AP Short Story Unit

You will be reading the stories listed below from your Bedford anthologies. The dates listed are the due dates for the stories and notes. For each story you should take notes which include the following:

 

·        Story title and possible meaning

·        Characters – name, description, role

·        Setting – where, when, atmosphere

·        Theme – ideas in story central to theme

·        Style – use of language, imagery, symbolism, narrative pacing

·        Point of View – tense, reliability, focus

·        Design – linear, episodic, use of special form

·        Tone – author’s attitude toward subject

 

Wednesday April 9 – “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” Stephen King p. 81             

              

Thursday April 10 – “The Rememberer” Amy Bloom (read in class)

“There Was Once” Margaret Atwood p. 548

              “How to Become a Writer” Lorrie Moore p. 551

 

Friday April 11 – “How to Tell a True War Story” Tim O’Brien p. 557

“3 ½ x 5” Thisbe Nissen handout (read in class)

 

Monday April 14 - Their Eyes Were Watching God – In-class Multiple Choice test

 

 

Tuesday April 15 - “Videotape” Don DeLillo pp. 567

 

              

Wednesday April 16 - “Class” Sherman Alexie pp. 584

                             

Thursday April 17 – “By-and-by” Amy Bloom pp. 597

 

Friday April 18 – “55 Miles to the Gas Pump” E. Annie Proulx pp. 603

“The Whore’s Child” Richard Russo pp. 604

Monday April 21 – Creative Writing Due

 

Creative Writing Assignment - Write an original short story that is connected in some way to any of the stories in this unit.