About This Module


To make a long story short: Students will read and respond to short stories.

Questions require students to critically analyze the stories.

Assignments include 1 personal, 1 critical, and 1 creative response to text.

PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENT TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS IN EACH UNIT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS. Teachers may choose to remove, add, or modify tasks, assignments and tests in order to accommodate teaching styles, learning styles, delivery model, and/or time or resource constraints.

Student Tasks
  • Review “6 Elements of Story” 
  • Read short stories and respond analytical questions 
    • “The Leap” by Louise Erdrich
    • “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Checklov 
    • “Twins” by Eric Wright
    • “Two Words” by Isabel Allende 
    • “The Persian Carpet” by Hanan Shaykh 
    • “Rich for One Day” by Suzanne Jacob
  • Read  “Journal Writing Guidelines”
  • Read  “SEXC Paragraph Guidelines” AND “LAP: Helpful Hints”
  • View video “Mini-Lesson How to Quote from a Text in Your Essay”

Student Assignments
  • Story Elements quiz 
  • Journal #1: The Lottery Ticket Pre-Reading  
  • Assignment #1: “The Lottery” SEXC Response 
  • Assignment #2: “Twins” News Article
  • ​Unit Test