Homemama2 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I know there was a thread in the past that had a lot of good ones listed but I have been looking everywhere and can't find it. :( I'm thinking of pulling together a lit program next year for my (then) 6th and 8th grade boys using Teaching the Classics and the second half of Figuratively Speaking (we did the first half this year.) I'm trying to come up with some interesting short stories that would be good for this age group. I plan to include The Veldt by Ray Bradbury and Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry. So what are the Hive's favorites? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Listening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 At around that age, I loved Frank Stockton's The Lady or the Tiger. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Here's one older thread with a few suggestions: Short stories for logic stage and a thread from the high school board that might give you some leads: What short stories do you remember well from high school? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I know there was a thread in the past that had a lot of good ones listed but I have been looking everywhere and can't find it. :( Ah, I suspect the list you're looking for is in the first thread here: List of short storiesSome other threads that look helpful: Suggestions for short stories for literary analysis--7th/... Short Stories every middle school student should read Best Short Stories for Middle Grades Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Following this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Poetry and Short Stories: American Literature from Memoria Press Scroll down to the second listing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I was putting energy into creating a list for myself, but then I found the Jamestown Best Short Stories book for 50 cents at a library book sale, and decided to go with that! It seems pretty good. Here's a link to the publisher's page: http://www.glencoe.com/gln/jamestown/best_series.html The stories included are: First Confessions - Frank O'Connor Raymond's Run - Toni Cade Bambara To Build a Fire - Jack London Marigolds - Eugenia Collier The Treasure of Lemon Brown - Walter Dean Myers The Moustache - Robert Cormier Sucker - Carson McCullers Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus - Isaac Bashevis Singer A Sound of Thunder - Ray Bradbury A Cap for Steve - Morley Callaghan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thank you so much everyone! And those were some of the ones I wanted to include but couldn't think of! (Lady and the tiger, Raymond's run, to build a fire). :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 These were some of our favorites last year in 8th grade: Sound of Thunder, Ray Bradbury Ransom of Red Chief, O. Henry Tell Tale Heart & Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I always have to add Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes every time we do a short story thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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