Unit 1:
The Power Short of Stories
“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” – Neil Gaiman
“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” – Neil Gaiman
Intro
Intro
This unit will feature a wide variety of short stories, which each story complemented by discussion questions and a literary device to focus on. Literary devices are techniques that writers use to convey information, often to emphasize a point or idea. They can help make your writing better and stronger.
Goal: acquire and use new vocabulary from relevant texts. Employ strategies to comprehend said text and to identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature.