Short Stories

What factors influence our identity?

"The Birthmark"

This story by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a husband who could not come to terms with his wife's imperfection.

"The Necklace"

This short story by Guy de Maupassant is about one women's ambition to have what she cannot and resulting in some dire consequences for her future.

"The Bats"

This short story by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young girl who experiences her mother's and father's conflict and cannot escape it.

Keywords are Important in a Text

Keywords Handout

Author’s are very purposeful with the words they choose for their short stories, poems, articles, essays, and novels. As a reader, you must engage with text to find out the meaning of words that add to the meaning of the theme and/or purpose. Use this handout to read what words you should be looking for when you read.

Marking the Text-Fiction

CATCH Annotation

Make a copy this document to use when you read a short story. You can also use the same format and write on your own lined paper.

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