1. Warm-up the mental muscle
Verb hunt: story page 38
Warm-up the mental muscle

2. Bearing Up
Matt Hughes

3. Background
You will need your copy of the story to help with this task.
Use the slip of paper:
Write your name
Write a definition of “short Story”
(point form is fine)

4. Did you use the information from the story handout?
Hand in the slip. Edit your story Question #2. Refer to the Blue Rubric from The ninny.
Did you use the information from the story handout?

5. Symbols

6. Qualifying ‘Symbol’ in Short Story
May be an object, person or idea
Repeated (receives space in the story)
Placed at critical points in the story

7. A Symbol in Bearing Up
Representation?
Repeated?
Place in story?

8. The Language of Symbolism
Imagery
Verbs
Conflict
In what way are these three connected?
Re-read the opening.

9. How might you apply this to your own story writing?
The challenge