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Short Story Presentation: 300 points)The following is an individual or partner project. (2 - 3 people in a group, no more than 3)

Assignment:

You will choose a story from one of the selections below and read, analyze, and write ashort research paper on it. You will present and discuss the topic chosen for the shortstory to the class. The presentation should be 6 7 minutes, and you can design it withPower-Point, create a poster, or some other visual that is relevant to the topic toaccompany the presentation you can be as creative as you wish.

You need to decide what you will focus on beyond the plot and analyze the storybased on the criteria of your research. Although understanding the plot of a story isnecessary, I expect students to consider other literary elements in conjunction withsome elements of horror to create an interesting analytical discussion of the story.Any paper that is merely a plot summary will receive 0 points.

The paper must include evidence from the story to prove your point and not merelygeneral summaries. This is a short paper; limit your topic

The paper must be:

approximately 500 - 800 wordsMLA documentationword processeddouble spaced

one inch marginstitle your paper (be creative with thisdo not use the subject as a title)number your pagesSubmit the paper to Turnitin on the due date , 17/11. Papers not submitted will notbe graded. Turnitin information Class ID: 6835380, Password: shortstory13

Presentation

6 7 minutes (no longer than 7 minutes)Begin with a brief summary of the story and then explain your analysis

Please note: This is a presentation; you should not read the information from yourpaper, instead, use note cards.

BEWARE: Hard copy of the paper is due at the beginning of class on 17/11;presentations will begin at the start of class. If you are late, you may not beable to present and your paper will be late.

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Short story selection for research topic

"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates ( in text)

"Lost Souls" by Clive Barker

"The Willows " by Algernon Blackwood

"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs

"Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker

A Study in Emerald - [5.1 MB PDF file]Written by Neil Gaiman, Illustrations and Layout by Jouni Kopnen - Requires the Adobe PDF reader available at Adobe.com. http://neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf

Umney s Last Case by Steven King

"Pigeons from Hell" by Robert E. Howard

"Abraham's Boys" by Joe Hill

"The Southwest Chamber " by Mary Wilkins http://www.litgothic.com/Texts/sw.html

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