The Importance of Storytelling
Use this form to track and interpret the short story you chose to read. This is formal writing, so please re-read and edit your work for Standard English.
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1. What story did you read? *
2. Passages: Choose words, lines, or sections of the story that "stick out" for you. These passages might be important, puzzling, curious, provocative, unclear, or well-written -- whatever grabs your attention. *
Choose 3; type them here; explain what they mean to the text or why you chose them.
3. Reactions/Connections: What were your feelings and responses to this story? Did it remind you of past experiences, people, or events in your life? Did it make you think of anything happening in the news, around school, in other stories or books you have read? *
Good readers make connections, so "I didn't connect" is NOT an answer here.
4. Craft: What did you notice about the author's style and language? *
Specific words the author uses to help you visualize the setting or create the mood of the story.
5. Craft: What did you notice about the author's use of literary devices? *
Specific examples of metaphor, simile, imagery, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, cliche
6. Questions: What questions came to mind while you were reading this story? Were there things you wondered about, doubted, or didn't understand? What would you ask the author or the characters if you could talk to them? *
Good readers ask questions while they read. "I didn't have a question" is NOT an answer here.
7. Summarize: You're tweeting about this story. What is it basically about? *
Use no more than 140 characters -- spaces count!
8. Archetypes: Explain what archetypes you see in this text. *
Try to choose from the 3 types: character, situation, symbolic.
9. Theme: What conclusions can you draw about life after reading this story? *
Sum up the story in a single word -- then go from there (i.e. courage, determination, etc).
10. Evaluation: What type of reader would enjoy this story, and why? *
11. Illustration: Go to this comic strip site (http://donnayoung.org/art/comics.htm) and choose one of the templates to draw the major scenes in the story. You don't have to print out the template, just use blank paper to draw. *
Write the title of the template you use.
12. Extra Credit: Read one of the other stories and complete this form. *
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