Unit 1 UNDERSTANDING SOME BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE
SHORT STORY
1.1 Plot in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case of Lady Sannox
Study Objectives
Understanding Arthur Conan Doyle ( 1859 - 1930)
Understanding Plot
Lead-in Questions
Reading
The Case of Lady Sannox
Questions for Discussion
Writing Task
1.2 Character in Herman Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of
Wall-Street
Study Objectives
Understanding Herman Melvige ( 1819 - 1891)
Understanding Characterization
Lead-in Questions
Reading
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
Questions for Discussion
Writing Tasks
1.3 Point of View in Katherine Mansfield's A Dill Pickle
Study Objectives
Understanding Katherine Mansfield ( 1888 - 1923)
Understanding Point of View
Lead-in Questions
Reading
A Dill Pickle
Questions for Discussion
Writing Task
1.4 Theme and Symbol in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil:
A Parable
Study Objectives
Understanding Natame] Hawthorne ( 1804- 1864)
Understanding Symbol and Allegory
Lead-in Questions
Reading ..
The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable
Questions for Discussion
Performing Activity
Writing Task
Unit 2 UNDERSTANDING REALISTIC FICTION
2.1 Jane Austen's Pride and Pre]udiae
Study Objectives
Understanding Jane Austen ( 1775 - 1817)
Synopsis of and Prejudice
Lead-in Questions
Reading
Pride and Prejudice (Excerpt)
Questions for Discussion