Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" provides middle schoolers with an opportunity to hone their close reading and literary analysis skills. After annotating their copy of the story, writer's craft an essay in which they analyze...

Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.

Read the full text of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. With links to other short stories and a Short Story of the Day.

In this learning module, students will learn more about the structure of a short story. Notes and video clips are provided to reinforce understanding of story structure. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III...

A learning module that teaches students about writing a short story with a strong plot in seven mini-lessons: Introduction, Choose the Point of View, Figure Out What to Say, Suspend Readers in Midair, Write about a Central Theme, Read A...

Read the full text of the short story "To Him Who Waits" by O. Henry about a "hermit of the Hudson".

Read the short story "What Happened to Alanna" by Kathleen Thompson Norris on this site.

The themes of hypocrisy and intolerance characterize the short story "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber. Read the full text on this site.

Read the full text of the short story Something to Worry About by P.G. Wodehouse. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

In "The Toys of Peace" by H.H. Munro a woman gives her brother an article about the dangers of war toys for young boys. Read the full text of this short story to find out how her kids respond to the civilian gifts their uncle brings on...

Read the full text of the short story From A to Z by Susan Glaspell. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

In "Who is to Blame" the writer of the story is comparing his life with a kitten to prove that no creature can be trained forcibly. Read the full text on this site.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

This preposition practice activity provides a paragraph from a Hemingway short story. Students click on all of the prepositions used in prepositional phrases in the story. These words will appear in a box below. When finished they can...

A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Wanted To Know How His Pig's Doing" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...

Two short stories from Polish immigrant, Anzia Yerzierska, about the challenges of Americanization that immigrants faced in the early-twentieth century. Includes questions for discussion.

"The Wife of a King" is a short story about a young wife who attempts to learn the culture of her husband who is a different race. This short story deals with the controversial issue of race and can lead to a productive discussion. Read...

"Jaws" fans might enjoy this story. "Under the Deck Awnings" centers around the ruthless character of Miss Caruthers and her horrific plan that leads to a boy being eaten by a shark. Read this short story by Jack London on this site.

The short story "The Whistling Mother" centers around a boy coming home to say goodbye to his mother before heading off to war. Read the full text of this short story on this site.

"The White Silence" takes place in the Yukon, like many of London's stories. This short story centers around three people traveling in the Yukon trying to reach civilization. Read the full text on this site.

H.H. Munro is well known for his stories of magic and mystery. In "The Wolves of Cernogratz" the Cernogratz family has to sell off their castle when they fall on hard times. Read the full text of the short story on this site.

Is it ever okay to tell a lie? This question is at the heart of the story about four devout Christian women who live together and hate lying only to end up lying to one of their own. Read the full text of the short story "Was it Heaven?...

Read the full text of the short story Friend Barton's "Concern" by Mary Hallock Foote. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

Read the full text of the short story The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope by H. H. Munro. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.