Short Story Review

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Short Story Review
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What must a story have?

• Setting-
• the locale or period in which the action of a
  novel, play, film, etc., takes place
• Characters-
• A person or thing portrayed in an artistic piece,
  such as a drama or novel, a part or role, as in a
  play or film
• Plot-
• Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main
  story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play,
  novel, or short story.

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What else?

• Point of View-
• the position of the narrator in relation to the
  story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook
  from which the events are depicted and by the
  attitude toward the characters, also 1st or 3rd
  person view

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What are 1st and 3rd person?

• 1st person-
• the grammatical person used by a speaker in
  statements referring to himself or herself or to
  a group including himself or herself, as I and we
  in English
• 3rd person-
• the person that is used by the speaker of an
  utterance in referring to anything or to anyone
  other than the speaker or the one or ones being
  addressed

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What are the parts of a story?

• Exposition -
• dialogue, description, etc., that gives the
  audience or reader the background of the
  characters and the present situation.
• Rising action
• a related series of incidents in a literary plot
  that build toward the point of greatest interest
• Climax
• a moment that is of maximum intensity or is a
  major turning point in a plot

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Are there other parts?

• Falling action -
• the part of a literary plot that occurs after the
  climax has been reached and the conflict has been
  resolved
• Resolution
• the resulting state

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There Will Come Soft Rains

• Paranoia-
• baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of
  others
• Regiment-
• a group or army
• Incinerator-
• a furnace or apparatus for burning trash,
  garbage, etc., to ashes
• Oblivious-
• unmindful unconscious unaware
• Psychopathic-
• an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in
  aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral
  behavior without empathy or remorse

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There Will Come Soft Rains

• Simile-
• a comparison using like or as
• Personification-
• giving human characteristics to something
  non-human
• Setting-
• place and time of story
• Symbolism-
• something that stands in place of something else
• Protagonist-
• the main character
• Imagery-
• descriptive language that creates pictures in the
  mind

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There Will Come Soft Rains

• Who/what is the protagonist?
• The house
• What is the setting?
• Year 2026, a smart house, California
• Who had lived in the house?
• A family of four, the McClelands
• What things can the house do?
• Cook, speak the time, clean itself

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Charles

• Elaborately-
• marked by intricate and often excessive detail
• Simultaneously-
• existing, occurring, or operating at the same
  time
• Cynically-
• bitterly or sneeringly distrustful
• Matronly-
• a married woman, esp. one who is mature and staid
  or dignified and has an established social
  position

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Charles

• Characterization-
• the creation and convincing representation of
  fictitious characters
• Plot-
• storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a
  literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or
  short story- consists of exposition, rising
  action, climax, falling action, and resolution
• Theme-
• a unifying or dominant idea or truth, motif, or
  underlying message

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Charles

• Who is the protagonist?
• Laurie
• What is the setting?
• Home, a kindergarten class
• What is fact?
• Something that can be proven
• What is opinion?
• What a person thinks or feels about something,
  people can have different or opposing opinions-
  no right or wrong
• Who is Charles?
• Laurie

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Seventh Grade

• Catechism-
• a series of questions and answers to help learn
  religion
• Propelled-
• pushed forward
• Scowl-
• a look of displeasure
• Lingered-
• stayed behind
• Trudge-
• to walk heavily or wearily
• Sprint-
• to run quickly

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Seventh Grade

• Who is the protagonist?
• Viktor
• What is the setting?
• Fresno, CA, a middle school
• Why does Michael scowl?
• He saw it in a magazine and thinks it makes him
  look cool
• Why does Viktor take French?
• Because he knows Teresa is taking French

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Seventh Grade

• Why is Teresa so impressed with Viktor?
• She thinks he knows French
• Why does Viktor think he will like seventh grade?
• He knows he will be spending time with Teresa
  helping her with French

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Antaeus

• Robust-
• strong and healthy
• Obscure-
• unclear
• Awe-
• overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration,
  fear, etc.
• Flourishing-
• growing vigorously thriving prosperous
• Nurtured-
• to feed and protect

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Antaeus

• Conflict-
• to come into collision or disagreement
• Three types of conflict
• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Self
• Man vs. Nature
• Allusion-
• an incidental mention of something, either
  directly or by implication

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Antaeus

• Where is T.J. from?
• Alabama
• What does his gang decide to grow?
• Grass
• Where do they grow it?
• A factory roof
• Who destroys it?
• The boys
• Why do they destroy it?
• To keep the owner from destroying it

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Broken Chain

• Sullen-
• showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy
  silence or reserve
• Swagger-
• walk with arrogance or attitude
• Muster-
• to gather
• Frustrated-
• disappointed thwarted
• Desperation-
• the state of being desperate or of having the
  recklessness of despair

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Broken Chain

• What is the setting?
• Fresno, CA, a neighborhood
• Who is the protagonist?
• Alfonso
• Who is older? Alfonso or Ernie?
• Ernie
• What is the positive outcome for helping the
  little boy?
• Alfonso meets Sandra

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Broken Chain

• Why doesnt Alfonso borrow Rauls bike?
• He is afraid that he will be charged
• How do Alfonso and Sandra finally get to ride
  together?
• Ernie allows Alfonso to borrow his bike and they
  ride together

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Home

• Magnificent-
• grand
• Extension-
• add to length, such as time
• Burden-
• heavy weight, literally or figuratively
• Suspect-
• in question

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Home

• Imagery-
• descriptive language that paints a picture in the
  mind
• Inference-
• the process of arriving at some conclusion,
  especially when not directly stated
• Theme-
• a unifying or dominant idea or truth, motif, or
  underlying message
• Plot-
• Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main
  story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play,
  novel, or short story

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Home

• What is the setting?
• Chicago, Illinois
• Where does Papa go during his lunch hour?
• The office of Home Owners Loan
• Does this family want to move?
• No
• What does Helen plan to do at the end of the
  story?
• Throw a party

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Authors

• There Will Come Soft Rains
• Ray Bradbury
• Charles
• Shirley Jackson
• Seventh Grade
• Gary Soto

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Authors

• Antaeus
• Borden Deal
• Broken Chain
• Gary Soto
• Home
• Gwendolyn Brooks

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Five Parts of Plot
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
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Test Format

• True/False
• Matching
• Fill-in-the-blank
• Multiple Choice
• Label and Define
• Discussion