Analyzing Short Stories

The materials here are part of an introductory course which uses short story analysis to orient students to the basic components of fiction. Each of the lectures below is associated with a chapter in the text Analyzing Short Stories (Fourth Edition) by George Wilkerson and Joseph Lostracco. You can obtain a copy of the text at your college book store, from the Amazon.com web site, or directly from Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company. [ISBN# 0-7872-4844-4]

LECTURES

• LECTURE ONE: Writing About the Central Idea

• LECTURE TWO: My Aunt Betty

• LECTURE THREE: Them's Fightin' Words!

• LECTURE FOUR: It All Depends on Your Point of View

• LECTURE FIVE: Everything Happens Somewhere

• LECTURE SIX: It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It

• LECTURE SEVEN: Mom Used to Say "Don't talk to me in that tone of voice!"

• LECTURE EIGHT: Proving Your Point

• LECTURE NINE: Coming Soon!

• LECTURE TEN: Coming Soon!