Hello
students!
As you know
we have already started with the narrative writing section of this course. So far
we have seen personal narratives writing about personal events and travel
journals. Today’s lab session will be about short stories.
Discuss
with the class:
- Why do we tell stories?
- What makes a story great?
The short
story is a sub-genre of the Narrative. Other sub-genres are the novel and the micro
story.
Short stories tend to be less complex than novels.
Usually, a short story will focus on only one incident.
They have a single plot, a single setting, a limited number
of characters, and cover a short period
of time
- What do you remember what each consists of?
- What do you remember about the plot line of a story?
Activity 1
Because of
their short length, short stories may or may not follow this pattern. Some do
not follow patterns at all. For example, modern short stories only occasionally
have an exposition. More typical, though, is an abrupt beginning, with the
story starting in the middle of the action. As with longer stories, plots of
short stories also have a climax, crisis, or turning-point. However, the
endings of many short stories are abrupt and open and may or may not have a
moral or practical lesson.
Now, you’re
going to watch a short film called “The Elevator”. How many elements from writing a
story can you identify? Take notes if necessary.
Click on the link to watch the video.
Activity 2
If you need
to start writing a short story, it is also important that you start reading
some as well.
Click on
the following link: http://www.writingclasses.co.uk/story114.html
That will
take you to a short story sample called “The Betrayal” written by a writing
student in the UK. Read the story and identify its parts using the worksheet
given by the teacher.
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