Short Stories

Immerse your students in some of the best short stories America has produced. The tales in this book run the gamut from the fervor of "Young Goodman Brown" to the hilarity of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." The ten stories in this anthology appeal to all levels of readers. It's an…

A collection of 35 contemporary short stories. The publisher describes it as a volume that "mirrors our age, our conscious, and our lives." If you’re looking for an alternative to the long popular paperback anthologies, this could be it. This book is eligible for Prestwick House…

Great American Short Stories is a collection of 19 classic American short stories. Below are the titles of all 19 short stories included within this compilation: * Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown"* Edgar Allan Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart"* Herman Melville, "Bartleby"* Bret Harte, "The Luck…

A versatile tool for your short stories unit (stories not included). Grouped by theme, each selection has a synopsis, teaching suggestions, and quiz. The focus is on character, setting, theme, plot, and point of view; a reading-level code identifies stories as easy, moderate, or difficult. Grades…

Whether you are a tenured expert, new to the profession, or somewhere in between, Prestwick House Teaching Units help you teach literature or plays with confidence. Each unit identifies grade-appropriate objectives and asks questions that develop students’ understanding of the text as they…

…touch on only a few selections as part of a larger anthology, but Discovering Genre allows your students to examine enough full-text poems, short stories, or plays to make sure that they really grasp the nuances of each literary form. Along with detailed explanations of the conventions of each genre…

Whether you're looking for a short story to pair with the novel you're teaching, or you need a 2- to 3-day sub plan to use with the stories in your textbooks, Prestwick House Instant Short Story Packs go beyond basic comprehension to help students learn how to analyze literature. Each downloadable…

Whether you're looking for a short story to pair with the novel you're teaching, or you need a 2- to 3-day sub plan to use with the stories in your textbooks, Prestwick House Instant Short Story Packs go beyond basic comprehension to help students learn how to analyze literature. Each downloadable…

Whether you're looking for a short story to pair with the novel you're teaching, or you need a 2- to 3-day sub plan to use with the stories in your textbooks, Prestwick House Instant Short Story Packs go beyond basic comprehension to help students learn how to analyze literature. Each downloadable…

Classic American Short Stories offers a collection of some of the most influential American authors. The Teaching Unit for Classic American Short Stories gives you a comprehensive academic framework that saves you hours of prep work. You can rely on this well-researched unit as a strong base for…

With this Great American Short Stories Response Journal, you’ll have an amazing selection of writing prompts for every chapter in the book right at your fingertips. Help your students form and express their own opinions with these personal writing prompts and essay topics. This Response…

Whether you're looking for a short story to pair with the novel you're teaching, or you need a 2- to 3-day sub plan to use with the stories in your textbooks, Prestwick House Instant Short Story Packs go beyond basic comprehension to help students learn how to analyze literature. Each downloadable…