Short Story Unit Plan By: Steve McCauley & Bruce Robinson Subject: English Unit: Short Story Theme: Irony Short Story Unit Contents: Short Story Unit Overview Lesson 1 – Elements of the Short Story Lesson 2 – Cask of Amontillado Lesson 3 – The Lottery Lesson 4 – A & P Lesson 5 – Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Lesson 6 – Short Story Workshop Lesson 7 – The Big Snit Lesson 8 – The Sniper Lesson 9 – The Fall of a City Lesson 10 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson 11 – Two Fishermen Lessons
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The story was written to show Silko’s personal life and conflict. The author’s structure of text assists in making her points clear‚ convincing‚ and engaging. Frequently switching between past‚ present‚ and folklore stories helps develop the plot which leads to the resolution of her personal conflict. These events are effective because she relates past events to ideals of those around her‚ the “old people” and the “new people”. Her interactions with everyone in the community helps show how the community
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March 2013 Case study #3 - Wal-Mart Stores’ Discount Operations 1) Discount Retailers sell goods to customers in large warehouse-like stores. On average‚ soft goods in the industry such as: apparel‚ linen and fabric‚ account for 35% of sales‚ and hard goods account for 22%‚ the rest being foods and other goods. The source of competitive advantage in this industry is cost leadership‚ and in order to enable low prices‚ discount stores cut costs to the bone: ancillary services are limited;
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Companies like Ben & Jerry’s could definitely be affected by high inflation because of the consumer spending. When the consumers are forced to pay higher prices for products or services that are a necessity‚ they cut back on products or services that are a luxury. Luxuries that are not a necessity to live like gasoline for vehicles or gas to heat homes or even food will not be bought. Any company that sells a luxury item that is not a necessity to live can be affected by high inflation. With
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One of the stated purposes for writing the account was Las Casas’s fear of Spain coming under divine punishment and his concern for the souls of the native peoples. The account was one of the first attempts by a Spanish writer of the colonial era to depict the unfair treatment that the indigenous people endured during the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the Greater Antilles‚ particularly the island of Hispaniola. Las Casas’s point of view can be described as being heavily against some of
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Victor is a boy who is continuously embarrassing himself in order to gain a girl’s admiration. For example‚ in the story‚ Victor’s emotions over Teresa are growing bigger and bigger and have started to embarrass him even more. One example from the text that proves that Victor is embarrassing himself because he likes Teresa is‚ “Yes‚ now somebody give me an example of a person—you‚ Victor Rodriguez.” “Teresa‚” Victor said automatically. Some of the girls giggled. They knew he had a crush on Teresa
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;sAt the beginning of A Doll’s House‚ Nora seems completely happy. She responds affectionately to Torvald’s teasing‚ speaks with excitement about the extra money his new job will provide‚ and takes pleasure in the company of her children and friends. She does not seem to mind her doll-like existence‚ in which she is coddled‚ pampered‚ and patronized. As the play progresses‚ Nora reveals that she is not just a “silly girl‚” as Torvald calls her. That she understands the business details related to
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In the story The Scarlet Ibis‚ Brother tried to teach Doodle to walk in order not to make him embarrassed.He finally succeeded. Later‚ he wanted more and asked doodle to learn to swim‚ to run and to do everything that normal kids could do. So it comes to the question: is it is the brother’s fault that caused the sad ending and do the motives matter in the end though you are doing something good?It looks conflicting in the story. Brother taught Doodle to walk with selfish motivation‚ but he succeeded
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In Northern Ireland‚ there was divided loyalties and both the Catholics and the Protestants desired different things and had different religious beliefs. Both the Catholics and Protestants gave allegiance to different countries and had different point of views. The Protestants and the catholics were intolerant of one another. The Protestants who saw themselves as British‚ wanted to continue to be part of United Kingdom‚ and did not want a union with Republic of Ireland as they fear that the Catholic
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Hannah Winter Honors English 10 Mr. Boshears 8 December 2013 Limitless “Once you allow your foundation to be restored‚ not a small or quick task‚ you will be able‚ with God’s help‚ to build the life He always intended you to have” (Sandra Celeste). Chinua Achebe‚ the author of “Civil Peace‚” writes about a stereotypical life in Africa‚ from struggles to miracles‚ the story is focused around the main character‚ Jonathan Iwegbu’s‚ point of view. The main conflict is the bittersweet fact that
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