Short stories for high school english

Three high school English teachers get together to share their favorite short stories to teach and activities to make them sing...

For many students, the short story genre is accessible and within reach. They aren’t daunted by their length unlike novels where they are gazing down the endless lengths of dozens and dozens of pages. With short stories, students aren’t puzzled by layers and layers of meaning and interpretation densely packed into the lines of a short poem. And, for many students, short stories are the Goldilocks-style “just right” for reading and writing.

Build student confidence and reading endurance with these resources. Teaching short stories has never been more exciting or engaging! (blog post)

Using Micro Teaching--stories students can read in under 10 minutes--is a great way to introduce skills, techniques and so much more in high school English classes. For AP® Literature and all ELA classes 9-12.

Gems by authors ranging from Ray Bradbury to Edgar Allan Poe.

It is a short and sweet reading comprehension for higher grade students. It is a story about a family where there is a father, mother, and daughter. The girl thinks too much and that is what this reading comprehension is about.Please download the PDF The Overthinking Girl – Reading Comprehension

Finding new and diverse short stories for high school students is daunting. Use this list to get started for your own lesson plans.

Apr 21, 2017 - Grade 2 Reading Lesson 9 Fairy Tales Pinocchio 1

Jul 14, 2015 - Grade 5 Reading Lesson 25 Short Stories - The Barbers Uncle (1)