Short Story Unit Plan By: Steve McCauley & Bruce Robinson Subject: English Unit: Short Story Theme: Irony Short Story Unit Contents: Short Story Unit Overview Lesson 1 – Elements of the Short Story Lesson 2 – Cask of Amontillado Lesson 3 – The Lottery Lesson 4 – A & P Lesson 5 – Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Lesson 6 – Short Story Workshop Lesson 7 – The Big Snit Lesson 8 – The Sniper Lesson 9 – The Fall of a City Lesson 10 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson 11 – Two Fishermen Lessons
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1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? A: No‚ I wasn’t because it’s a lottery. I wouldn’t be surprised on what happens in a lottery. That there was going to be very immature acting in the story. That there was going to be some hints of some cheating
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In the book ‘’Of Mice and Men” Lennie seems very different from all of the others. Lennie is a very interesting character. He may be different from George and the other workers‚ but he sure does make up for that with his incredible strength and his ability to listen and obey directions. It also helps him stay alive‚ for the most part. In both the movie and the book lennie is said to be very strong ‚ which he is‚ but because he is so different from all of the other workers‚ he does not know how to
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religions‚ arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life‚ lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom." Unfortunately people of different beliefs and religion started to dislike each other. It started form way back in history. The Muslims had fights with the Jewish‚ Protestants with the Catholics and so on... Yes Religions say‚ "there is no other god" but they also say‚ "do not kill"
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Mrs. Mallard In "The story of an Hour" Kate Chopin describes a young women ’s response towards her husband ’s death. The opinions that the reader will have from the story will vary on person to person due to personal experiences. The experience and wisdom that I have gained throughout my life help me understand‚ relate and even despise Mrs. Mallard ’s character. On the other hand I feel pity for Mrs. Mallards. I think she felt trapped in a situation that she found to be inescapable. She felt lonely
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Different Kinds of Sports Sports can serve an important role in society. From an early age‚ children who participate in individual or team sports can learn the value of teamwork‚ discipline‚ leadership and effective communication. Sports also helps bring people from different nations together‚ despite their differences. For example‚ the World Cup soccer tournament and the Olympics allow nations to compete in a friendly environment and galvanize national pride Combat Combat sports are
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equipment 1. Identify different types of equipment and their uses. • Telephones – To make and receive calls. • Photocopier – To photocopy documents etc. • Printer – To send print jobs. • Computer – To produce documents and various other tasks. • Scanner – To scan documents. • Shredder – To shred any documents with personal information on. • Fax – To send documents through a telephone line. 2. Describe the different features of different types of office equipment
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The Namesake The movie The Namesake explored many issues with regards to culture and the relationships in which we create within different cultures. Throughout the movie issues with parents‚ partners‚ different cultures and death all play a key role in purveying the messages the director wanted to get across. When the Ganguli family has to move from India to New York we see how relationships change and how Ashima has to change in order to adapt to the American lifestyle. Gogol who is Ashima’s
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The Amish Everyone has the right to be different. Whether you are a minority or a majority you still have the right to believe in whatever you want. Amish people get made fun of because they are different and don’t follow the same rules as ‘‘normal people.’’ In my opinion everyone is equal and everyone should be judged based on the content of their character not their association. The Amish live a very different lifestyle than most people today. Amish reject technology in favor of a simpler lifestyle
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The Wife’s Story Essay Hansel Labastida January 14‚ 2012 CBI Sr. English‚ Q1 The story “The Wife’s Story” is about the tale of the werewolf but vice versa‚ instead of seeing everything from the human’s point of view it shows it in the werewolf’s perspective. The author of this is Ursula K. Le Guin and she did
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