Short Stories and Narrative Writing
The Stories:
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell (p. 13)
Podcast of "The Most Dangerous Game" "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (handout) "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant (p. 221) "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes (p. 120) "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe (p. 233) "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut (p. 133) Mentor Texts: "The Most Dangerous Game" (foreshadowing, diction) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (dialogue, author's choices) Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand (descriptive setting, selection of details) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (characterization) "The High Dive" (characterization, dialogue, point of view) |
Handouts and Assignment Sheets:
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