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Using Short Story Collections to Enrich the English Classroom

by Diana Mitchell

Using Short Story Collections to Enrich the English Classroom
Grades
8 - 12
Type
Journal
Published
December 1997
Publisher
NCTE

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Description

Describes ways short story collections can be integrated into the English curriculum, including a short story fair, a short story hunt, using single short stories to extend a unit, using a short story by itself, using a collection as a whole, and using short stories as part of a focus on writing. Offers a list of short story resources.

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Lesson Plan
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Lesson Plan
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