"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" tells the story of the aging Walter Mitty on a trip into town with his overbearing wife, Mrs. Mitty. Walter is inept at many things; he is an absent-minded driver, he can't handle simple mechanical tasks, and he forgets things easily. What makes Walter exceptional is his imagination.
The Monkey's Paw is a story about a mystical charm, a monkey's paw that is brought into the home of the White family by Sergeant Major Morris, who has served in India. The monkey's paw has the ability to grant 3 wishes to 3 people. S.M. Morris was the 2nd owner, the 1st owner's 3rd wish was for deaths'.
While the story of 'The Lottery' embodies several themes, its primary focus is a society's need to reexamine its traditions, especially if they are outdated and savage. The lottery appears to be a ritual sacrifice of a town citizen to ensure good crops, although the word 'sacrifice' is never used in the story.
An unnamed narrator approaches the house of Usher on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” This house—the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher—is gloomy and mysterious. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it.
Step 2: Analyze the Story
For this summative, you are going to analyze the short story as well as the main complex character in it.
You can choose to do this in essay form or through Google Slides. I provided samples of both for you to check out!
As outlined in the standards above, here are the things you must do for this summative...
1. Identify the theme (moral/lesson to learn) of the short story, explain it, and provide textual support to prove your opinion 2. Define "complex character," identify who the complex character is in the story, and explain how you know this (textual support) 3. Explain how the complex character develops/changes from the beginning to the end of the story (textual support) 4. Explain how the complex character helps to develop the theme (textual support) 5. Explain how the author's writing style helped to create effects like mystery, tension, surprise, conflict, etc. (textual support)
Step 3: Submit
Once you are finished, upload and submit your summative in Google Classroom! Make sure you proof-read your work for errors before submitting.