short stories & elements of lit

Documents and Assignments - link to Google Docs calendar link for assignments

Elements of Literature:

Plot

Setting/Environment

Character

Theme

Tone

Point of View

From The Short Story Reader 3rd edition

ed: Saundra Gould Berkley

The Day of the Last Rock Fight

Whitehill

Question for DLRF

The Avenging Chance

Berkeley

Questions for AC

Witness for the Prosecution

Agatha Christie

Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Alan Poe

and FHU questions

Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Alan Poe

and CA questions

Hop Frog

Edgar Alan Poe

and HP questions

Masque of Red Death

Edgar Alan Poe

and MRD question

Man on the Bridge

Hemingway

The Bear

Faulkner

and B. questions

Feeling of Power

Asimov

and FP questions (pg 1)

and class discussion processing p. 2

Mateo Falcone

Merimee

and mateo questions

Death by Scrabble

by Charlie Fish

and D by S questions

Rocking Horse Winner

D. H. Lawerence

and RHW questions

Uncle Fred Flits By

Wodehouse

this link cuts out the last 5 pages

I will try to upload pics on this site and Canvas module

in book p. 284-5: questions 1-5

The Feeling of Power

Isaac Asimov

Sonny's Blues

Baldwin

Scarlet Ibis

Hurst

in book p. 242-3: questions 11-17

Elements of a Plot Diagram]

Author's Craft in developing

Characterization

Point of View

Tone vs. Mood

Identifying Tone vs. Mood Exercise

Mark Zusak on writing Book Thief or any creative writing

Figures of Speech blank form

155 Words to Describe Tone

and a list that shows the difference between word choices of tone vs mood:

List of words Tone vs. Mood

tone AP exercise Keats

or if you don't have time to watch 10 minutes, here is a shorter one:

Keats Pre-AP Exercise

Theme (not a topic!! not a subject!!)