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Short Stories

Short Stories. Techniques Glossary. Personification – giving human qualities to animals or objects Alliteration – the repetition of a consonant sound. The effect is to provide a rhythm or beat and create a particular sound (harsh or soft)

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Short Stories

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  1. Short Stories

  2. Techniques Glossary • Personification – giving human qualities to animals or objects • Alliteration – the repetition of a consonant sound. The effect is to provide a rhythm or beat and create a particular sound (harsh or soft) • Simile – comparison; saying one thing is “like” another, or one thing “as” another TEE from “The Perfect Murder”

  3. The Perfect Murder Character • Describe the main characteristics of the protagonist. • How does the descriptive language demonstrate their character traits (provide an example)?

  4. The Perfect Murder • Identify and Plot the action: Orientation Complication Series of events Climax Resolution • How does the sentence structure help advance the story (example)

  5. The Perfect Murder Perspective and Tense • From whose perspective is the story written? • What tense is the story written in and how does this effect the reader’s understanding? • Re-write the last paragraph in a different tense.

  6. Techniques Glossary • Slang – highly informal language • Onomatopoeia – words that are written as they sound. They create a sound effect when spoken • Metaphor – a comparison between two things where you say one thing is another TEE from “My Country”

  7. My Country Title • After reading the story, what is the significance of the title? Character • How does the dialogue demonstrate the protagonist’s characteristics?

  8. My Country Action • Describe the ending of the story and what the message is to the reader. Perspective and Tense • From whose perspective is the story told and how do we know this? • Re-write the last three paragraph’s (“Maybe he’s just realised ...”) from the father’s perspective.

  9. Techniques Glossary • Repetition – words or phases used over and over to create emphasis • Juxtaposition – bringing two things together to compare them • Rhyme – end or beginning of the line. Creates a rhythm and emphasises particular words or ideas • Alliteration TEE from “A Pound of Flesh”

  10. A Pound of Flesh Structure • Describe how the story has been set out (pieces of information from magazines and author’s narrative). • What is the effect of this layout? Tone • Compare the tone of voice in the parallel pieces of information (factual v descriptive)

  11. A Pound of Flesh Perspective and Tense • From whose perspective is the story told? • Write a paragraph from the Mother’s point of view and in third person narrative. Purpose • What could be the purpose of a story such as this? Is it purely to entertain?

  12. Checklist for short stories • Minimal number of characters (2 or 3) • Read in one sitting • One major plot / incident • No unnecessary information – “Show not tell” • Action takes place over a short period of time

  13. Structure • Set the scene – characters introduced and basic situation explained • Developing complication – something happens to the character/s • Rising Action • Crisis (climax) • Falling action – crisis sorted and tension fades • Denouement - conclusion

  14. Creative Writing Task • Choose 1 feature from each column story:

  15. Creative Writing Task • Using the structure – plan a creative story: • Outline the characters and basic situation (describe the location) • Describe what happens to the character/s • Outline the rising action (how the characters try to reach their goal despite their obstacles) • Outline the climax • Describe how the crisis is sorted including the conclusion

  16. Glossary Words • Cliché: An overworked phrase. Often figurative e.g. ‘its raining cats and dogs’ • Euphemism: A nice way of saying something not so nice e.g. When someone has died, we say they have ‘passed away’ • Paradox: A seeming contradiction in words, designed to shock initially and then convey and important truth e.g. The child is father to the man

  17. Glossary Words • Hyperbole: A deliberate exaggeration for effect e.g. All the oceans in the world couldn’t clean this hand • Colloquial: Everyday, informal language e.g. dunno, can’t • Jargon: Language used by a particular group of people e.g. Technical jargon (talking about interfaces and RAM)

  18. Glossary Words • Parody: An imitation; to satirise, be funny • Biased: A logic that leans one way • Idiom: Localised language. The words used by people in a particular location

  19. Expressions Narrative Style • Describe what is different about the narrative style of this story compared to others we have read? • What is the effect? Setting • Describe the setting of the story.

  20. Expressions Language Techniques • Identify ONE language technique and use the TEE template to explain its effectiveness Ending • Discuss the effectiveness of the ending. What is the implication of the last word.

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