by Kristin | Jun 15, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Teaching The Lottery by Shirley Jackson- If you are a middle or high school teacher, you may have come across “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. What is so engaging about this story is the irony of the title. Your students will get so excited at first,...
by Kristin | May 30, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Short stories for middle and high school students are everywhere! You can pretty much search for this phrase all over the internet and see tons of options for your students. Because of doing this search every year for 15 years of teaching, I have come across a ton of...
by Kristin | May 24, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Are you looking for Critical Thinking Questions for The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe? If you are a middle or high school teacher, you probably are! This classic piece of American Literature was the first Poe short story I ever taught to my ninth-grade...
by Kristin | May 17, 2021 | Short Stories
The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe…is a short story of fear and pride amid the time of a raging disease leading to widespread death. More importantly, it is a study of humanity. Prince Prospero, an elite of an unspecified time period, invites others to...
by Kristin | May 8, 2021 | Short Stories
The Tell Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe At His Best- Short stories for middle and high school students are everywhere! You can pretty much search for this phrase all over the internet and see tons of options for your students. Because of doing this search every year for...
by Kristin | Feb 28, 2020 | Short Stories
Short stories for teaching theme are pivotal in the English Language Arts classroom! Dystopic fiction is all the rage nowadays. From The Hunger Games to a reincarnated version of Blade Runner, everyone seems obsessed with the future. People always seem to worry about...
