Short Stories Read Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Garden Party and Other Stories

For Students 9th - 10th

Read an overview of "The Garden Party and Other Stories" by Katherine Mansfield and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.

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Classic Reader: The Yarkand Manner by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th

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.

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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Useless Beauty" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th

In "Useless Beauty" a Count and Countess have been married for eleven years and have seven children. The Countess holds a profound secret in this short story. Read the full text of this story by Guy de Maupassant.

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Classic Reader: "The Wayside. Introductory." by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th

"The Wayside. Introductory." was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and named after The Wayside in Concord where he lived until he died. A young friend visits Hawthorne and implores him to write a sequel to "A Wonder-Book" in this short...

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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Story Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

During this instructional activity, young scholars will analyze what distinguishes the stories they love. Reading and reviewing their favorite books will help students begin to identify elements of a story. Young scholars have the...

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abcteach

Abcteach: Fictional Reading Comprehension Grades K 2

For Teachers K - 1st

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers may choose from over 20 short stories that have printable worksheets for checking comprehension.

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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914)

For Students 9th - 10th

A synopsis of the life and works of writer Ambrose Bierce, who wrote short stories, poetry and satirical essays. With extensive bibliography and further readings list.

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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Sun, Stone, and Shadows

For Students 9th - 10th

Resource provides a description, questions, essay topics, lesson plans, biographies, and notes guide a reading of Sun, Stone, and , Shadows, a compilation of short stories by twentieth-century Mexican authors Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz,...

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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Reading: The Fall of the House of Usher

For Students 9th - 10th

The complete text of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" followed by a vocabulary list for the story.

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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Young King by Oscar Wilde

For Students 9th - 10th

"The Young King" is a short story about a prince who is about to become the king who has dreams the night before his coronation about the suffering of those less fortunate. Read the full text of this Oscar Wilde short story.

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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wood of the Dead" by Algernon Blackwood

For Students 9th - 10th

In this classic horror story, will a traveler be lured into the wood of the dead? Read the full text of the short story by Algernon Blackwood.

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Classic Reader: The Youngest Miss Piper by Bret Harte

For Students 9th - 10th

"The Youngest Miss Piper" is a short story revolving around a woman of marrying age who is "a little deaf". Read the full text of this story written by Bret Harte.

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Classic Reader: "An Unfinished Race" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th

A man accepted a bet that he could run 11 miles and disappears while running. Read the full text of the short story "An Unfinished Race" by Ambrose Bierce.

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Classic Reader: "The Whale Cure" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th

Sitting inside a deceased whale was once considered a way to cure rheumatism. This short story by Louis Becke centers around this concept. Read the full text on this site.

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