Short Stories

From Boccaccio to Bradbury; 75 works, many of them "short-short" stories by authors such as Chekhov, Crane, and Bradbury. This large and diverse collection of works is perfect for your classroom. This book is eligible for Prestwick House paperback volume discounts. You'll always save at least 25% on…

…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…

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…

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…

This volume contains twenty-three stories by some of the most important writers at work in the middle of the twentieth century. As Sylvia and Douglas Angus write in their introduction: These stories present a fascinating psychological record of what may best be termed The Age of Crisis', the age in…

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…

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…

Give students a chance to discover the short story by having them explore a book of all different stories from a variety of authors. This book is eligible for Prestwick House paperback volume discounts. You'll always save at least 25% on any paperback you order. If the retail value of your order is…

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…

A modern-day counterpart to the old "Everyman" tales, this collection of short stories depicts teenagers as they encounter moral and ethical dilemmas. These highly readable stories are written such that teenagers can relate to them, and the subject matters will make students want to read. A useful…