Unit 4: Short Fiction

* Elements of storytelling
* Character development
* Plot structure
* Setting and atmosphere
* Point of view

* analyze passages focusing on literary devices
* create detailed character analysis and sketches
* identify theme
* identify and analyze underlying themes
* write and comparative analysis of themes, style, and characterization

• Students write short stories based on specific prompts, such as a strange object, a specific emotion, or a unique setting.         Students create detailed character sketches, including physical appearance, personality traits, motivations, and backstories.
• Students outline plot structures, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
• Students practice writing realistic and engaging dialogue.
• Students write original short stories, incorporating elements of plot, character, setting, and theme.
• Students experiment with different genres of short fiction, such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery.

• Students write very short stories, often limited to a specific word count.