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SEAO: The Sniper

Story Elements Analysis Outline
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Title, By. "The Sniper--Liam O'Flaherty (1897-1984)." The

Sniper--Liam O'Flaherty (1897-1984). N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct.
2016.
<http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/sniper.html>.

Literal: A guy who is a sniper.

Symbolic: warrior, skilled. War, death.
Recognize and understand and understand the significance
of various literary devices, including figurative language,
imagery, allegory, and symbolism.

A 3rd person narrator because the story is n 3rd person.

I know this because there is no reason to believe otherwise.

There is no part in the short story that suggests that there
was a name able or different narrator.

The story takes place in dublin near O'Connell Bridge.

The story took place on a June night in 1922.
The story happened in just a few minutes.

Characters
The Protagonist is the sniper and he remains static and flat
throughout the story. He is a republican soldier in the irish
civil war. He snipes from a roof and is skillful with a rifle. He
knows what he is doing but is young.
The antagonist is war. War was static and flat. War caused
The sniper to kill his brother. War made people be worth
nothing. War causes death and fear.

The person who shot at The sniper when he was trying to

smoke- A warning sign.
The person driving the armored vehicle- danger is here.
His brother - war is cruel.
Gun turret guy- scare the sniper

Conflict

Trying to keep going, thinking have how to survive.

Trying to survive the enemy sniper and armored vehicle and
withstand the pain of getting shot in the arm.

Him versus the enemy sniper.

Plot
The sniper in on a roof in Dublin.

He gets shot at when he lights a cigar.

The armored vehicle comes.
The lady gives away his position.
Machine gun fire comes his way.
He gets shot in the arm.

When the enemy sniper hit the ground and lay still.

He goes to look at who he shot.

Machine guns fire at him.
He sees that he shot his brother.

Theme
War makes brother kill brother.
The theme of the sniper is that in war people just kill each
other even if they are close friends, even if they are brothers.
Because during al his bloodlust the sniper didnt realize he
was shooting at his own brother.
1. The first shot from an enemy. - In war danger
is everywhere.
2. The vehicle.- somethings cant easily be
defeated.
3. The women- Even civilians get caught in war.
4. The machine gunner on the vehicle- The best
weapons can still be taken down
5. His brother- War is cruel and brings people so
down that they will even kill family.
*SEAO developed in collaboration btwn John Garner & Pam Bradley

Self assess: Fill out the chart prior to submitting your work for feedback.
Comments: Student
Concerns
(Evidence criteria/standards (Improve or
met)
Remediate)
1-2

Criteria
(Proficient)
CCSS standard &
Description of mastery

Advanced
Exceeded
Standard
3-4

I have met this standard. An

example wood be how I
was able to make a
conclusion on the setting of
the story.

CCSS ELA R1
Read closely to determine
what the text says explicitly
and to make logical
inferences from it; cite
specific textual evidence
when writing or speaking
to support conclusions
drawn from the text

I think I did good at this

because I think my theme
conveys the message the
author was trying to give.
The author was saying that
war brings people to such a
low level that they act as if
they are not human. They
will do savage things, like
killing family.

CCSS ELA R2
Determine central ideas or
themes of a text and
analyze their development;
summarize the key
supporting details and ideas

Comments: Teacher

I analyzed the story and

summarized the plot well. I
most of the important points
in the plot.

CCSS ELA R5
Analyze the structure of
texts, including how
specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger
portions of the text (e.g., a
section, chapter, scene, or
stanza) relate to each
other and the whole

A student who earns a 4 goes beyond what was taught. A student who earns a 3 demonstrates a strong knowledge
of what is explicitly taught. A student who earns a 2 shows a grasp of the simpler concepts and may have errors or
omissions when it comes to the more complex concepts taught. A student who earns a 1 only demonstrates a partial
understanding of simpler concepts taught (Marzano 2006).