A Quick Rundown:
For this project, we took a head-first plunge into the worm and majestic water that is fiction. We’ve read various short stories from Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Jack London, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and many others. We reviewed the elements of fiction (setting, characterization, genre, point of view, plot, dialogue, theme, tone/mood, and figurative language) and studied how they were used effectively in the stories we read. For example, after reading “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, we discussed how the story would have been different and not quite as realistic if the author hadn’t used a very distinct dialect. Each story we read held a lesson about the importance of the elements, and hopefully they helped us in our own short stories.
After three rigorous weeks of reading literature, we began to work on our own fiction pieces. As Jessica told us, there is no magic key that enables you to write the perfect short story. Basically you just have to go for it. One of the students in our class, Katie Austin, made a marvelous metaphor about the writing process. She said: “Writing a story is like trying to catch a chipmunk.” So we all just began trying to catch that chipmunk, starting with creating our characters or crafting the story world. Soon, each of us had constructed a story that was entirely our own.
When our stories were nearing completion, we began to design book covers in Digital Arts using the Photoshop skills that we had previously learned. These covers had to bring our story to life while following three essential art questions:
On the following pages, you will find the stories categorized by first name of author. Just click on a book cover, and a document will be downloaded for your viewing pleasure. We hope that you will enjoy what we have to share with you.
After three rigorous weeks of reading literature, we began to work on our own fiction pieces. As Jessica told us, there is no magic key that enables you to write the perfect short story. Basically you just have to go for it. One of the students in our class, Katie Austin, made a marvelous metaphor about the writing process. She said: “Writing a story is like trying to catch a chipmunk.” So we all just began trying to catch that chipmunk, starting with creating our characters or crafting the story world. Soon, each of us had constructed a story that was entirely our own.
When our stories were nearing completion, we began to design book covers in Digital Arts using the Photoshop skills that we had previously learned. These covers had to bring our story to life while following three essential art questions:
- What makes for an engaging book cover?
- How and why is art used as a vehicle for communication?
- To what extend does a work of art depend on the viewer’s point of view?
On the following pages, you will find the stories categorized by first name of author. Just click on a book cover, and a document will be downloaded for your viewing pleasure. We hope that you will enjoy what we have to share with you.
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970-247-2474
Animas High School Website
Website Designed by:
Nick Tarasewicz