Reading Short Stories

Standards met with this unit: 10th Grade Common Core Framework

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Lesson Plan:

     Pre-assessment: story elements quiz

     Journal assigment for outside reading book -  

     Stories to read in English 10 anthology Adventures in Appreciation:

          Plot - "The Storyteller" by Saki - http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/Storyteller.html

      Short answer response to questions:  pg. 45, Reading check 1-5, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-6 (10 pts.)

         Character - "Neighbor Rosicky" by Willa Cather -http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/my-aacutentonia/willa-cather-biography

      Short answer responses: pg. 71, Reading check 1-5, pg. 72,  Analyzing and Interpreting 1-6.  (10 pts.)

         Setting - "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney -Imagery for Setting.doc

      Short answer responses: pg. 109, Reading check 1-5, pg. 110, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-6. (10 pts.)

         Point of View - "Blues Ain't No Mocking Bird" by Toni Cade Bambara - POV - limitations and benefits.doc

      Short answer responses: pg. 150, Reading check 1-5, pg. 151, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-6. (10 pts.)

          Irony - "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut

      Short answer responses: pg. 171, Reading check 1-5, pg. 172, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-4.  (10 pts.)

          Symbol - "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner or "Shaving" by Leslie Norris

      Short answer responses: pg. 199, Reading check 1-5, pg. 199, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-5. (10 pts.)

          Theme - "Tuesday Siesta" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

      Short answer responses: pg. 228, Reading check 1-5, pg. 228, Analyzing and Interpreting 1-7. (10 pts.)

          Humor and Satire - "The Kugelmass Episode" by Woody Allen

          Tone and Mood - "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allen Poe

          Use of Language - "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote

          Conflict - "The Lagoon" by Joseph Conrad

    Art of Storytelling:  Students will read an library book of short stories. -              

     A journal notes, SOAPST writing, and a short story writing are required.

                    Writing a short story:

                    Telling a story: The Art of Storytelling.doc

                    Storytelling presentation example -

  Storytelling Presentation Rubric -         Storytelling Presentation rubric.doc

Honors students will tell a story from Native Myths and Legends to the whole class - Storytelling rubric.docx

     Vocabulary List:

          explicit, implicit, inference, collaborative, diverse, sequence, purpose, audience, semicolon, claim, warrant, organization,

          central idea, summarize, theme, figurative, connotative, technical meanings, word choice, multiple meaning words,

          context, etymology, inferred context, characterization, plot, tone, mood, point of view, setting, allusion, symbolism,

          irony, allusion, figures of speech, oxymoron, author's choice, flashback, parallel plots, textual evidence.

     Vocabulary Boxes/Charts - Vocabulary Charts.doc

Honors English 10 Additional Assignments:

Genre compare and contrast.doc

Story Genre Writing.doc

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