First group story analysis sheet

Global Literature Name:_________________________
Unit: Europe
Group Short Story Analysis
Title:______________________________________
Author:____________________________________
1. What your literary movement?

2. Write a brief summary of the story:
Exposition (setting the scene):



Rising Action:



Climax:



Resolution:




3. List the main characters. Give a detailed description of the character you found most
interesting.





4. Describe the author's style (think about tone, word choice, voice, etc):




Use examples from the story (including quotations) to illustrate your description:




5. What is the setting of the story (time period and place)?

How did the setting contribute to the theme and/or plot?


6. List two literary conflicts in the short story(person against nature, person, society, god/fate, self). Explain specifically what the conflict was and how these conflicts are important to plot/theme development.

Conflict 1: person vs ________________



Conflict 2: person vs ________________



7. What are the themes/questions explored in this story (what is this story about)? What is the author's opinion about the themes or questions? (Give specific examples to support your ideas).







Synthesis Questions:

8. What does this story tell you about the region or literary movement you are studying?








9. How is this story's message cross borders and time and thus remain relevant today?




10. Give at least one example of how this could connect to something that is happening today.