Short Story Analysis – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson develops English Language Arts and Early Literacy students’ ability to identify story structure and analyze storytelling elements.

Instructional Objective: Students will select and analyze a short story by completing a storyboard graphic organizer and by justifying if they did or did not enjoy the story.

Step 1: Students will use the 301+ Short Stories app to select a story.

‎301+ Short Stories Lite
‎301+ Short Stories Lite

Step 2: Students will use the PureFlow app to “storyboard” the main events of the story (at minimum the rising action, climax, and resolution).

‎PureFlow
‎PureFlow
Developer: Aleksandr Kozlov
Price: Free

Step 3: Students will use the Hanx Writer app to compose their justification(s) that state and explain why they did or did not like the story they selected.

  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot
  • ‎Hanx Writer Screenshot