Irony
• “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson — http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-lott1
> Writing Prompts (ignore the questions at the end of the story)
• “The Open Window,” Saki (H.H. Munro) — http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-win2
> Writing Prompts
Coming of Age
• “Araby,” James Joyce — http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-ara3
> Writing Prompts
• “A&P,” John Updike — http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-aap4
> Writing Prompts
Magic Realism
• “Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” Gabriel Garcia Marquez --
http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-old5
> Writing Prompts
• “The Monkey’s Paw,” W.W. Jacobs — http://tinyurl.com/tvsr-mon6
> Writing Prompts
Next school year, assignments for the first several weeks will be based on these short stories and the associated writers’ techniques.
Please contact Mr. Mikesell ([email protected]) if you have questions about the assignment.
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