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Elements of Short Story with O. Henry, Grades 7-9

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O. Henry slideshow cover by E. Burke, 'A resource on this American short story writer', with an O. Henry book cover
Title slide of the nine-slide PowerPoint
Background slide: O. Henry lived 1862–1910, real name William Sydney Porter, bank teller, jailed for embezzling
Slide 2: the author's life facts
His Style slide: master of surprise endings, everyday characters, uncomplicated plots, many New York settings
Slide 3 on O. Henry's writing style
His Life And His Writing slide: he wrote about common people down on their luck, and wrote many books in prison
Slide 4 linking his life to his stories
About The Short Story slide: brief, readable in one sitting, with few characters, a problem, obstacles and a lesson
Slide 5 on short story features
Gift Of The Magi slide: Della sells her hair to buy Jim a watch chain and Jim sells his watch to buy her combs
Slide 6, first of three story summaries
The Ransom Of Red Chief slide: two men kidnap a boy of ten and end up paying his father $250 to take him back
Slide 7, second story summary
The Last Leaf slide: ill artist Sue recovers from pneumonia thanks to a painted leaf, while her neighbor dies
Slide 8, third story summary
Assignments slide: an O. Henry story collage, a one-page literary response, and a short story with a surprise twist
Final slide of student assignments
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Literature

Grades

Grade 7, 8, 9

Types

Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans

File

Microsoft PowerPoint

Editable
No
Author
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About This Product

This product is a nine slide power point on the American author, O. Henry. It discusses his life and some of his short story works. It is an excellent resource for the language arts teacher and would work well when discussing short stories and his short stories.

Images and text help to make this product engaging.

What's Included

Included is a general biography on this author, images, several slides on his short stories and a general assignment.

Resource Tags

short stories literature O. Henry american author

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