List of Short Stories

Hemmingway's Hills Like White Elephants
Leslie Marmon Silko Yellow Woman

Kate Chopin's Story of an Hour

Aim: What's does the ending of the story suggest?

Do Now: Journal writing-

Procedure:

When reading the story, try to determine the following-

• Characters-
• Setting-
• Plot development (conflict, climax, etc)
• Literary elements-

HW. Describe the main idea of the story using the listed clues above.

Aim:

•  What's the theme of the story and how is the theme conveyed?
• What are the major literary elements used in the story? How do they enhance the meaning?

Procedures:

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried
Shirley Jackson'sThe Lottery
Amy Tan's'sTwo Kinds
Faulkner's A Rose for Emily
Stephen Crane's The Open Boat
Diana Abu-JaberIn Flight
Liliana Heker'sThe Stolen Party
The Story of Grandmotherand other Little Red Ridinghood Tales.