Left Over TermsGr 11 Short Stories

Chronological Order

0Chronological order is when things happen in a story as they do in time.0 Ex. The Lottery – first they game to the square, then they

drew the tickets, then they killed the woman

0A story with flashbacks (or flashforwards) is NOT told in chronological order

Style/Stylistic Technique

0 If I saw Mr. Brandon walking down the hallway, and I said to you, “I really like Mr. Brandon’s style”

0What would I be talking about?

Style/Stylistic Technique

0An author’s characteristic way of writing – something that defines who they are as writers

0Stylistic Techniques are the different methods that the writer uses to create their style. An author may use metaphors, sentence variety, or unique descriptions

0 If you say “I love the way the author ________” then you are talking about the author’s style and stylistic techniques

Satire

0Satire is when people or ideas are made fun of in order to be humorous. This is most common in politics

Denoument

0Another word for conclusion of the story 0 In a plot line:

0 Introduction/Exposition Rising Action Climax 0Falling Action Conclusion/Denoument

Epiphany

0The moment when a character (or person) has a moment of clarity and learns something significant

0Ex. When a person sees a guitar in a shop and realizes they don’t want to be an architect, they want to be a musician.

Historical Reference

0What it looks like – When something historical is referenced in a story

0Ex. The expression on your face, I’d think you were reading the Diary of Anne Frank!

Voice

0Similar to style, it is the distinctive tone of the author

0This is easiest to see in First Person Point of View

Feeback on Stand Alones

0DON’T FORGET THE TAG

0 In the short story “The Pose” by Anwer Khan…..

Feedback - Quotes

0One person wrote:

0The girl went to the cloth store “she opened the door of the show window”, “removing the lovely mannequin”, stood herself in the “plastic dummy’s place and assumed it’s pose”

0Do you need ALL these quotes?!? Think of what you are trying to prove

Feedback - Quotes

0 Insead:

0The girl went to the clothing store to stand herself in the “plastic dummy’s place and assumed it’s pose”.

0That is the most important part of the quote. Drop the rest

Feedback – Answer Question

0Some people still are not answering the question in the first sentence.

0 In the story “The Pose” by Anwar Khan, the protagonist is ___________________.0 Risky, brave, silly, self-concious0 Is motivated by external factors, 0 A dynamic character that changes from shy to confident

Give Context0Ex – “She was happy. Incredibly happy” this proves

that when people started looking at her in a surprised and amazed way, she started having some comfort inside her and believe in herself.

0Put your explanation first, rather than tell us what its about later

0When people started looking at her in a surprised and amazed way, “she felt happy. Incredibly happy” and she started to believe in herself.