#GOOD SHORT STORIES TO WRITE ABOUT HOW TO#

I’ve collected them here across some loose categories to make it easier for you to find a related set you can use if you’re looking for top hits for a certain themed course. This summer I reached out to a bunch of my English teacher blogger friends and asked them to share their favorite short stories with me, for you. But I’m learning, and I’m enjoying the process. I think I just never got into them as a young reader because I loved diving into the world of novels and staying there so much. And then there are the rave reviews I keep hearing about this cool (and free) short story fair project from Read Write Think.

#GOOD SHORT STORIES TO WRITE ABOUT HOW TO#

And I’ve listened to some wonderful Education podcasters talking about their favorite short stories and how to use them in unique and wonderful ways. Yet until recently, the short story wasn’t really a favorite genre of mine.īut over and over this year I’ve seen the amazing teachers in my Facebook group discuss their favorite short stories ( check out this huge variety of themed threads on short stories). I loved sitting at my favorite cafe in Santa Fe, reading his stunning spare prose and using it as a mentor text for my own.

In graduate school I built my own travel literature elective after spending two years abroad, and my final project was to read all of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories and then write a travel story of my own in imitation of his style. You can focus in on their language, themes, and meaning, or you can use them as springboards to inspire student writers in crafting their own stories. You can pair them with longer works, read them in isolation when you have a random day or two between units and vacations, or pull them all together into a beautiful diverse unit with many voices and perspectives.

Good short stories to write about