Homeschool Writing and Then Some
Ever wish you had someone who could hold your hand through this homeschool journey and help you know what’s important and what might trip you up? That’s what this podcast aims to do, especially as it pertains to preparing middle/high school kids to be successful writers. Because teaching teens to write can be tricky. What exactly are you supposed to teach? And how are you supposed to teach it? What if your child hates to write? What if you hate to write!? These are some of the challenges we’ll explore each week. If you’re looking for guidance as well as a little bit of encouragement and a lot of inspiration, you’ve come to the right place.
Homeschool Writing and Then Some
Ep #25 Spooky Short Stories That Students Love
Today I am talking about spooky short stories that students love. These are short stories that I love too, and all of them are classics, worthy of being studied as literature. I will tell you what I find valuable about them, and then I will give you some specific ways that you can use them in your literature and writing classroom.
In this episode, I discuss
✅how spooky stories have their roots in eighteenth-century gothicism
✅why short stories are great tools for teaching literary analysis
✅7 spooky stories that students can’t wait to discuss
✅3 specific writing activities to accompany each story
✅a literary element to focus on for each story
Links Mentioned:
Spooky Short Story Lesson Plan Free PDF
Twilight Zone Season 5, Episode 23 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Ridge”
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Film 1982