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Word of the ay

Excoriate: criticize, berate, attack

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February 5 & 6, 2014

Essential Question: What are thecomponents of a short story?

Warm-Up: What was your favorite story

as a child? Why was it your favorite?

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Be on time. If you are late, you will have to get a pass.

You may have a beverage but it MUST be in a plastic bottle

w/ a cap.

No snacks.

Your electronic device must be powered off and put away.You arent that important.

Teacher workspaces/cabinets are off limits to students

unless you have SPECIFIC permission.

Respect your self and your classmatesthat includeskeeping your hands to yourself.

During direct instruction (in other words, if Im talking),

stay in your seat. No, you may not throw away your trash,

go to the bathroom, your locker, your counselor, or

anywhere else.

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The Short Story

Regarding the lengthof a short story:

usually, less than 10,000 words 15 -20 typed, double-spaced pages on average

longer works (50-60 pages) are called novellas,

novelettes, or short novels.

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Parts of the Whole Characters

The people involved in the story

Created through physical description, actions, speech, theopinions and responses of other characters, and, wherenarrative point of view allows, through their own thoughts.

This is INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

Setting

The place(s) and time(s) in which the storys actionoccurs.

This is created largely by sensory detail This is IMAGERY

Plot The sequence of events which makes up the story

Plot is not always chronologically presented. Flashbacks and flashforwards can be used for emphasis and

clarification

Focus tends to be on one major event

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Parts of the Whole Point of View

The angle from which the writer presents thestory 1stperson (I, me, we, us) the narrator is a character

involved in the story

2ndpersonleast used POV(you, your, yours, yall) 3rdperson (he, she, it, they, them) the narrator is

external and does not take part in the story

POV can be

limited (no access to characters thoughts and feelings) omniscient (total access to characters thoughts and

feelings)

semiomniscient (access to thoughts and feelings of

selected characters)

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Parts of the Whole Scenes

Parts of the story in which the writers

attention is tightly focused on a particular

point in the progression of events.

Sensory detail (imagery) is key so readers

feel that they see/hear/feel/taste/smell all that

they would if actually witnessing the actions

presented. Dialogue

The written approximation of speech

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Parts of the Whole Theme

The insight or concern that the

writer hopes to convey through

the story.

Not stated outright, it should be

absorbed by the reader almost

subconsciously

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ExerciseWrite a story that ends with the followingsentence:Kendra brushed the sand from her blousetook a last look at the burning SUV andstepped into the hot-air balloon.