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Dina de Nys Chase and Jonathan McIntosh

Short Story Unit

Grade: 12

Introduction

This is a 4 week short story unit for grade 12. There are 20 classes in the unit, and we have prepared lessons for 12. They are 75 minute lessons. Every lesson focuses on different literary aspects, such as; escape and interpretation, plot, character, theme, point of view and symbol and irony We plan to use the other classes to study other stories, and maybe watch a few videos, and/or write in-class essays. We are working from the two critically acclaimed texts, Story and Structure, and Story and Structure, Canadian Edition.

Global Rationale

As this is a grade 12 unit, we must prepare the students for their final exam. We have also, however, tried to make it interesting and engaging for the students. The result is a bit of a balancing act between aesthetic and efferent reading exercises. While there is reflective writing, it is expected to be more thorough and better organized than the previous grades. The lessons are designed in a way that encourages readings on all four of Stephen Judy’s levels, and discussion of these levels either verbally or written.

We have designed the lessons under the assumption that grade 12 students are less interested in creative work and more interesting in analyzing and discussing issues.