Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Short Story Unit

by Artist Shaun Tan



"Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment."

Lynn Abbey (Author) 

Essential Questions
  1. What makes a "good" story?
  2. How is literature like life?
  3. What universal themes in literature transcend culture and time?