Short Stories at East of the Web
Click on the "Literary Genres" link below to read about the way literature is categorized.
Click on the "Short Stories at East of the Web" link below and select a genre you are interested in.
After you selected your genre, select a short story to read. Then, write a 2-page book report on the story, containing a character description and a plot summary. Also include whether or not you liked the story and why.
| Lesson Name: Short Stories at East of the Web | |
| Objective: Students will read about different genres of literature. Students will then select one short story from a collection of stories and write a 2-page book report about it. The report must contain a character description, a plot summary, and their reasons for either liking or disliking the story. | |
| Grade: (9-12) | Lesson Login: short_stories-a |
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Additional disciplines: Computer Skills Social Studies Science ESL |
Materials: Computer with Internet access Paper and pencil Word Processing software Printer |
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For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows: In the directions, the student has been asked to write a 2-page report instead of a 3-page one. Click here for the original version of this lesson. | |
