Alternate Assignment 2.2 Short Story Observation Charts
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Assignment
Alternate Assignment 2.2 Short Story Observation Charts
If you are completing this alternate assignment, it is because you need additional practice with analyzing short stories, or you have requested to complete this assignment because you struggled on one of the previous 2.2 Short Story Observation Charts. Your teacher must approve this alternate assignment before you proceed.
Follow each of these steps, in order, to complete your assignment.
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Brian Aldiss is a British author who has published many short stories but is best known for his science fiction.
The story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” inspired Stephen Spielberg’s science fiction film A.I.
This futuristic story switches back and forth between two different scenes. The first scene is in the home of the Swintons. Here, we peer inside the world of David Swinton, a sad little boy, and his mother, Monica Swinton. In the other scene, we follow Henry Swinton, David’s father, as he prepares to make an important speech to Synthank, the company where he serves as managing director. As the story progresses, we learn more and more about the rather unusual lives of the Swintons. We also discover the strange and disturbing reason for David’s sadness and the equally disturbing reason for his parents’ growing happiness.
The story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” inspired Stephen Spielberg’s science fiction film A.I.
This futuristic story switches back and forth between two different scenes. The first scene is in the home of the Swintons. Here, we peer inside the world of David Swinton, a sad little boy, and his mother, Monica Swinton. In the other scene, we follow Henry Swinton, David’s father, as he prepares to make an important speech to Synthank, the company where he serves as managing director. As the story progresses, we learn more and more about the rather unusual lives of the Swintons. We also discover the strange and disturbing reason for David’s sadness and the equally disturbing reason for his parents’ growing happiness.
Step 1: Download another copy of the 2.2 Short Story Observation Chart (in Word, Google doc, or PDF).
Step 2: Read the short story “
Supertoys Last All Summer Long” on p. 9 in Between the
Lines
12.
Step 3: Listen to the story being read aloud as you follow along, if you’d like.
Step 4: Complete the 2.2 Short Story Observation Chart, if you have not already completed your third chart.
Step 5: Answer the six questions in this self-assessment quiz for “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” to check your understanding of the story, and provide you with some important information in the feedback you receive (after you submit the quiz). Only complete this quiz if you completed this alternate assignment.
Step 6: Save your assignment in the following way: Your Full Name Alternate 2.2 Short Story Observation Chart for Supertoys Last All Summer Long.
Step 5: Answer the six questions in this self-assessment quiz for “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” to check your understanding of the story, and provide you with some important information in the feedback you receive (after you submit the quiz). Only complete this quiz if you completed this alternate assignment.
Step 6: Save your assignment in the following way: Your Full Name Alternate 2.2 Short Story Observation Chart for Supertoys Last All Summer Long.
Step 7: Submit your assignment for assessment
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