Activity 4.2.1 - An Outline for a Short Story Essay

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Read the short story Grisha by Anton Chekhov. It is also available in the Unit 4 - Resource Folder.

CREATE A  DRAFT ONLY of a Five (5) paragraph Literary Analysis Essay on one of the following topics: 

(1) What three (3) POINTS in Chekhov’s short story suggest the strangeness of the outside world to the young child named Grisha.

OR

(2) Explain how Grisha’s day of adventure in the city with his caretaker/nurse can be understood  as an example of The Hero’s Journey.  Write three (3) POINTS that would make this story an example of a hero's journey.

In this activity: 

  1. Choose a HOOK. Write a strong THESIS statement based on the topic you have chosen.
  2. Select three (3) quotations as evidence that will support each of your three POINTS.

Submit your draft of the Thesis and your three (3) quotations for teacher’s feedback.