Friday, September 11, 2009

Short Stories

Short stories have existed for the past three centuries in various forms. The newest literary fad, short stories are like little novels.

You have written short stories, but in this class, we're going to examine some that are considered the "best" short stories ever written. To start with, let's take a look at Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".

Please read the short story: "the Lottery" by Shirley Jackson for Tuesday, September 15.
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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.