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Lit Analysis/Short Story Unit- English 12
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Lit ANALYSIS + LIT CRITICISM Through Short Stories
Q2 English 12
What is Lit Analysis?
A critical analysis and evaluation of literature through the identifcation and study of literary elements within. We will also study aspects of Lit Criticism.
Short stories are unique, because their elements are altered for fast-action, suspense, drama, and fun!
Why Short Stories?
CHOICE, EXPOSURE TO MANY, MANAGEABLE, and FUN!
Eng 12 CCSS Reading Literature
HAPPENING EACH WEEK
Reading Strategy/ skill
Literary FOCUS
SHORT STORY CHOICE READING
Dialectical Journal
Module focus/1-Pager Prompt
3 short stories + one w/audio
STORY OPTIONS THIS QUARTER!
"The Cask of Amontialldo" By E A Poe
"The Most Dangerous Game" By Richard Connell
"The Yellow Wallpaper" By C P Gillman
"The Veldt" By Ray Bradbury
"Occurance at Owl Creek.. " By A Bierce
"Harrison Bergeron" By Kurt Vonnegut
"Lamb to the Slaughter" By Roald Dahl
"A Brief life... Angus Bethune" By C Kutcher
"The Lottery " By Shirley Jackson
"All Summer in a Day" By Ray Bradbury
"Legend of Sleepy Hallow " By Washington Irving
"Weight " By D Clayton
"The Landlady" By Roald Dahl
"A Sound of Thunder" By Ray Bradbury
"Ghost Town " By Malindo Lo
"Lady or the Tiger" By Frank Stockton
"Car 393" By Kip Wilson
"Monkey's Paw" By WW Jacobs
You will have the option to read one of three/week.Modules focus on specific reading and literary elements, which the stories illustrate
Focus Elements & Reading SKills
LIT ANALYSIS-Irony, Symbolism+ Objective Summaries
LIT ANALYSIS- Character Motive, Foreshadowing + Inferring
LIT ANALYSIS- Hyperbole+ Visualization
LIT CRITICISM-Formalistic Approach+ Evaluation
LIT CRITICISM-Philosophical Approach/Theme Development+ Analysis
LIT CRITICISM- Historical/Cultural Approach + Questioning & Predicting
TerminologY + DEFINITIONS
LINK HERE!
Week-By-Week
Dialectical Journal
1-Pager
RUBRICS
10 POINTS
7 POINTS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do literary devices enhance the depth and meaning of short stories? What is the relationship between the author's choice in literary devices, and the reader's interpretation of the story? How do cultural and historical contexts shape the author's craft? What impact do the literary elements in short stories have on the reader's understanding of the human condition, and what critiques should reader's consider in order to deepen our appreciation of these elements?
Happy Reading!