Short Stories - Unit / Bundle (87+ slide booklet with videos, writing mats and a clear scheme)

A short stories unit of exciting lessons that support pupils in identifying the skills necessary for analysing short stories in all their shapes and forms!

Throughout this unit, students are not only introduced to a variety of fascinating short story texts from around the world, but provided with the skills to decipher and discuss a range of devices related to content, structure, language and form.

This works perfectly as a linking unit for GCSE/IGCSE unseen texts or simply as a series fun, memorable and useful KS3/KS4 English unit which teaches pupils to be critical readers and writers.

‘Inspiring’ and thought provoking resources; these will enable pupils to connect with their learning and improve further in a variety of areas.

Pupils will engage with stories such as . . .

• Lather and Nothing Else, Hernando Téllez
• One of these Days, Gabriel García Márquez
• A Sound of Thunder, Ray Bradbury
• Dead Man’s Path, Chinua Achebe

This pack includes:

-Six weeks worth of lessons, each with their own associated resources and videos.

• A range of carefully currated writing support sheets which cater to a range of abillities.

-A number of scaffolded tasks and challenges which increasingly ask pupils to consider the skills necessary for strong reading and writing analysis.

-An clear scheme of work which alleviates your stress by alllowing you to focus on delivering dynamic lessons!

-Relevant and interesting stories that pupils will be fascinated by, these stories have been carefully selected to showcase a range of diverse writers.

Want to preview to ensure the texts are accessible for your pupils? Here’s a sample from the first story!

‘He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started to shake. But he did not notice. To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor. I tried the edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light. Meanwhile, he was taking off his cartridge-studded belt with the pistol holster suspended from it. He put it on a hook in the wardrobe and hung his cap above it. Then he turned full around toward me and, loosening his tie, remarked, “It’s hot as the devil. I want a shave.” With that he took his seat.’

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