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You will be choosing the short story that you will use in your assignment for Paper 1. You will start to work on the assignment in Week 2. Be sure to read the Assignment carefully. It is found in the Assignments area of the bluenav bar at the top of the classroom. To help you with your selection, the stories have already been placed into general topics, as noted below.

Please note: Your papers will be on a short story that you choose from the following list. They will not be chosen from a fable (which you are reading about in Week 1). If you have any questions on this, please be sure to ask to ensure that you choose the right subject matter for your writing.

Overview of the Selection of Short Stories: The following short stories have been selected from a range of sources and writers and include classic writers as well as contemporary ones. They are also available on a PDF below. When you click on the links that lead you to the LION database of the UMUC Library, you will be able to download a PDF of the story--and thereby can use your annotation skills! For stories from websites, you may want to create a PDF of the story (if not available there) so you can annotate it.

Please keep in mind that the stories are being presented in topics or general categories. The theme of the work will present a focused exposition of that topic. For instance, the play Romeo and Juliet is about the topic of love. However, it explores themes of young love and the implications of a “first love” as well as many others.

Some stories here have been presented under different topics. Remember, one short story can be read for different topics and themes.

For Paper 1, you will be choosing one story from your chosen topic; for Paper 2, you will be choosing another short story from that same topic. You may want to read the assignments for both papers--as well as all the stories under a category--so you can be sure you can work with the stories for both papers. Pick the stories and themes that interest you and that you want to understand and know better.