"Fountains of Colour" - A Short Story Webquest

• Read the four short stories that you have been allocated and then, with your group, identify the features of each narrative and explain with examples. You are all required to keep notes on these four stories.

• Group One  
  
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek Ambrose Bierce  
• Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl  
• The Most Dangerous Game Richard Connell    
• The End of the Party Graham Greene    

• Group Two    
  
• The Sniper  Liam O’Flaherty
  
• The Garden Party Katherine Mansfield      
  
• The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allen Poe  
  
• The Lottery Shirley Jackson  
  

• Group Three    
• The Necklace Guy Maupassant
  
• The Open Window H.H. Munro (Saki)  
  
• The Veldt Ray Bradbury  
• The Loaded Dog Henry Lawson    

• Round Robin Activity : When you have completed your notes on the four stories, one person from your group will join another group who has read the same stories and compare your findings on ONE story. Then, another person will move to the next group so that the second story can be discussed and so on until the four stories have been completed. You should add to your notes as this process occurs. I will take you through the organisation of this activity.

• As a whole class, you will participate in a discussion about what you have learned about the short stories you have read, what you liked, what you  disliked and any other observations.

• As an individual, you will write up an analysis of one of the short stories that you have read. You should refer to the rubric so that you know exactly what is required for this task. You could also read the example as well. You might also like to print the worksheet to help you plan your analysis. I will negotiate with you when this task is due.

"What is written without effort is read without pleasure"

Samuel Johnston

• Writing your own story!!! Firstly, read rules for a short story. Next, start brainstorming and planning your story. You might like to use one of the  following sites to help you plan your ideas:
  
• prewriting,
• writing guide
• story map2