by Kristin | Oct 10, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
If you have not read The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury, get ready to enjoy a fantastic short story! Ray Bradbury’s dystopian story set in 2131 begins with a description of a man who walks through the city while everyone else watches their television screens. This...
by Kristin | Oct 3, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Sometimes, you just need a nice, sweet, comforting, easy-to-read short story on certain days…am I right? This situation is where the short stories O Henry has written come into play! If you have not read short stories O Henry has authored like “The Gift of...
by Kristin | Sep 19, 2023 | Short Stories, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
More than any other short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe still captures the imaginations of his readers 150 years after his death. What I love most about his writing is that he appeals to even the most reluctant readers. In order to teach his most classic short story,...
by Kristin | Aug 29, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Do you need a spooky story to teach during the Halloween season, your short story unit, or at the end of the year when you are just DONE with your upper middle and younger high school students? Check out “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs! This short story tells...
by Kristin | Aug 15, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Theme seems like an easy concept to understand. I mean, students are exposed to theme through the main or central idea at a very young age in some way, especially when it comes to theme for short stories, poems, or fairy tales. Kids watch and read stories all of the...
by Kristin | Jul 4, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Short stories are a typical go-to for English and Reading Teachers alike during Halloween time! We want our students to engage with what they are reading. And what better method of doing so than to spend that time in a bit of spookiness and suspense! That’s...
