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

 
 
"After Twenty Years" by O. Henry 

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

INTERACTIVE CROSSWORD

 
 
 
 
 
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

WRITING PROMPT ACTIVITY: Point of View

AUDIO CLIP: Radio Program Adaptation

 
 
 
 
 
 
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

ILLUSTRATED TEXT

MY TELL-TALE: An Audio Activity

AUDIO CLIP: 1953 Hall of Fantasy Radio Broadcast

 
 
 
 
 
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

 
 
 
 
 
"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

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

ILLUSTRATED TEXT

MAGI CROSSWORD PUZZLE

 
 
 
 
 
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

FUN TRIVIA

HARRISON GROUP ACTIVITY

 
 
 
 
 
"The Interlopers" by Saki

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

CARPATHIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY

THE INTERLOPERS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

 
 
 
 
 
"The Lady, or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

AUDIO CLIP: Radio Adaptation

A LOGIC PUZZLE

 
 
 
 
 
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

WRITING PROMPTS FOR MDG

AUDIO CLIP: A Modern Adaptation

 
 
 
 
 
"The Necklace" by Guy Maupassant

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

CUMMINGS STUDY GUIDE

ANIMATED VIDEO INTERPRETATION

 
 
 
 
 
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

FUN TRIVIA: comprehension review

DAYDREAM GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (PDF)

 
 
 
 
 
"Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

Selection Test (PDF)

 
 
 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

DORIS LESSING.org

THROUGH THE TUNNEL JEOPARDY

 
 
 
 
 
"The Californian's Tale" by Mark Twain

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

 
 
 
 
 
"A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway 

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

 
 
 
 
 
"Stolen Day" by Sherwood Anderson 

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT:

 
 
 
 
 
"The Circuit" by Francisco jimenez

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REQUIRED CLASSWORK & ASSESSMENT

 
ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA & ENRICHMENT: