story in some way. You may write
for any audience with any purpose in any style you choose-
500 word minimum!
You may write this assignment as one complete work or as only part of a whole story,
article, script, or poem. You may also write 500 words divided into several shorter
pieces of writing that add up to equal 500 words.
Step 6- Class Activity………………………50 points
Create an engaging activity to do with the class. This activity should call for your
classmates to interpret or express some aspect of the short story like its setting, plot,
characters, theme, author’s writing style, real-world comparisons and applications,
connections to other pieces of literature and movies, etc. Ideas for class activities
include but are not limited to:
performances, dramatizations, music_____________________________
invented products with advertising ______________________________
narrative or journalistic writing, poetry, etc. _______________________
questions and answers for pairs to share __________________________
crafts, constructions ________________________________________
games, competitions, puzzles ___________________________________
(Total Project worth 300 points)
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