English 10-1 Exam Study Notes Elements of Fiction/Short Story Unit Plot Exposition: background info and may include antecedent action Rising Action Climax: highest point of emotional intensity Falling Action: working towards the resolution Denoument/Resolution: unknotting of the plot Plot Manipulation: an unmotivated action by a character or when the author relies too heavily on chance or coincidence to bring about the solution to the conflict Conflict Man vs. Man – against another character
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Short story: Definition and History. A short story like any other term does not have only one definition‚ it has many definitions‚ but all of them are similar in a general idea. According to The World Book Encyclopedia (1994‚ Vol. 12‚ L-354)‚ “the short story is a short work of fiction that usually centers around a single incident. Because of its shorter length‚ the characters and situations are fewer and less complicated than those of a novel.” In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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A Turn for the Worst People always strive for perfection‚ yet constantly fall short. Flannery O’Connor presents life as that of unredeemable pain‚ and that humans are simply organisms who are violent contradictions. Flannery O’Connor’s stories often feature characters that are similar in many aspects‚ facing different situations. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” depict much of what O’Connor is famous for in the literary world. Through the use of theme‚ style
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Flannery O’Connor and the Prodigal Son Flannery O’Connor‚ author of the short story “Revelation”‚ writes about characters that discover their world is not as they believe and that things are truly the opposite of how they appear. There are many moments of enlightenment in her story “Revelation”‚ as well as in the parable of the Prodigal Son. I will attempt to interpret this story as I think O’Connor would. In the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)‚ there is a man with two
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O’connor was born Catholic. Although they never met they used to correspond with each other. “Flannery O’Connor had a breakthrough as a young writer of fiction when she realized the stories of the Old Testament threw a special light on the rural South where she was living.” Ellie says In O’Connor’s The Complete stories Robert Giruox‚her
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" I screamed‚ pulling on my hair. "Help me‚ p-please!" _________________ I’m Winona Finley. I am 16 years old and I am very sick as my mother says. I don’t know what’s wrong with me though‚ the doctors refuse to tell me. They say it should be the last of my worries and that I just needed to be focused on being happy‚ which quite frankly is impossible to do when you know that you have a disease you don’t understand.
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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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English Sac – Short Stories Analytical The stories ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde‚ ‘The Gift of Magi’ by O.Henry and ‘The Four Horsemen‘ by Jenny Pausacker all explore the themes of love‚ sacrifice and being non judgemental or judgemental. Throughout this topic‚ love‚ sacrifice and being non judgmental or judgemental of people are qualities that not all people value. But there are still many people who value and support it. The theme love is clearly highlighted in “The Happy Prince and ‘The
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The d-and f-Block Elements POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED: --- The elements of periodic table belonging to group 3 to 12 are known as d-Block elements. The general electronic configuration of these elements is (n -1)d1-10 ns 1-2 d- Block elements are collectively known as Transition Elements because properties of these elements vary in between s-Block and p-Block elements. A transition element should have partially filled (n-1) d orbital. Group 12 elements i.e. Zn‚ Cd‚ Hg have
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The short story Puppy by George Saunders is narrated in the third person from a limited prospective. George Saunders used a neat technique where it was as if we were reading the minds of the two main characters. It was neat to see this writing style used and how it effectively displayed the most important fictional element in my opinion. The most important fictional element for this short story is the use of symbols. One symbol in particular‚ the puppy. The puppy was symbolic in a few ways for both
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