Short Story Week

Short Story Week!

I am posting this assignment as scheduled. However there is nothing due on December 3rd.  I thought some of you might want to get ahead in reading assignments.  

Please read the following short stories and complete the assignments outlined in this blog: Pay attention to DUE DATES!   There will be no blog post this week.  THERE ARE 3 PARTS TO THIS ASSIGNMENT.  Read the entire post to make sure you understand what is due and when.  Extra Credit is available this week.

Mary E Wilkins Freeman The Revolt of Mother (15 pages) http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/sword/The%20Revolt%20of%20Mother.pdf

Henry James The Real Thing (30 pages) http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/hjames/real-thing.pdf

Sara Orne Jewett The Country of the Pointed Firs (60 pages) http://s3.amazonaws.com/manybooks_pdf_new/jewettsaetext95pfirs11?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAITZP2AAM27ZGISNQ&Expires=1385956742&Signature=cB%2FgWWi3JY2olyWfvgcq%2ByDQPTk%3D

Bret Harte The Outcasts of Poker Flat (10 pages) http://swc2.hccs.edu/kindle/Harte_Bret_The_Outcasts_of_Poker_Flat.pdf

Jack London   To Build a Fire (14 pages) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/to-build-a-fire.pdf

PART ONE:  Read the above short stories (All available online) over the next two weeks. However:

PART TWO: Expect a comprehension quiz on The Country of Pointed Firs on December 10th. Expect comprehension questions on the rest of the stories on December 17th.

PART THREE: Using the template below-Complete two Literary Analysis' on TWO of the five stories listed above. (DUE December 17th)

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Literary Analysis Template: (Worth 100 points each analysis) 

Novella or Short Story Title:

Author:

Theme of the Story: What is the main idea that the author wants to convey? The theme is the big idea illustrated by the story's plot and characters.  (One or two paragraphs)

Characterization: WHO is the story about and what are they like? How does the author show you this? (Quotes and citations please.) Can be a list in table format if you'd like.

Plot: What happens in the story? (One or two paragraphs) Remember to use Freytag's plot structure when analyzing.

Setting: When and Where does the story take place? (Quotes and Citations please) (One Paragraph)

Style: HOW does the author create a mood and tell the story? (Quotes and Citations please) (One Paragraph)

Realism:  Provide examples from this story that show characteristics of Realism. (Quotes and Citations please) (One or Two paragraphs)  Is the story an example of Regionalism or Naturalism? Explain.


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EXTRA CREDIT: Write an Author's profile on two of the author's from this week.   Worth 50 points per profile. Due December 17th