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Short Story Unit
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English 11
Mr. Barazzuol
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Overview
Throughout this unit you will read and analyze a series of short stories. The following
are the goals of this unit:
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Read short stories and respond critically to work
Understand writer’s craft
Apply understanding of literary terminology to analysis of genre
Use concrete examples to support ideas
Recognize themes and compare/contrast with further examples in other literature
Apply themes and ideas to an analysis of life experiences
Oral discussion of central ideas
The following stories we will cover in no particular order:
Short Story
“The Lottery”
“Two Fishermen”
“The Snob”
“Father and Son”
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
“A & P”
Author
Shirley Jackson
Morley Callaghan
Morley Callaghan
Bernard MacLaverty
James Thurber
John Updike
Focus
Setting, Symbols, Themes, Irony
Conflict, Character Types, Irony
Plot, Characterization
Setting, Conflict
Theme, Character Types
Theme, Characters
Assessment
Students will be assessed in the following manner:
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Participation in class discussion
Series of narrative and descriptive paragraphs and essays
Literary analysis expository paragraphs
Test of literary terminology and application to short story genre
Quiz following each short story
Final Unit Exam