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How to Write a Story, Grades 4-6
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
 A complete lesson plan by Evan-Moor Publishing. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Short Stories : The Primary English Curriculum
756 words, approx. 3 pages See also creation stories, fairy tales, fiction, folk tales, narrative, realism in children’s books, traditional tales Short stories are a genre in their own right and those specially written for children share many of the characteristics of the... summary from source:
 Short Story
94 words, approx. 1 pagesBrief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages economy of setting and concise narration; character is disclosed in action and dramatic encounter... summary from source:
 Short story Information
1,966 words, approx. 7 pages
The short story is a literary genre. It is usually fictional narrative prose and tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction, such as novellas (in the modern sense of this term) and novels. Short stories have their origins in... 
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 The Village Voice Short Story
06/01/2005: 430 words, approx. 1 pages Imposition exhibition: Snow's latest Story folds in on itself SHORT STORY Directed byMichael Snow Through June 25, Jack Shainman Gallery Michael Snow's new movie Short Story-a title that really should be printed with one word placed over the other-is installed... summary from source:
The Washington Post Short Stories
07/23/2000: 1,484 words, approx. 5 pages New short fiction explores shams, secrets and dreams--and sends up the American vernacular. Reading three new collections of short stories all at once, in rapid succession, is akin to performing a CAT scan on the art form. Happily, the patient can be reported... summary from source:
 AP News Short stories honored by Updike, others
4/12/2007: 552 words, approx. 2 pagesCynthia Ozick stood before a full house of literary fans, her white hair shining as she assessed an art form that could be likened to an old, but vital patriarch _ rich, historic and, the author feared, increasingly neglected.The short story."In serious mainstream magazines nowadays,... summary from source:
The New York Observer Prizewinning Short Stories From a Japanese Master
10/15/2006: 961 words, approx. 3 pagesGentle and enchanted, the 24 stories of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s latest collection, are frequently brief, unassuming and understated—but never flat or vacant. Mr. Murakami presents new variations on familiar preoccupations: brooding mid-20’s or -30’s male narrators, adulterous lovers, and a...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Wendell V. Harris
10,057 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following excerpt, Harris catalogues the prominent short story writers of the period 1830 to 1880, summarizing their representative works, and concludes with an overview of English and Irish Aesthetic fiction of the late nineteenth century.
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Critical Essay by Robert F. Marler
7,044 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, Marler asserts that the development of American short fiction in the 1850s is evidenced by the decline of the “tale” and the ascent of the “short story,” a significant change that was particularly discernible in the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville.
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Critical Essay by Fred Lewis Pattee
6,294 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following excerpt, Pattee explores the work of several notable American short-story writers of the late nineteenth century, including Brander Matthews, W. D. Howells, Frank R. Stockton, Henry Cuyler Bunner, and Ambrose Bierce.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 83%Enjoyment Obtained from Reading Short Stories
865 words, approx. 3 pages
A variety of elements in a short story can enable the reader to enjoy reading it, whether it is plot, character, style or structure, or level of familiarity with or vicariousness through the story. The reader can also derive enjoyment from challenges offered by the themes or arguments in a story. Examples that bear this out include two Ray Bradbury short stories, "The Pedestrian" and "The Last Night of the World," as well as in Marjorie Barnard's short story "The Persimmon-tree.&q summary from source:
Essay Grade: 75%The Elements of a Short Story
315 words, approx. 1 pages
A brief overview of the five elements of a short story, whether fiction or nonfiction. These basic elements are plot, characters, point of view, setting, and theme.
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