Literature
Short Stories Unit
(One week lesson plan)
Instructor: Anita Fossum
Previous Lesson
The last 2 weeks, the students have read short stories from Edgar Allen
Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Poe’s stories included “The Cask of
Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. They read “Rapaccini’s Daughter”
and “Young Goodman Brown” from Hawthorne’s collection. Within these
short stories, students were introduced to the elements of short stories
including plot, setting, and character development, rising action, climax,
and falling action, as well as irony. Students have also previously written
a short story, one page in length including a variety of these
characteristics.
Unit Overview
Students will be introduced to a group of short stories this week that show
the variety of styles authors have. We will continue to review the elements
of the short stories, as well as develop their own short story using the
styles of writing from this week’s stories. This will develop the students’
awareness of the varieties and characteristics of short stories, as well as
allow them to use their own creativity to develop themselves as writers.