Assignment: 7. Essay: Short Story Response
Click HERE to read the story, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry.
Click HERE to read, Short Stories Characteristics
Directions:
Click HERE to read, Short Stories Characteristics
Directions:
- Write a short plot summary of one paragraph about this story.
Use your best writing. Your paragraph should include a topic sentence and at least three to four additional sentences that tell more about the plot. Use proper grammar and punctuation. - Then write a response that answers this question: What elements make a story a short story?
- Next choose four words from the story that are new to you.
- Include the four words in the OW box along with their meaning. Find their meanings by looking these words up in the dictionary and by using contest clues to understand the meaning.