Teach mPOWRED Writers: Short Story Unit
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Teach mPOWRED Writers: Short Story Unit
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Students will define essential components of Gothic Horror short stories, including suspense, atmosphere, character development, and conflict. Students will also examine Gothic settings, including elements like decaying structures, eerie shadows, and a sense of foreboding. Students will learn about character traits such as melodramatic, brooding, isolated characters with motivations like revenge, obsession, or ambition, and conflicts that could be internal or external.
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Students will define essential components of Gothic Horror short stories, including suspense, atmosphere, character development, and conflict. Students will also examine Gothic settings, including elements like decaying structures, eerie shadows, and a sense of foreboding. Students will learn about character traits such as melodramatic, brooding, isolated characters with motivations like revenge, obsession, or ambition, and conflicts that could be internal or external.
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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.
Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.