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SHORT STORIES: Brief fictional works that usually contain one major conflict and at least one main character.
 
 

"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

ILLUSTRATED TEXT

VIDEO CLIP:CHEKHOV DOCUMENTARY

 
 
 
 
 
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

magi2.jpg

 
 
 
REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

ILLUSTRATED TEXT

MAGI CROSSWORD PUZZLE

 
 
 
 
 
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut

har.jpg

REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

FUN TRIVIA

HARRISON GROUP ACTIVITY

 
 
 
 
 
"The Interlopers" by Saki

gardner_15wolves.jpg

REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

CARPATHIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY

THE INTERLOPERS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

 
 
 
 
 
"The Lady, or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton

ladytiger.jpg

REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

AUDIO CLIP: Radio Adaptation

A LOGIC PUZZLE

 
 
 
 
 
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

jungletree.jpg

 
 
REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

WRITING PROMPTS FOR MDG

AUDIO CLIP: A Modern Adaptation

 
 
 
 
 
"The Necklace" by Guy Maupassant

necklace.jpg

REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

CUMMINGS STUDY GUIDE

ANIMATED VIDEO INTERPRETATION

 
 
 
 
 
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber

mitty.jpg

 
 
REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

FUN TRIVIA: comprehension review

DAYDREAM GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (PDF)

 
 
 
 
 
"Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing

icetunnel.jpg

REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

DORIS LESSING.org

THROUGH THE TUNNEL JEOPARDY