We all get embarrassed and are put in situations where we wish we could've acted differently. There are times when we all can act mature and our age but there are other times where for no apparent reason, we act immature and childish.
Although some of my students may not be eleven at the time we read this story, the lesson is one that we can all identify with. I enjoy reading and teaching this story to my special education middle school students in the beginning of the year. This brief, yet poignant story, is packed with teachable literary elements and demonstrates the brilliance of Chopin’s craft. Despite being set in the late nineteenth century, students will no doubt relate to the themes of love and personal freedom. *Recommended by Janice Malone, ELA Seminar GalĬan a person die of a broken heart? Kate Chopin poses this question with her classic tale, “The Story of an Hour.” The surprise ending provides an ironic twist that will engage your students and make them reconsider the obvious answer. This little story poses big questions like:ģ) What types of decisions (if any) determine destiny?Īs the story unfolds, Collier compels every reader to wonder, “What would I be willing to do to gratify my deepest desires?” This well-crafted story - which was also turned into a “Twilight Zone” episode - inspires lively (and sometimes heated) discussions in middle/secondary classrooms. If you like story lines filled with mystery, manipulation, and magic, you’ll love “The Chaser” by John Collier. *Recommended by Louisa Enstone, Literature Daydreams A perfect package for engaging analytical and critical thinking. Furthermore it will allow your students to debate issues of justice, cause and effect, responsibility and revenge. This short story provides an excellent introduction or revision activity for close analysis of language, inference, characterization and narrative structure. (well I'll let you discover what happens). Webb wants revenge against a supposed thief, he sets a trap and. This story is an absolute hidden gem! Judson Webb, an arrogant business man, gets caught in his own nefarious web. *Recommended by Carissa, The Melting Teacher I promise you your students will love creating their own ending, finding the literary devices, and applying this story to their lives! Heck, use it at the start of school as you feel summer leaving you. It's great for summer school students stuck inside, or for a story in the midst of winter when you're craving sunshine. This story not only is great for analysis, it also allows you to really delve into this topic without seeming preachy. Especially in this time of cyberbullying, it is important to bring up the conversation of advocating for others, in your class. Even though it takes place in a strange time in another planet EVERYONE can relate to the concept of bullying. I've used it with high elementary students, middle school, and high school students. He manages to convey so much emotion use so many different forms of figurative language, and yet his language is pretty simple. Even though we all know she's guilty, it's fun to hear the arguments they come up with!īradbury is by far one of my favorite authors.
Maloney's defense lawyer or as the prosecution. Then, students choose whether to write a closing argument as either Mrs.
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Once students have solved the mystery, we read the full story. I start off with a PBL exercise written from the cop's perspective, and students make inferences to decide how and why Mrs. I love teaching this story for its surprise actions from a seemingly harmless protagonist. *Recommend by Marypat from Just Add Students A fantastic gem of story that students referenced throughout the school year. This story is perfect for teaching foreshadowing, point of view, and irony. My students love this creepy story! But more than that, they love the suspenseful ending that leaves them wondering, questioning, and debating.
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