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“This poor man cried out, and the
LORD heard him, and saved him
out of all his troubles .”Psalm
34:6
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Make eye contact with each of your students to
emphasize what is important.
Encourage interaction through questions.
Keep a journal and write down all the stories that
come your way.
Integrate a group of storytellers to make
constructive criticism.
I love introducing students to science fiction.
We really don’t use it enough in our English
classes. In this story, two aliens discuss the
bizarre new life form they’ve discovered and
try to figure out how it thinks and lives.
Your students will laugh out loud when they
discover that the aliens are talking about
humans and love figuring out the everyday
activities and items the aliens just can’t
seem to make sense of.
In class: This is perfect for introducing a
new genre to students. After reading, ask
students to craft their own science-fiction
short story.
As a class, brainstorm a list of activities of
events that take place all the time that we
think are totally normal. Then, ask students
to write their version of an alien race trying
to figure out a birthday party, after-school
detention, or lunch in the school cafeteria.
Written by the same woman who wrote
the eerie short story “The Lottery,” this
story is guaranteed to make students of
all ages chuckle. The tale of the worst
kindergarten student ever, as told by a
student in the same class to his mother
at the end of every school day, your
students will love hearing all about
Charles’s antics. The twist at the end of
the tale will make students gasp and giggle.
In class: Perfect for lessons on irony, your
students can debate whether Jackson’s
funny short story demonstrates verbal,
situational, or dramatic irony. I’ve also
used this story to show students how
an author can utilize dialogue as a
method for developing characterization.
Like “Charles,” this is another classic,
well-known story. An older woman takes
a young man under her wing after he
attempts to steal her purse. As they spend
time together, she teaches him a valuable
lesson about life.It’s perfect for upper-
elementary and middle school students.
In class: This is one of those funny short
stories that lends itself to lessons about
dialogue, diction, theme,and
characterization. It’s also a great text to
use for practice discussions or Socratic
seminars. Students could easily develop
questions about the actions of the
characters. They could consider how they
would have responded in the same
situation. And they could even reimagine
the story as if it were written today.
While many students will have read “The
Gift of the Magi,” this short story by the
same author is much less well known.
Lord Oakhurst is dying, his wife is grieving
(or is she?), and a doctor arrives to try to
help. Your students will be shocked and
amused by this quick read.
In class: Indirect characterization leaps to
the foreground in this funny short story as
students can debate whether Lord
Oakhurst’s wife is truly as sad as she says
she is throughout the story. The story also
makes use of flashbacks, making it great
for introducing or reviewing that concept.
Satire is a tough genre for so many
students. The popular satirical online
news magazine The Onion comes to the
rescue here with a hysterical piece that,
while not a short story exactly, certainly
tells a tale students will guffaw over.
In the article, students learn the plight
of a young man who almost received
severe consequences for driving while
under the influence. Some satirical pieces
are almost too serious for students to see as satire,
but this one does a great job of taking a serious
subject and turning it on its head to make a point.
In class: This piece is perfect for students
who aren’t ready to grapple with some of
the more complex satirical pieces they’re
often given in school. If your group isn’t
quite ready for Swift’s A Modest
Proposal, this is a great place to start.
As an introduction to satire, pairing this
piece with actual news reports of cases
where privileged young people have
received shockingly light sentences for
serious crimes will definitely keep your
students engaged (and enraged?).
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