short stories 1 the landlady

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Welcome!
Happy to see you today!
Take a seat and wait till we get started!

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Today:
Short stories assignment!
- what is it -
- introduction -
- get started -
- get to work -

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What is this assignment?
let's have a look at the document

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The landlady
  1. What happens in the story? Give a short summary.
  2. Is there any crisis or foreshadowing of events to come? Give examples.
  3. What are the key moments or episodes?
  4. Where does the climax occur? How is it a turning point?
  5. How does the story end? Is there a resolution, or does it have an unresolved ending?





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Foreshadowing
Hints the writer gives about what comes later in the story

Often they're not very obvious until the thing they were hinting at already happened

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key moments
The most important parts of the story, the ones where something really important happens. If that moment had been different, the whole story would have gone in a different direction. 

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Climax of a story
A point in the story, usually near the end, when everthing comes together for the big finale. It's the moment in the story where the most happens

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The landlady
  1. What happens in the story? Give a short summary.
  2. Is there any crisis or foreshadowing of events to come? Give examples.
  3. What are the key moments or episodes?
  4. Where does the climax occur? How is it a turning point?
  5. How does the story end? Is there a resolution, or does it have an unresolved ending?





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For every story
  1. What are the themes for each story? Give arguments and examples
  2. Find examples of (and explain why it is … irony):
          - Verbal irony
          - Situational irony
          - Dramatic irony
3. Which story did you like best? Explain why. 





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Themes
The theme is the central idea in a literary work. The theme is usually an idea about life or about people. You extract the themes from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. To Identify it you must look for consistent ideas or imagery that recurs.  You should examine the behaviour of the main characters and see what lesson they have learned throughout the story. Look for elements that are emphasized in the story


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Irony
verbal irony
  • when someone says something totally different from what they mean
situational irony
  • when a the result of a situation is totally different from what you expect it to be.
dramatic irony
  • audience knows something important that the character doesn't know
  • makes you scream 'don't go in there!' at a horror movie

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Any more questions?

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Get to work
Answer the questions about The Landlady, and then the questions you have to answer about all the stories.

If you're stuck or unsure of what to do, feel free to ask

work quietly as this is an individual assignment

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The landlady
  1. What happens in the story? Give a short summary.
  2. Is there any crisis or foreshadowing of events to come? Give examples.
  3. What are the key moments or episodes?
  4. Where does the climax occur? How is it a turning point?
  5. How does the story end? Is there a resolution, or does it have an unresolved ending?





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Have a lovely day!

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