Short Story
Assignments
Sept 16/17: Tell-Tale Heart and Literary Terms
- Make sure you know these literary terms for the test!
- Read the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Answer the following five questions on a separate piece of paper. Use textual evidence to support each answer. 1. What is the point of view of this story? 2. Is the narrator reliable? 3. Are the conflicts in the story internal, external, or both? 4. The word "tell-tale" means betraying or revealing, how is this title significant to the story? 5.The heart is a symbol, what does it represent?
Sept 18/19: Speaking of Courage and Theme
- Watch the short films "La Luna" and "Destiny." Write a theme statement for both using the theme statement format and guidelines.
- Read "Speaking of Courage" by Tim O'Brien. Write a theme statement.
Sept 22/23: The Lottery
- Read the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Find one example in the story for each literary term: foreshadowing, mood, and symbol. Use textual evidence to support your example. Write a theme statement about tradition.
Sept 24/25: The Monkey's Paw
- Read the story "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. Find one example in the story for each literary term: foreshadowing, mood, and symbol. Write a theme statement about fate.
Sept 26/29: AoW 3
- Complete AoW 3. Be sure to thoroughly annotate the article and analyze it using SOAPSTone.
Sept 30/Oct 1: Short Story Unit Test
- Come in and take the test.