Unit 2

Reading a Short Story

 Contents
Reading a Short Story
1. Before Reading
2. During Reading
3. After Reading
Before Reading
A. Set a Purpose

B. Preview

C. Plan
1. Ask Yourself Questions
2. Focus on One Part
3. Watch What Changes
During Reading
D. Read with a Purpose

1. Character Map
2. Storyboard
3. Story String
4. Fiction Organizer
5. Inference Chart
During Reading (contd)
How Stories Are Organized
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
During Reading (contd)
E. Connect
After Reading
F. Pause and Reflect
- Looking Back

G. Reread
Reading Strategy:
- Close Reading
- Looking at Point of View
- Comparing Characters

H. Remember
1. Talk about It
2. Write in a Journal
Homework
 Read a short story called 'God Father Death' from
the group telegram.
 Prepare the plot diagram and the fiction organizer
of the story.