Unit Objectives

By the end of this unit, you will be able to ...

• write creatively using literary devices.
• discuss short stories using short story-specific terms and knowledge of the features of short stories.
• write fictional or nonfictional short stories
• write strategically using all major time frames.
• analyze short stories for meaning using literary devices and grammar.
• listen purposefully to short stories for main ideas and details. 
• speak using all major time frames when reading and discussing events in short stories.