Short Story Elements
Character Identification
Fact/Fiction
Order of Events
Just for Fun
100
place
geographical location
100
Who is Emily's younger sister?-I stand here ironing
Susan
100
According to "Two kinds",was her love to her mother just like the rhythm of the piano song?
Yes,that was a fact
100
a.She is waiting for a call b.She decides not to call him c. A boy says he will call the girl
Correct order: c.a.b.
100
How many girls walk into the A&P shop?
3 girls
200
(Conflict) External
a struggle with a force outside one's self
200
A girl who wants more love from her father?-My sister's marriage
Sara
200
Does Lena really see the creepy things in the street?-The Voice From the Wall
No,they were fiction
200
a.Lena's mother gets pregnant but the baby dies b. They move to a new apartment in San Francisco c. Teresa comes to Lena's bedroom
Correct order: b.a.c.
200
How many mothers are there in all stories?
3 mothers.
300
Man vs. Circumstances(classical)
The leading character struggle with his physical strength against other men, forces of nature, or animals.
300
In the Somebody, who is the boy who doesn't go to school and wants to has his own gang like before?
Chato
300
Is Chato really a "somebody"?
No,it is his fiction.
300
a.3 girls walk into a store with bathing clothes b.The boy quits the job
Correct order: a. b.
300
Is there anything happened in your life is ironing?
it is a discuss question, so there is no specific answer.
400
Individual
round, many sided and complex personalities.
400
In My Sister's Marriage, does the sister, Olive love her father?
Yes. But she wants to get married with that man she loves so she argues with her father and left.
400
According to "the voice from the wall",are there something dark going on next wall?Do the furniture's positions really matter with "mother's"life?
No,those were fiction
400
"Perfectly Contented“ ”Pleading Child"
Two Kinds
400
Which Conflict: Amy argues with her mom to express that she doesn't want to do what her mom wants her to do--Two Kinds
External
500
The story is told so that the reader feels as if they are inside the head of one character and knows all their thoughts and reactions.
Stream of Consciousness
500
According to "Two Kinds", what is the mother's perspective and what is the daughter's perspective?
The mom wants her daughter to achieve high position and the daughter just want to stay for herself.
500
According to"My sister's marriage",did Sarah Ann really burned the letters for her father's sake?
No,it was a fiction
500
a. Her mother dies and she feels very regret about not being as good as her mother expects b. immigrate to California c. She is upset with her piano teacher
Correct order: b. c. a.
500
how is the relationship between parents and children play a role today?
a discuss question.
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