1: Making a Long Story Short
Competence aims in focus:
The aims of the studies are to enable students to:
- have a command of the terminology needed for analysing works of fiction, films and other aesthetic forms of expression
- use a nuanced, well-developed and precise vocabulary to communicate on literature and culture
- summarize, comment on and discuss differing viewpoints in fictional texts
(Translation: udir.no)
Video: Britannica Classic: What Is a Short Story?
In the first of these videos produced in 1980, American editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman discusses the elements of a short story. Then you can watch Britannica's dramatization of O. Henry’s classic short story "The Gift of the Magi", which is mentioned in the discussion.
Extra Tasks
Listening
Visual Material
Links
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Stories in your pocket: how to write flash fiction (Guardian)
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Short and Sweet: Reading and Writing Flash Fiction (Learning Network)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/short-and-sweet-reading-and-writing-flash-fiction/?_r=0(learning.blogs. nytimes. com) -
A brief survey of the short story (Guardian)
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Edgar Allan Poe and the short story
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100 great short stories
(americanliterature.com) -
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Tips on How to Write a Good Short Story
(openculture.com)