Students
Students, here you will be the webpage where everything you need for the class will be linked. This will range from information about the upcoming week, book recommendations, student work examples, and links to additional sources that may be helpful for you in this class.
Upcoming plans for the week
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Short story reading #1: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
Takeaways, predictions, questions
Homework: None!
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Short story reading #2: The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton.
Group discussion/debate on characters
Start of short story project
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Short story project work day
Students will all have to select and get one short story approved.
Each student will create a project that highlights the takeaways from the story
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Project work day!
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Project work day!
Homework: Finish project for Monday's presentations
Choice Reading Book Recommendations!
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Where are you guys? Text me back. That's the last message Carver Briggs will ever send his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. He never thought that it would lead to their death.
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet, the annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor
But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
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An ambitious new student at Manhattan's prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, Craig Gilner suddenly discovers that he has become an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems.
Students, here you will find a series of links that will benefit you throughout the academic year. These include: short story websites, helpful tools, and book reviews.
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Short Stories & Helpful Summaries
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31 Classic Short Stories for Middle School Students https://wehavekids.com/education/Famous-Short-Stories-For-Middle-School
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Short Stories-Summary https://www.thefreshreads.com/short-stories-summary/
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43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language https://lithub.com/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-english-language/
Helpful Tools
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Canva: Project Design https://www.canva.com/
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Wix: Website Generator https://www.wix.com/
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Grammarly: Paper Editing https://www.grammarly.com/
Book Reviews
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Young Adult Book Reviews https://www.youngadultreads.com/
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Book Reviews and Suggestions https://www.goodreads.com/
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Book Reviews Written By Students https://www.campbellcountyschools.org/userfiles/1266/Classes/8311/Book%20Reviews%20for%20kids%20by%20kids.pdf
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The Big Fib: Game Show for Students Living In A World With Fake News https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/the-big-fib/
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Adult ISH: Culture, Advice and Storytelling https://yr.media/adult-ish/
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Book Club for Kid: Book Reviews from Kids https://www.bookclubforkids.org/
Podcasts
Student Short Story Examples
