WEDNESDAY:
- Find and read 5 different short stories that have some complexity to them (no Aesop's Fable's with super simple morals).
- A great resource is: https://americanliterature.com/100-great-short-stories
- You will be writing a literary analysis on one of these stories next week, so read 5 so you have a variety from which to choose. I will ask you about them!
THURSDAY:
- Peer review the personal essays of:
- Jaydn
- Abraham
- Eric
FRIDAY:
- Write your Literary Analysis!
- Pick one of the stories you read last week (or another if you prefer)
- Think about one of the following questions:
- What was the theme (moral/lesson) that the author was trying to teach the audience ? (doesn't have to be a lesson you agree with)
- Is the author using the story as a metaphor (comparison) for a historical/social/political/cultural aspect?
- Is the author using the story as a metaphor (comparison) for something in his/her own personal life?
- Answer the question and then support your opinion with:
- Quotes from the story
- (Maybe) research about the time period or author's life
- If you're not sure about a connection to the time period or author's life, do a little research on the time period or author's biography, and see if something stands out to you.
- For example: If your story is about greed, and it's written in the early 1900s by a Russian author, perhaps he was pushing for the communist revolution (that later happened in Russian in the 1910s).
- Your organization should look something like this:
- Introduction
- Attention grabber
- 1-3 sentence synopsis (summary) of the story—this one can spoil the ending!
- Opinion
- Body paragraph with support
- Body paragraph with support
- More body paragraphs with support?
- Conclusion
- This is probably our most difficult assignment yet—email me if you have questions!
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