Naypyitaw State Academy
Department of English
First Year (BA), Second Semester
Eng 1104, Prose & Short Stories
Lesson Plan
Course Description Learning Objectives:
This module introduces the fundamental elements of
prose through the study of narrative structure, _ to be able to explore various forms of prose
authorial style, diction and tone. It emphasizes the _ to be familiar with literary techniques and
analysis of prose style, narrative techniques and thematic content
thematic structure through historical and literary _ to develop critical and creative thinking by means
contexts. of critical study on the selected short prose and
This module explores a diverse selection of stories stories
from varoius culture, time period and genres.It also
emphasizes on setting, characterization, literary Learning Outcomes:
devices, point of view, theme, symbols, conflicts and At the end of the course, students will be able to
development of the story. It also encourages _ interpret essential elements of prose writing such
discussion, interpretation and critical thinking while as sentence structure, diction and tone etc
nurturing an appreciation for the richness and variety _ describe the five elements of a short story in
of the short story forms. learning literature
_
analyse various prose texts using appropiate
literary terms and critical approaches
Practical/ Project/ Presentation/
Week Lecture
Tutorial Assignment Discussion
1 Course Orientation
What is Prose?
Group Activity
- What is an Author's Style?
"Analysis of
2 - The elements of style
(Pg: 1 - 5) the elements of
style"
University Days University
-
figures of speech Days
3 -
Theme Exercise -
(Pg: 6 - 15) 1,2,3
Tutorial I
Of Studies Group Activity
Definition / MCQ
- Style "The author's
4 of the prose "What
- Tone background
is an Author's
(Pg: 16 - 21) information"
style?"
How to Put Off Doing a Job The author's Group Activity
5 (Reading Activity) background "Comprehension
(Pg: 22 - 24) information Questions"
Tutorial II
Group Activity
From the Diary of Samuel Pepys Summary of the
"The author's
6 (Reading Activity) prose "Of
background
(Pg: 28 - 33) Studies"
information"
Practical/ Project/ Presentation/
Week Lecture
Tutorial Assignment Discussion
From the Diary of Samuel Pepys
7 (Reading Activity)
(Pg: 34 - 38)
Tutorial III
Short Stories Analyse the Gp Discussion:
What is Short Stories? characters,and Character
8 - The umbrella man ( Part I ) theme of the story analysis of the
- Characters "The umbrella story "The
(Pg: 1 - 10) man" umbrella man"
Short Stories
The umbrella man ( Part II and III )
9
- Theme
(Pg: 11 - 15)
Short Stories
How much land does a man need?
10 - Conflicts
- Summary and conflict
(Pg: 16 -33 )
Gp Discussion
Short Stories Analysis of the
How much land does a man need? conflict in the
11
- ( Exercises ) story "How
(Pg: 33 - 34 ) much land does
a man need?"
Short Stories Tutorial IV
The story of an Hour "How much land
12
- Literary devices does a man need?"
(Pg: 45 - 50 ) -short questions"
Gp Discussion:
Short Stories
Characters in the
Thank you Ma'm
13 story
- Plot "The story of an
(Pg: 35 - 44 )
Hour"
Short Stories
The secret life of Walter Mitty
Pretest
14 - Theme
- setting
( Pg: 51 - 60 )
Revision & Pretest Feedback
15 (Prose & Short Stories)
**မှတ်ချက် - Presentation နှင့် Discussion အချိန်များတွင် ဖော်ပြထားသော အချက်
များသည် Formative
Assessment ပြုလုပ်ခြင်းဖြစ်ပါသဖြင့် Mark Allocation တွင် ထည့်သွင်းစဉ်းစား
ခြင်းမပြုပါ။
tuto i 23.7
tuto ii 7.8
tuto iii 21.8
tuto iv 18.9
pretest 1.1
