Using Short Stories in the English Classroom

• History of the Short Story
• Selecting Suitable Short Stories
• Supporting Student Reading 

Supporting Materials for Part 1

Handouts

• Handout 1.1: Myths and Legends
• Handout 1.2: Fables and Parables
• Handout 1.3: Folktales and Fairy Tales
• Handout 1.4: Ghost Stories and Other Tales
• Handout 1.5: The Early Literary Tradition
• Handout 1.6: The Short Story Develops 
• Handout 1.7: The Early 20th Century
• Handout 1.8: The Late 20th Century
• Handout 1.9: Short Story Genres
• Handout 1.10: Children’s Literature
• Handout 1.11: Literary Devices
• Handout 1.12: Plot Structure
• Handout 1.13: Writing a Short Story Review
• Handout 1.14: Story Review 1A
• Handout 1.15: Story Review 1B
• Handout 1.16: Story Review 2A
• Handout 1.17: Story Review 2B

Worksheets

• Worksheet 1.1: Story Genres
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.2: Story Elements
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.3: Understanding Characters
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.4: Inferring Characters’ Thoughts Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.5: Somebody-Wanted-But-So
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.6: Sequencing Activity
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.7: Structure of a Short Story
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.8: Plot Structure Graph
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.9: Interviewing Characters
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 1.10: Writing Tasks
• Worksheet 1.11: Collection Sheet for a Short Story Review
  • Sample

PowerPoints

• PPT 1.1: Picture Walk

• Organising the Writing Activity
• Planning a Short Story
• Developing Characters
• Describing the Setting
• Writing Dialogue
• Completing the Story

Supporting Materials for Part 2

Handouts

• Handout 2.1: The Writing Process
• Handout 2.2: Peer Response Guidelines
• Handout 2.3: Guiding Questions for Narrative Writing
• Handout 2.4: Speaking Verbs

PowerPoints

• PPT 2.1 The Writing Process
• PPT 2.2 Peer Response Guidelines

Worksheets

• Worksheet 2.1: Short Story Writing Task
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.2: Mapping the Narrative
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.3: Mapping the Plot Structure
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.4: Character Profile
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.5: Background Information
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.6: Physical Appearance
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.7: Thoughts, Feelings and Actions
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.8: Show, Don’t Tell!
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.9: Beginning the Story
  • Answer Key
• Worksheet 2.10: Writing Dialogue
  • Answer Key

Assessment Forms

• Assessment Form 2.1: Peer Response T-chart
• Assessment Form 2.2: Character Sketch Rubric (Peer Assessment)
• Assessment Form 2.3: Descriptive Paragraph Rubric (Peer Assessment)
• Assessment Form 2.4: Short Story Rubric (Self Assessment)
• Assessment Form 2.5: Short Story Assessment Rubric

• Sharing Stories
• The Module Story
• Using ‘Clipit’ Films

Supporting Materials for Part 3

Handouts

• Handout 3.1: Storytelling Skills
• Handout 3.2: Retelling Folktales
• Handout 3.3: Narrating with Fluency
  • Recording A 
  • Recording B 
  • Recording C 

PowerPoints

• PPT 3.1: Reading with Fluency

Worksheets

• Worksheet 3.1: Storyboard
  • Sample

Assessment Forms

• Assessment Form 3.1: Storytelling Skills (Peer Assessment)
• Assessment Form 3.2: Storytelling Skills
• Assessment Form 3.3: Narrating a Story (Peer Assessment)
• Assessment Form 3.4: Short Story Radio Broadcast

Resources

'Clipit' Films

• Clip 1: Based on 'Victim' 
• Clip 2: Based on 'Number One Daughter' 
• 'The Precious Thing' by Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School 
• Untitled Film by Po Leung Kok Tang Yuk Tien College

Short Stories

• 'Number One Daughter' by Adrian Tilley 
• 'Victim' by Adrian Tilley 
• 'Parrot Talk' by Stuart Mead 
• 'The Knock at the Door' by Stuart Mead 
• 'The Machine' by Wah Yan College, Hong Kong 
• 'The Machine' with annotation
• 'The Magic Door' by Marymount Secondary School 
• 'The Magic Door' with annotation

Publications and Websites

• Publications
• Websites