That’s a jaw-dropping output for any writer and if you only think “Western” when you see the L’Amour name, you’d be mistaken. Nearly four hundred short stories, articles, screenplays, and poems-in addition to hundreds of unfinished works that Louis L’Amour left behind when he died in 1988.
Students will learn how words are comprised of affixes students will learn the differences between connotation and denotation. Functional Reading Strategies for Fiction: R18 – R23.“Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed”, by Ray Bradbury (science fiction).“Prometheus”, retold by Bernard Evslin (myth).“Brother Coyote and Brother Cricket”, by J.“The Richer, The Poorer”, by Dorothy West (fable).“Thank You, M’am”, by Langston Hughes (realistic fiction).“Seventh Grade”, by Gary Soto (realistic fiction).“A Day’s Wait”, by Ernest Hemingway (realistic fiction).“A Crown of Wild Olive”, by Rosemary Sutcliff (historical fiction).Students read a variety of short stories from various genres and learn about elements of fiction. Quarter 1 - Short Story Fiction (3 weeks)