Media / Short Stories: Sept. 28 - Oct. 1/10

Fri. Oct. 1/10 - House
- Short story elements review notes on Ashes For the Wind and Harrison Bergeron.
- You'll be reading "House" (Inside Stories II p. 20), a story written by Jane Rule.
- Read the story and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.


Thurs. Sept. 30/10 - Harrison Bergeron


- Read Harrison Bergeron. Complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
"Harrison Bergeron" was written by American author Kurt Vonnegut. In this YouTube clip, Vonnegut offers advice for short story writers. After reading "Harrison Bergeron," do you think that Vonnegut has followed his own advice?

Wed. Sept. 29/10 - Ashes For the Wind

Today, we'll start our short stories unit.
"Ashes for the Wind" was written by Colombian journalist and author Hernando Téllez. Although Téllez wrote this story around 1945, the problems of Colombia's internally displaced persons (IDPs) persist today.

This Refugees International YouTube clip, produced in 2008, outlines the scope of the IDP problem in Colombia.

An April 2008 news agency report provides another view on Colombia's IDP crisis.
In 2009, LinkTV produced a documentary, Stories That Kill, about the state of journalism and freedom of expression in Colombia.

Tues. Sept. 28/10

- The K-Library computer lab is booked for this class.
- Select two of your peer-edited paragraphs to type as double-spaced good copies for marking (12 marks). The six point marking scale will be used to evaluate your writing.

• Each paragraph needs a title.
• In each paragraph, have you included: a topic sentence; a clincher sentence; supporting sentences of varying length; complete sentences; proper punctuation and spelling?
• Proofread before you print.