Introduction
In the modern age, it's a lot easier and more engaging to watch a show or movie. Many times, these shows or movies that we watch consist of short, one-shot, stories. Although it's hard to imagine a world without these short stories, there was a time where short stories were not respected. However, due to efforts of several authors, such as Raymond Carver, in the American Short Story Revival, short stories are ubiquitous.
Task
Today, in order to learn more about the American Short Story Revival, you will research 5 passages written by Raymond Carver.
You will read 5 of the following pieces of work and then, in 5-7 sentences, summarize the passage and explain how it influenced the way author's think about literature.
Choose FIVE of the following:
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
- Will You Please Be Quiet
- Cathedral
- Where I'm Calling From
- Call if You need Me
- Short Cuts
- A New Path to the Waterfall: Poems
- A Small, Good Thing
- All of Us the Collected Poems
Process
Raymond Carver Passage Analysis
Passage 1: Write Summary and significance here.
Passage 2: Write Summary and significance here.
Passage 3: Write Summary and significance here.
Passage 4: Write Summary and significance here.
Passage 5: Write Summary and significance here.
Evaluation
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Rubric For Assignment |
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Explained Significance |
The student did not pick any passages or did not explain the significance of the passage on society or how it affected other author's work. |
The student only chose 1-2 passages and briefly explained how the passage affected society or other authors. |
The student only explained 3-4 passages and explained their significance by giving some examples of how the passage influenced society or author’s. |
The student explained 5 Raymond Carver passages with thorough details and specific examples of how the passages influenced other authors and/or society. |
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Summarized Passage |
The student did not pick any passages or did not sufficiently summarize any passage. |
The student only chose 1-2 passages and briefly summarize the passage but without much details. |
The student only summarized 3-4 passages with some specific examples and details. |
The student summarized 5 Raymond Carver passages with thorough details and specific quotations. |
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Writing Style |
The student’s work is rushed with more than 20 grammatical errors and 2o spelling errors. |
The student has less than 20 grammatical errors but more than 10 grammatical errors. |
The student uses high school appropriate diction and syntax with less than 10 grammatical errors, but more than 5 grammatical errors. |
Ths student uses high school appropriate diction and syntax and has less than 5 grammatical errors. |
Conclusion
After finishing this activity, I hope you have managed to learn a little bit more about the American Short Story Revival and a bit more about Raymond Carver and some of his work.
Credits
by: Henry Castillo