Halloween Short Stories Not by Edgar Allan Poe
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In today’s episode of the Teaching ELA Podcast, I discuss several short stories for Halloween that weren’t written by Edgar Allan Poe. They include “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The Lottery,” “Rappacini’s Daughter,” “There Will Come Soft Rains,” “Sonata for a Harp and a Bicycle,” “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “The Landlady,” and “Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”
Takeaways
- Teach suspense with scary short stories with a simple chart and by identifying the three methods author’s use to create suspense.
- Setting and mood play a critical role and strongly affect other literary elements such as plot and conflict.
- You can teach these stories any time of year.
Links and Resources
- Halloween Stories Lesson Plans Collection
- “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs lesson plans post
- “The Lottery” lesson plans post
- "The Landlady" lesson plans post
- "There Will Come Soft Rains" lesson plans post
- "Lamb to the Slaughter" lesson plans post
- "Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" lesson plans post
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