Name:
Class:
SHORT STORY WRAP UP
Directions:​ Respond to the questions below to demonstrate that you understand the
organization of short stories and the purpose of the literary elements. You can u
​ se a separate
sheet​ ​of paper ​to respond if you need more space.
1. PLOT: ​What is the general mood for the ​exposition​ of a plot versus the general mood
for a​ climax​ in a plot?
2. PLOT: ​What is it important for short stories to have an organized P
​ LOT​?
3. LITERARY ELEMENT: T
​ he film director Hitchcock used to employ the use of w
​ hat
element ​to create suspense for an audience? Why is it useful to use this element in
literature?
4. FORESHADOWING: ​Explain a moment of foreshadowing from one of the stories we
read. Why do writers use foreshadowing?
5. MOOD: ​Mood is the general ____________ of a scene? Change the mood of the
following excerpt from ominous mood to cheerful and welcoming.
The door swung open to reveal an
empty classroom. The gray light shone
in through the lone window on the far
wall. Silence greets me as I glance
around the room. The chairs are
empty and the rainstorm howls
outside the window. My students have
graduated and moved on.
6. ​WRITING: ​Which passage is cited correctly? Note if it follows the YEA Format (Your idea,
Evidence, Analysis).
ice and Men. ​
and Men. ​
A. Steinbeck reveals that hopes and dreams are what keep people, namely Lennie,
going in his novella ​
Lennie is consistently asking George to “Tell
about the house ” and dreaming of the day when he and George will “ ...live off the
fatta the lan’ ...“ (Steinbeck 57).
B. Steinbeck reveals that hopes and dreams are what keep people, namely Lennie,
going in his novella ​
Lennie is consistently asking George to “ ‘Tell
about the house…’ “ and dreaming of the day when he and George will “ ‘...live off the
fatta the lan’ ‘ ...“ (Steinbeck 57). These types of moments of hopeful wishing
repeat over and over, conveying the message that hope for a future dream to come
true is what makes Lennie keep going.
7. ​WRITING: ​What is the incorrect answer from above missing? (There are TWO things)
8. Explain this quote from the poem “To a Mouse”: ​ ​The best laid schemes of mice and men/
Go often askew.
8. ​NOVELLA: ​What’s the difference between a novella and a short story?
​
9. ​CHARACTERIZATION (DIALOGUE): ​How does character dialogue add foreshadowing to
“The Monkey’s Paw”?
10. ​THEME: ​Explain one theme from ​Of Mice and Men. What does Steinbeck want the reader to
take away about that theme?
11. ​SELF- REFLECTION:
What is ONE thing you learned or improved in the past few weeks about literature or writing?
How is class going for you so far? Are things review or new? Pacing? Homework load?
Name:
Class:
SHORT STORY WRAP UP
Directions:​ Respond to the questions below to demonstrate that you understand the
organization of short stories and the purpose of the literary elements.
6. PLOT: ​What is the general mood for the ​exposition​ of a plot versus the general mood
for a​ climax​ in a plot?
7. PLOT: ​What is it important for short stories to have an organized P
​ LOT​?
8. LITERARY ELEMENT: T
​ he film director Hitchcock used to employ the use of w
​ hat
element ​to create suspense for an audience? Why is it useful to use this element in
literature?
9. FORESHADOWING: ​Explain how a moment of foreshadowing from one of the stories
we read. Why do writers use foreshadowing?
10. MOOD: ​Mood is the general ____________ of a scene? Change the mood of the
following excerpt from ominous mood to cheerful and welcoming.
The door swung open to reveal an
empty classroom. The gray light shone
in through the lone window on the far
wall. Silence greets me as I glance
around the room. The chairs are
empty and the rainstorm howls
outside the window. My students have
graduated and moved on.
6. ​WRITING: ​Which passage is cited correctly? Note if it follows the YEA Format (Your idea,
Evidence, Analysis).
C. Steinbeck reveals that hopes and dreams are what keep people, namely Lennie,
going in his novella ​
Lennie is consistently asking George to “Tell
about the house ” and dreaming of the day when he and George will “ ...live off the
fatta the lan’ ...“ (Steinbeck 57).
D. Steinbeck reveals that hopes and dreams are what keep people, namely Lennie,
going in his novella ​
Lennie is consistently asking George to “ ‘Tell
about the house…’ “ and dreaming of the day when he and George will “ ‘...live off the
fatta the lan’ ‘ ...“ (Steinbeck 57). These types of moments of hopeful wishing
repeat over and over, conveying the message that hope for a future dream to come
true is what makes Lennie keep going.
7. ​WRITING: ​What is the incorrect answer from above missing? (There are TWO things)
8. ​NOVELLA: ​What’s the difference between a novella and a short story?