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Texas Tech High, ENG 2a, Lesson 1, Introduction to short stories. Waters of Babylon

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ENG 2B Lesson 1

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INTRO TO SHORT STORIES

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L i t e ra t u re i n E N G 2 B fo c u s e s o n SELF -D ISCOVERY

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As you read, cons ider the 5 bas ic e lements of

SHORT STORIES

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P L O T

PLOT

T h e s e q u e n c e o f e v e n t s

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CHARACTERIZATION

T h e p e rs o n a l i ti e s & q u a l i ti e s o f c h a ra c t e rs .

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THEME

Main idea of story

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SETTING

WHEN & WHERE story takes place

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POINT of VIEW

P e r s p e c ti v e o f s t o r y ’s n a r r a t o r

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1. I t ’s in PROSE form, wr itt en in sentences &

paragraphs .

SHORT STORIES have the following features

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I t ’ s

It ’s a FICTIONAL NARRATIVE

i.e. A story sthat did not happen

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SHORTER than a NOVEL

Can be read in one s itti ng

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Has 5 elements

listed above

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As you read, pay att enti on to the l itery techniques & elements, & the

vocabulary footnote.

These are essenti al to understanding.As you read, stop & summarize what

you’ve read. This wil l help you understand the work & identi fy the

main idea.

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BY THE WATERS OF BABYLONBy Stephen Vincent Benet

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CHILDHOOD to ADULTHOOD

Events?

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JOHNthe main character

Goes on a journey that becomes a rite of passage & gives him new knowledge.

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Title based on Psalm 137: By the waters of Babylon we sat down & wept, when we remebered thee, O Zion.

Psalm was written when the Babylonians enslaved Jews around 600 B.C. Expresses the Jews’ longing for their

homelandBabylon was the biggest city of the ancient world, a

center of culture, learning, & world trade.

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As you read, think about why the author chose this title.

American author, poet, short story writer, & novelist. Best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown’s Body (1928), for which he won the

Pulitzer in 1020, and for 2 short stories, “ The Devil and Daniel Webster” & “By the Waters of Babylon”.

In 1944 a year after his death, he received a 2nd Pulitzer for his last collection of poems Western Star. In 2009, The Library of America chose his story, “ The King of Cats” for its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales.