Short Stories
Essential Question: Why do we tell stories?
This unit enables students to confirm and hone a common understanding of important literary elements, as well as a shared vocabulary for discussing them. Stories we may read include, but are not limited to:
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This unit enables students to confirm and hone a common understanding of important literary elements, as well as a shared vocabulary for discussing them. Stories we may read include, but are not limited to:
- "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
- "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst
- "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
- "Us and Them" by David Sedaris
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