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Short Story Elements

Short Story Elements. Setting Plot Characters Point of View Theme. 1st Hour Groups. Group 2: “Jury of Her Peers” Austin, Samantha, Anna, Lussine, Timmy. Group 1: “The Lottery” Skye, Lidia, Josh, Ashley, Monica. Group 4: “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been”

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Short Story Elements

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  1. Short Story Elements Setting Plot Characters Point of View Theme

  2. 1st Hour Groups Group 2: “Jury of Her Peers” Austin, Samantha, Anna, Lussine, Timmy Group 1: “The Lottery” Skye, Lidia, Josh, Ashley, Monica Group 4: “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been” Paige, Bree, Teagan, Sean, Kirsten Group 3: “A Rose for Emily” Trevor, Arianna, Caitlyn, Jacob, Alyssa Roles: 1: Setting 2: Plot 3: Characters 4: Point of View 5. Theme

  3. 2nd Hour Groups Group 3: “A Rose for Emily” Ryan, Noah, Melanie, Marielle Group 1: “The Lottery” Danijel, Zach, Austin, Madison, Deborah Group 2: “Jury of Her Peers” Taylor, Jessie, Jon, Andrew, Devon Group 4: “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been” Jade, Jolee, Harry Daphne, Connor Group 5: “Scarlet Ibis” Makenna, Ethan, Christina, Blake, Gabby Group 6: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” Matt, Jasmine, Emily, Gabe, Haiden Roles: 1: Setting 2: Plot 3: Characters 4: Point of View 5: Theme

  4. 4th Hour Groups Group 3: “A Rose for Emily” Selma, Ali, Adam, Olivia, Makenzie Group 1: “The Lottery” Tyler, Kimy, Katherine, Sarah, McKenna Group 2: “Jury of Her Peers” Hunter, Natalie, Taylor T., Devon, Jenny Group 4: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” McKenzie, Elizabeth, Taylor D., Julie, Drew Group 5: “Scarlet Ibis” Austin, Kayla, Autumn, Toni, Matt Group 6: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” Morgan, Aaron, Emalee, Ryan, Taylor J. Roles: 1: Setting 2: Plot 3: Characters 4: Point of View 5: Theme

  5. Story Groups • Get together with your story groups • Review the general plot • Each person takes a turn to discuss their element and how it is portrayed in the story • Use the “Questions to Consider” to guide your discussion • Take notes!

  6. Jigsaw Groups • Get together with the people from the other story groups who have the same element as you. • Each person talks about how the element is portrayed in his/her story

  7. 1st Hour Jigsaw Groups Setting: Skye, Austin, Trevor, Paige Plot: Lidia, Samantha, Arianna, Bree Characters: Josh, Anna, Caitlyn, Teagan Point of View: Ashley, Lussine, Jacob, Sean Theme: Monica, Timmy, Alyssa, Kirsten

  8. 2nd hour Jigsaw Groups Setting: Danijel, Taylor, Ryan, Jade, Makenna, Matt Plot: Zach, Jessie, Noah, Jolee, Ethan, Jasmine Characters: Austin, Jon, Melanie, Harry, Christina, Emily Point of View: Madison, Andrew, Marielle, Haiden, Blake, Gabe Theme: Deborah, Devon, Connor, Gabby, Daphne

  9. 4th Hour Jigsaw Groups Setting: Tyler, Hunter, Selma, McKenzie, Austin, Morgan Plot: Kimy, Natalie, Ali, Elizabeth, Kayla, Aaron Character: Taylor T., Adam, Taylor D., Autumn, Emalee Point of View: Sarah, Devon, Olivia, Julie, Toni, Ryan Theme: McKenna, Jenny, Makenzie, Drew, Matt, Taylor J.

  10. “Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.” ― Neil Gaiman

  11. Style Example: Shakespeare • Poetry: Iambic pentameter • rhymed and unrhymed • Figurative Language: metaphors, symbols, irony, imagery, alliteration, hyperbole (exaggeration) • Structure: Acts and scenes

  12. Group Work • First, talk about your author’s style in your short story groups. • Then, you will get into your jigsaw groups to compare and contrast authors’ styles.

  13. Short Story Project Options Character Biography Alternate Ending Staging the Story Sequel Picture Book Exploring Theme

  14. When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you. ~George Saunders

  15. Time to Work! • You will have the whole hour to work on your projects. • You get homework points for this assignment. You will be graded on completion and how well you follow the general guidelines • Be creative and have fun! • Projects are due tomorrow, and you will be sharing them with your groups and then turning them in.

  16. I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didn’t like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way. ~Stephen Colbert

  17. Project Share • Share your project with your story group. • Pick one person to share his or her project in front of the class.

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