Short story, Eng 6 (HT19)

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin

Short stories tend to be less complex than novels. Usually, a short story will focus on only one incident, has a single plot, a single setting, a limited number of characters, and covers a short period of time. Short stories tend to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction, such as novels.

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Read and discuss The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

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Choose a short story (Echo), analyse and hand in (see assignment)

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Read and in groups analyze Silkie by Joyce Carol Oates (see assignment)

The two assignemnets graded are thus:

- written analysis of short story (Echo)

- group discussion and analysis - Silkie 

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Short story (Echo)

-Work individually.

- Work with what happened – reading between the lines – opinions. Write down the answers and hand it in to me.

- Work with the words and phrases in Activity session. Translate and find English synonyms to the words and phrases. Hand in together with the answers to the questions.

Text from Echo to choose from:

Crusader Rabbit, p. 6

Once Upon a Time, p. 36

The Selfish Giant, p. 43

Blink and You Miss It, p. 90

A Warm Welcome to the President, Inshallah, p. 112

Alone and All Together, p. 170

Coopers Creek, p. 204

The Barrel of a Pen, p. 240