Core:
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
-Example of plot structure and characterization techniques Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the movie: Three Skeleton Key by George G. Toudouze
-Example of sensory details, foreshadowing, and figurative language Prezi on the Elements of a Short Story ft. Three Skeleton Key Here is a copy of the story with some of the same helpful information provided by the book we use in class:
Below, is a copy of the worksheet we fill out together in class. Download it and fill it out at home if you are absent, or lose your sheet.
All STUDENTS:
Middle Ages Unit:
King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone by Hudson Talbott (p. 793) He's No King (pg 817) Merlin and the Dragons by Jane Yolen (pg. 821) Social Studies Unit: Africa
Traditional African Folktales Social Studies Unit: Southeastern Asia Excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz Myths "The Mao Button" |
Explore/Quest:
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Example of first person point-of-view, diary entry form, irony, characterization, and the use of conventions as a storytelling technique.
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
-Example of irony and characterization -Good for discussion on tone/mood/theme
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
-Example of a story that uses a lot of sensory details, foreshadowing, and figurative language
The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton
-Example of a story with unusual plot structure -Features lots of advanced vocabulary
To Build a Fire by Jack London
-Short story read with Call of the Wild to introduce author's style. -Good examples of sensory details, and dramatic irony. Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl
-Example of point-of-view, elements of mystery Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
-Short story read with Red Scarf Girl (theme connection--the pitfalls of "extreme equality") "The Mao Button"
-Read during Red Scarf Girl novel study |