Elements of the Short Story
Kathleen Dinneen and Maryanne O’Connor
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A General Overview
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I. Character prose statement
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A. Short story and sources
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B. Focus on Reading Lessons (2)
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1. Inference
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2. Sequence
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C. Focus on Writing Lessons (2)
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1. Quotations dialogue
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2. Nouns Concrete and abstract
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D. Related Activities
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E. Vocabulary
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II. Setting prose statement
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A. Short story and sources
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B. Focus on Reading Lessons (2)
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1. Inference
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2. Sequence
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C. Focus on Writing Lessons (2)
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1. Personification
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2. Metaphors and Similes
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D. Related Activities
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E. Vocabulary
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III. Plot prose statement
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A. Short story and sources
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B. Focus on Reading Lessons (2)
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1. Inference
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2. Fact and Opinion
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C. Focus on Writing Lessons (3)
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1. Chronological Order transitional words
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2. Verbs time of action
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3. Writing a narrative sequential order
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D. Related Activities
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E. Vocabulary
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IV. Point of View prose statement
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A. Short story and sources
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B. Focus on Reading Lessons (2)
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1. Inference
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2. Drawing conclusions
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C. Focus on writing from different viewpoints Lesson (1)
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D. Related Activities
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E. Vocabulary
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V. Theme prose statement
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A. Short story and sources
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B. Focus on Reading Lessons (2)
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1. Inference
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2. Drawing conclusions
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C. Focus on Writing Lessons (2)
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1. Allusions
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2. Proverbs
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D. Related Activities
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E. Vocabulary
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VI.
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Original Short Story
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VII.
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Concluding Statement
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VIII.
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Bibliography
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