Sophia Learning
Sophia: Forms
This lesson introduces different forms of fiction. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Young Turkish Catastrophe by H. H. Munro
"Women have no souls and no intelligence; why on earth should they have votes?", so begins the short story "A Young Turkish Catastrophe". This story centers around the debate of women voting. Read the full text of this H.H. Munro short...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Yarkand Manner by H. H. Munro
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, was a British writer known for his short stories. Read "The Yarkand Manner" short story as an example of his writing style.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Unparalleled Invasion" by Jack London
Read this science fiction short story by Jack London. Get the full text of "The Unparalleled Invasion" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The White Ship" by h.p. Lovecraft
Read the full text of the short story "The White Ship" by science fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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Classic Reader: The Tree
Read the short story "The Tree" by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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Classic Reader: The Vision of Tom Chuff
Read the full text of the short story "The Vision of Tom Chuff" by supernatural fiction writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characters and Setting
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and setting in fiction writing.
New York University
O'connor, Flannery
This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "William Tyrwhitt's 'Copy'" by Bernard Edward J. Capes
Bernard Capes is mostly remembered for his writing of eerie fiction. Read the full text of "William Tyrwhitt's 'Copy'" for an example of his work.
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Classic Reader: Coals of Fire
Read the full text of the short story "Coals of Fire" by American novelist Ralph Henry Barbour.
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Classic Reader: The Cobbler and the Ghosts
Read the full text of the short story "The Cobbler and the Ghost" by Juliana Horatia Ewing.
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Classic Reader: The Consul by Richard Harding Davis
Read the full text of the short story "The Consul" by Richard Harding Davis about Abraham Lincoln's right-hand man.
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Classic Reader: "A Death in the Desert" by Willa Cather
The full text of the story "A Death in the Desert" by Willa Cather. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Flannery O'connor
Flannery O'Connor is featured in this biography for her contributions to literature through many short stories, in most of which she created rural southern characters. See "Flannery O'Connor Activities" for related materials.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Pacing Anxiety, or How to Stop Padding and Plot!
This is the seventh installment of a series giving advice to the author who is new to writing novels. This article focuses on how to take your characters and use them and their conflicts to develop the plot of your story. W.9-10.3b...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Read Works
Read Works: Setting 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is series of two lesson plans designed to teach young scholars to visualize the setting and determine its effect on characters in a fiction text. Lessons are based on two short texts and the book...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Hiroshima by John Hersey
This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book tells the stories of six...
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Tell Tale Heart: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the short story, Tell-Tale Heart.
Other
The Irish Short Story
This is more of a bibliographical reference of names of writers and resources that can be used.
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Classic Reader: Author: Fyodor Sologub
This site provides links to the complete texts of the Russian author Fyodor Sologub's novel The Created Legend and his short story "Hide and Seek."