The Art of the Short Story with Charcoal Drawing

by Bruce Bischof Author

In this 3 to 4 week study the students encounter some of the greatest short stories ever written and learning from these, practice the elements of story writing such as character development, setting and atmosphere, creating a plot, foreshadowing, etc. The goal is for the student to create a short story of his/her own. Included also in this study are sequential lessons in the art of charcoal drawing. The drawings created by the student are used as an imaginative springboard for writing exercises applied to the development of the short story. This book is appropriate for grades 8 through 10.