Today I am talking about spooky short stories that students love. These are short stories that I love too, and all of them are classics, worthy of being studied as literature. I will tell you what I find valuable about them, and then I will give you some specific ways that you can use them in your literature and writing classroom.
In this episode, I discuss
✅how spooky stories have their roots in eighteenth-century gothicism
✅why short stories are great tools for teaching literary analysis
✅7 spooky stories that students can’t wait to discuss
✅3 specific writing activities to accompany each story
✅a literary element to focus on for each story
Links Mentioned:
Spooky Short Story Lesson Plan Free PDF
Twilight Zone Season 5, Episode 23 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Ridge”
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Film 1982