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3. Based on your current understanding, how do you think writing a personal narrative and a short story are similar? How are they different? Fill in the chart below with your ideas for each genre.
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Read and Research
To support your learning
in the second half of the unit, you might think about reading a collection of short stories by different authors or a collection of short stories by a single author. Research a short story writer to read based on themes, settings, characters, or a style that you might find appealing.
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Personal Narrative
Short Story
Topics
Setting
Plot
Characters
Dialogue
4. With a group, discuss your ideas about how personal narratives and short stories may be similar or different. Write down the conclusions you can draw, based on your discussion.
5. What do these similarities and differences mean for you as a writer? Do you think writing a short story will be more or less challenging than writing a personal narrative?
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