Brae,+Mary+Grace,+and+Cami

Brae- "13," it looked interesting and a combination of stories about children near our age Cami- "You And Science Fiction," has lots of short stories by authors she likes MG- "Anderson's Fairy Tales," interested in fairy tales
 * What You've Chosen and Why:**

Master Techniques: plot structure, conflict, characterization, theme, foreshadowing, point of view, interesting intro/conclusion generally in a logical order or split into seperate sections if all in the same book, they have a common theme, goal, or idea to tie them together sometimes have cliffhangers compilations novels
 * Review What You Know About Genre:**

usually falls between 2,000 to 10,000 words covers a range of topics and genres, since you could have short stories written in poetic form normally only one single event, not a lot leading up to it or after it famous/popular short story authors include: Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving (Sleepy Hollow), F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Stephen King
 * Find Something New About Genre:**


 * How do authors write the beginning of this genre?**
 * Exposition (plot structure) - introduces characters, time and place (setting)
 * Flashback
 * Flash forward
 * Tells about how the whole book comes together as one (Preface)


 * What MTs have you seen so far and how?**
 * Plot structure - traditional structure
 * Characterization - Direct characterization
 * Imagery - Seeing and hearing
 * Setting
 * Cool Vivid Words
 * Interesting Introduction
 * Theme
 * P.O.V. - 1st and 3rd person