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Looking For A Summer Short Story For Middle And High School Students?
If your students are anything like mine, they’re ready to be done. It’s beautiful outside — when it’s not raining or producing tornadoes here in Oklahoma — and everyone just wants to go outside. But we still have a few days of school left, and we might as well use them for learning, right? Why […]
Need A Deliciously Demented Short Story For Halloween?
Looking for a deliciously demented short story guaranteed to outrage your advanced middle school or high school students while at the same time introducing them to the universal theme of death as well as a satirical treatise on the importance of upper class society shouldering the burdens of their shared society? Edgar Allan Poe’s short […]
Prepare for Halloween with The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl’s short story “The Landlady” is a deliciously creepy tale that is sure to enthrall even the most jaded middle school student. With Halloween only a month and a half away, now is the time to start planning a unit that’s guaranteed to keep your kids on the edges of their seats, but will […]
All Summer in a Day Short Story In A Week Unit With Writing Project
If you’re looking for a depth of knowledge level four writing project coupled with a relevant short story for middle school students, I have a bundle for you! I just finished uploading my first major Teachers Pay Teachers product: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury: Short Story in a Week Literature Unit. It’s complete with daily reading, […]