High School Short Story Unit

This is a short story unit that I’ve used with 10th graders but it would work well with grades 9-12. Stories included in this unit are:

“Thank You Ma’am"
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
“The Story of an Hour”
“The Necklace”

Included in this unit plan are:

Eight Lesson Plans

Copies of the stories

Characterization Handout

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Group Work Assignment

“The Story of an Hour" Study Guide Questions

“The Necklace” Study Guide Questions

“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes: Review Questions

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber: Review Questions

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin: Review Questions

“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant: Review Questions

Irony Assignment

Short story Test with 30 questions and a short essay response

***There are answer keys for all of the handouts and the test.***

I've included both an editable MS Word version and a PDF version for your convenience. They are each 50 pages in length.

Please download the preview and if you have any questions just ask.