ENGLISH 9 SHORT STORIES STUDY GUIDE Texts Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant “The by Eugenia W. Collier “Marigolds” Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty “The by Amy Tan “Two Man Who Had No Eyes” by Mackinlay Kantor “A Brill” by Katherine Mansfield “Miss Lottery” by Shirley Jackson “The Literary terms you need to know plot: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution setting characterization static vs. dynamic round vs. flat internal conflict vs. external conflict point of view theme foreshadowing symbolism metaphor / simile personification (situational, dramatic, verbal) foil Skills you need to utilize Analyzing a short story Identifying and understanding literary terms and their functions Identifying and explaining short story elements MiniGU: subject & verb agreement, pronoun & antecedent agreement MLA formatting Assessments Questbeing assessed on the short stories we have read Unit Testapplying short story skills to a new short story Sample Multiple Choice Questions
ENGLISH 9 SHORT STORIES STUDY GUIDE Texts “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty “Two by Amy Tan “A Man Who Had No Eyes” by Mackinlay Kantor “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Literary terms you need to know plot: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution setting characterization static vs. dynamic round vs. flat internal conflict vs. external conflict point of view theme foreshadowing symbolism metaphor / simile personification (situational, dramatic, verbal) foil Skills you need to utilize Analyzing a short story Identifying and understanding literary terms and their functions Identifying and explaining short story elements MiniGU: subject & verb agreement, pronoun & antecedent agreement MLA formatting Assessments Questbeing assessed on the short stories we have read Unit Testapplying short story skills to a new short story Sample Multiple Choice Questions
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