Description Help students explore truth, empathy, responsibility, and moral complexity with this complete literary analysis lesson for “A Man Who Had No Eyes” by MacKinlay Cante...
Description “The Pedestrian” is a dystopian short story by Ray Bradbury, set in the year 2053, that draws unsettling parallels to modern society’s obsession with technology and ...
Description “Currents” by Hannah Bottomy Voskuil is a powerful short story of just under 300 words that is told backward, making it an especially compelling text for literary an...
Description Engage your students in a meaningful study of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Winter Dreams with this classroom-ready lesson plan. This resource supports a close look at the s...
Description This resource for “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros includes engaging reading questions, a strong activating strategy, and a creative after-reading project, making it a we...
Description “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton challenges students to think deeply about human nature, choice, justice, and consequences. Famous for its unresolved e...
Description This resource provides a complete literary analysis of “We Ate the Children Last” by Yann Martel, making it an excellent choice for teaching dystopian literature or ...
Description This is a ready-to-teach unit for “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty. Set during the Irish Civil War, “The Sniper” follows an Irish soldier whose split-second decisions...
Description This short story analysis resource is the perfect addition to your dystopian fiction unit or short story unit. In this engaging lesson, students will read “Examinati...
Description In this short story analysis of “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken, students explore the timeless theme that wishes may seem appealing, but they often come at a ...
Description “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a powerful and unsettling short story that works especially well for Women’s History Month or lessons focused o...
Description “Names/Nombres” by Julia Álvarez is a powerful personal essay in which Alvarez reflects on her family’s early years as Dominican immigrants in the United States. Thr...
Description Bring a beautiful piece of Japanese folklore into your classroom with “Green Willow,” a timeless folktale rich with samurai honor, nature spirits, and universal them...
Description This short story reading comprehension resource for “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury includes a variety of engaging activities that guide students through close...
Description Guilty or not guilty?! Let your students decide the fate of the narrator from “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe in this engaging, trial-style literary analysi...
Description Engage your students in a meaningful study of Willa Cather’s “The Burglar’s Christmas” with this classroom-ready lesson plan. This resource guides students through a...
Description This lesson includes complete before-reading, during-reading, and after-reading activities for the powerful short story “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison. In this hear...
Description Have your students read the unsettling short story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, a futuristic tale in which technology designed to make life easier becomes dangerous—...
Description This resource provides a complete literary analysis of the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, guiding students through close reading, critical thinking, a...
Description “Snow” by Julia Álvarez is a poignant short story about a young immigrant girl named Yolanda experiencing snow in New York City for the first time. Excerpted from Ál...
