Very Short Stories for Middle and High School Students to Read Online
Howard is an avid short story reader who likes to help others find and understand stories. If your students are struggling to get into the short story, or you're pressed for time, here are some very brief stories to get you started. They're not as short as Hemingway's famous six-word story (For sale: baby shoes, never worn.), but they're manageable even for reluctant readers. Most are under 2,000 words; I've included an approximate word count where I could.
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[Total: 635 Average: 3.8/5] Since the time the violence has started over the different parts of the world, people have gone through pain, misery and numerous unknown and unbearable conditions that none could have imagined earlier. Alan Gratz brings to light to unleash the dangers, the pain and the hardships the three kids face while they travel to find peace in their lives on their way to meet their families abroad.
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March 5, 2014 Ever since I was a little kid I've loved sharing ghost stories around a campfire which is probably why I love watching horror movies. And every single time I finish watching one, well, a good one... I kick myself for not picking out a comedy instead.
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Best Short Stories for Middle Schoolers, As Chosen by Teachers
It can be a challenge to get middle schoolers interested in reading. The thought of tackling a thick novel can be overwhelming, especially during distance learning. Short stories are always a great choice. In addition to requiring less of a time commitment, they are an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres.
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We can learn much about how a historical period viewed the abilities of its children by studying its children's literature. Occupying a space somewhere between the purely didactic and the nonsensical, most children’s books published in the past few hundred years have attempted to find a line between the two poles, seeking a balance between entertainment and instruction. However, that line seems to move closer to one pole or another depending on the prevailing cultural sentiments of the time.
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"Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish Lesson Plan Text of the story. "Death by Scrabble" Text of the story. Adobe Reader required. "Death by Scrabble" Text of the story and 5 learning activities with emphasis on vocabulary and analysis. "Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish Lesson Plan This lesson plan focuses on a theme of cheating explored through the short story "Death by Scrabble," a brief creative writing activity, and a YouTube video (5:22) on cheating in high school. Word processor required.
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Best Short Stories for Middle Schoolers, As Chosen by Teachers
It can be a challenge to get middle schoolers interested in reading. The thought of tackling a thick novel can be overwhelming, especially toward the end of the school year when attention spans and patience for reading are often running short. Short stories are always a great choice. In addition to requiring less of a time commitment, they are an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres.
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A game of Scrabble has serious consequences. - Length: 4 pages - Age Rating: PG - Genre: Crime, Humor A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger. - Length: 7 pages
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Short Stories for ESL students
Everybody knows reading is good for language learners, but what do you do with students who aren’t ready for full length books? Try short stories. Here are 4 fun quick reads that work well with intermediate+ students. Short Stories in the ESL Class How can teachers maximize the value of short stories?
