Short+Story+Unit

During our stories unit, we explore the basic elements of a story while also getting to know each other and enjoying the acts of telling and hearing stories.

Things we'll write

 * Tiny Story
 * Short story about a cool person

Things we'll need to know

 * Plot (and the plot line)
 * The study slide for the plot line [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="http://sheehy-english.wikispaces.com/file/view/Plot+line+study+slide.ppt"]] [|Plot line study slide.ppt]
 * Characters (including static and dynamic and round and flat)
 * Setting
 * Point of view
 * Point of view

Things we'll read

 * The Most Dangerous Game
 * "The Cask of Amontillado"
 * "Check Outs"
 * "The Necklace"
 * The Scarlet Ibis
 * "The Gift of the Magi"
 * "The Lady or the Tiger"

Things we'll do

 * Creative project after reading