Short Stories: Oct. 5 - Oct. 9

Fri. Oct. 9/09 - Short Story Unit Review (J219 Lab)
- Go through all of the Interactive Short Story Unit to review the terminology and plot diagram. You will need to know these for the quiz.
- Decide which 3 stories you will write paragraphs on. For Practice: Write your 3 paragraphs. Review the example paragraph.
- Continue work on your Visual Glossary of Literary Terms using Empressr.com
- If you have time, you can continue watching the Harrison Bergeron Movie.

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Thurs. Oct. 8/09 - Forgiveness in Families
- "Forgiveness in Families" was written by Canadian author Alice Munro (see Still Perfecting Her Craft). Munro is considered one of the world's best short story writers.
- Munro won the prestigious Man Booker Prize this year. It is the biggest international award for short story writing.
- Read the story on p. 93 and complete notes on the terms from the blue handout.

Wed. Oct. 7/09 - The Metaphor & North End Faust
"The Metaphor" is a short story written by Nova Scotian writer Budge Wilson. Wilson has been in the news recently for writing the prequel to Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Before Green Gables was published in February 2008. In a YouTube video, Wilson explains how it felt to take on such a formidable writing task.

"North End Faust" by Ed Kleiman
The title of the short story "North End Faust" contains a double allusion. These two allusions relate to the main character's place of residence in Winnipeg and to his faustian behavior as a university psychology professor. See the definition of faustian.

Tues. Oct. 6/09 - Literary Terms Visual Glossary Project
- Work in the Computer Lab J219 today.
- Create a free account on Empressr.com
- View the sample below and create your own visual glossary of literary terms and devices. *** Literary Terms and Devices: A Visual Glossary
- Read "The Metaphor" by Budge Wilson (page 65)

Mon. Oct. 5/09 - The Tell-Tale Heart
- Review these two video interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe's story:
- The Vincent Price performance of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" -Part 1 - Part 2
- The Tell-Tale Heart adaptation
- Listen to the Tell-Tale Heart song from the Allan Parsons Project concept album Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976), based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. - Watch Edgar Allan Poe's biography.