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Short Stories/ Reader Writer Notebook

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Short Stories/ Reader Writer Notebook

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DIRECTIONS

Warm Up: One Sentence Story

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Article

A, An, The

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Adjective

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Noun

Person, Place, Thing, Or Idea

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Adverb

(ends in -ly)

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Verb

Action Word

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Preposition

at, in, into, from, with, by, about, under, along

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Article

A, An, The

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Adjective

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Noun

Person, Place, Thing, Or Idea

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Conjunction

FANBOYS

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Pronoun

he, she, we, they, it, etc…..

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Verb

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Article

A, An, The

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Adjective

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Noun

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The beautiful girl quickly ran to the dark cave, and found a shiny stone.

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The short story is a work of

fiction that is shorter and more limited than a novel.

It usually focuses on one important event in the lives of a small number of central characters.

Short Stories vary in length but are usually short enough to be read in one sitting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S72Jps

What is a Short Story?

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Plot – the sequential events in a story Setting – When and Where the story takes

place Characters – Person or animals that take

part in the story Conflict - The struggle between two

opposing forces Theme - The message the author intends

to communicate

5 Elements of a Short Story

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Please… fix this… just… everything

“my team lost there big game. i was sad all weekend. they should of won. finally i remembered that in my pocket i had some tickets to the potatoe festival some whataburger tomatoe catsup packets and a letter from 43rd president of the united states barack obama? your coming with me its a matter of life or death. come potato boy.”

How many corrections can you make? You have 5

minutes!

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Exposition : The beginning of the story where characters and the setting are revealed. Rising Action : All of the events IN ORDER leading up to the climax

Climax : The highest point of the story, the reader wonders what will happen next . . . will the conflict be resolved or not. The TURNING POINT.

Falling action The events form the climax to the resolution.

Resolution Final outcome or untangling of events in the story. The conflict is resolved. How the story ends

PLOT is… the sequence of events in a story.

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Watch the following short film and

complete as much of your plot diagram as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq0jfzgvvrM

What is Plot?

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Plots can be told in...

Types of Plots

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Describe what you see in this picture. How does this picture make you feel?

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Place: The physical location What country or state? City or out in the country Mountains? Lake? Desert?

Time: Calendar and clock times Day, month, year? Season? Future? Past? Present?

Environment: Details in the surroundings What else is going on around the characters? What is the weather like? Hot/Cold/Humid Crowded? Isolated?

Setting

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Watch the following clip. What is the mood created in the clip? What helps to

create that mood?

How does setting help create a mood in a story?

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◼ Watch the following trailers. What is

the tone of each trailer? What elements create that tone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOfH7uEojKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

Note: The tone is the author’s ATTITUDE about a SUBJECT There is a ______________ tone about

_______________.

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◼ Read the following paragraph. What kind of tone

does the author use? What words show this tone?

What kind of story might this be?

Outside the old mansion, a one-eyed crow was pecking at something on the branch of a dead tree in the yard. A three-legged dog was howling at the moon.

Setting /Tone

In your Reader/Writer’s Notebook rewrite these story so that it has a happy or whimsical tone.

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◼ Born in 1893 ◼ Died in 1949 ◼ Connell’s father was a

newspaper owner ◼ This story was first

published in 1925, and was made into a movie in 1932

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◼ Long before the world became aware that

many species of animals were endangered, hunting was considered a sport for “gentleman and kings.”

◼ Hunters would hire guides to take them into jungles to stalk, trap, and shoot big game.

◼ These adventures were primarily interested in the “trophy” aspect of hunting; they usually kept only the animals’ heads, which they hung on walls in their trophy rooms.

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◼ Top: Nineteenth Century Big Game Hunter

◼ Bottom: The triumph

of hunters over a large bear.

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◼ Moooooohahahahah ◼ Mooooohahahahahah.

◼ Read pg. 22-25 ◼ What is the setting? ◼ What tone does it set?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfp04WjOv9A

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◼ Place: Ship Trap

Island, a jungle, in the Caribbean.

◼ Weather: Hot, humid ◼ Time: 1925 – A time

when wealthy men liked to take extravagant hunting trips

Tone/Atmosphere: ◼ Suspenseful

,Scary, Mysterious

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Warm Up:

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Two types:

Protagonist: This describes the main

character in the story who is usually the “Good Guy”

Antagonist: This describes the character who is working against the protagonist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSQh_eJfBE

Characters

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Characterization is the process by which the writer

reveals the personality of a character.

Characterization is revealed through indirect characterization and direct characterization.

What is Characterization?

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Direct Characterization : tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “ The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.” Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of the two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “ quiet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhItB78o_kU

Direct vs. Indirect

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Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character.

Direct vs. Indirect

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=breakfast+club+lunch+scene

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Read pgs. 25 – 30 Look at the Characteristics of

Rainsford and Zaroff. Decide who is antagonist and the

protagonist.

MDG

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PROTAGONIST: Sangor Rainsford ◼ Personality description:

hunter, doesn’t think animals have feelings,resourceful, brave, cunning, bold, civilized

ANTAGONIST: General Zaroff ◼ Personality description:

hunter, polished/educated, sadistic, savage, conceited/cocky

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In the “ Most Dangerous Game”, Zaroff ___________ _______________________________________________.

Does Zaroff Value Life?

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This is illustrated when, __________________ says, “ _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________”

How do we know that Zaroff does not value life?

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This demonstrates that Zaroff does not value life

because ______________________________________ ______________________________________________.

How does this quote show Zaroff does not value life?

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Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces

in a story. No Conflict, No Plot!!

What is Conflict?

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Types of Conflict

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Read pages 30-34

What is the conflict?

Who is the conflict between?

MDG