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Amberson High School ENG3U Assignment #1: Short Story Analysis Teacher: Fereshteh Jalali

Amberson High School

ENG3U Assignment #1: Short Story Analysis

Teacher: Fereshteh Jalali

Due Date: 07.13.2021

Weight: 7%

TASK: For this assignment, you will read a short story that you select from any source you like with at least two pages at length. You cannot choose the stories covered in class: “Brother Dear” by Friesen, “The Pedestrian” by Bradbury, “Sunday in the Park” by Kaufman, and “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” by Kenyatta.

GUIDELINES:

Note: MLA format guidelines are required.

1. Complete a Short Story Analysis Sheet for your selected story. (See the questions on the next page.)

2. Personal Response:

A. Complete the outline first for your response.

B. Compose a paragraph that clearly explains your reflection on the story you chose.

High effort, planning, thoughtfulness, and creativity are important.

STUDENT NAME: ———————————————————————————-

Last Name First Name

TOTAL MARK: /40

Knowledge & Understanding

Thinking & Inquiry

Application

Communication

Total: /10

Total: /10

Total: /10

Total: /10

Short Story Analysis Sheet

Choose a short story of appropriate length. Using that story, answer the following questions. Be sure to use specific details, examples, and quotations from the text to support your ideas. Do NOT plagiarize any information. Doing so will result in a mark of zero.

Part 1: Short Story Analysis Sheet

Task: Complete the analysis sheet below based on the story you have chosen.

Create a plot diagram including all components (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). List the major events of the story on the diagram.

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Explain what happens in each part of the plot:

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B. What is the central theme of the story? Explain using the story.

C. What is the main conflict type and who/what is it between? Explain.

D. Identify the protagonist and antagonist. Describe the protagonist of the story using examples and quotations to support your claims.

E. What is the point of view? How do you know this?

F. What is the setting?

G. Explain how TWO of the following literary devices are used in the story by giving examples; you are not limited to these devices:

 Metaphor

 Personification

 Simile

 Symbolism

 Foreshadowing

 Hyperbole

 Imagery

 Irony

Part 2: Personal Response

Outline: Complete the outline below for the story you read.

Title of the short story ______________

INTRODUCTION

General Statement

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Controlling Idea/ Thesis Statement

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your Position

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Supporting Detail (I)

Topic sentence

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Support/Proof

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Supporting Detail (II)

Topic sentence

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Support/Proof

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Supporting Detail (III)

Topic sentence

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Support/Proof

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph: Please expand your thoughts in the form of a paragraph in the space below.

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Short Story Analysis Rubric

Name: __________________________________

Categories

Level 1

(50-59%)

Level 2

(60-69%)

Level 3

(70-79%)

Level 4

(80–100%)

Knowledge & Understanding

– Student demonstrates knowledge of short stories

Student demonstrates limited knowledge of genre

Student demonstrates some knowledge of genre

Student demonstrates considerable knowledge of genre

Students demonstrates thorough knowledge of genre

Thinking & Inquiry

– Student connects ideas and supports understanding

Student demonstrates limited ability to connect ideas

Student demonstrates some ability to connect ideas

Student demonstrates considerable ability to connect ideas

Student demonstrates thorough ability to connect ideas

Application

– Information is presented and displayed creatively and effectively

Student has limited ability to apply knowledge and information

Student has some ability to apply knowledge and information

Student has considerable ability to apply knowledge and information

Student has thorough ability to apply knowledge and information

Communication

– Information is communicated clearly and effectively

Student has limited ability to communicate information and ideas

Student has some ability to communicate information and ideas

Student has considerable ability to communicate information and ideas

Student has thorough ability to communicate information and ideas

*NOTE: Students who achieve below Level 1 have not met the expectations for this assignment.

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