Directions: First you must choose which short story you would like to read. The short stories are listed below and are arranged according to reading level. Click on the link of the story that you would like to read. The link will take you to a page with directions for that short story. Follow the directions carefully so that you know what you need to complete. THERE ARE 4 PARTS YOU NEED TO COMPLETE FOR EACH STORY.
DUE FEBRUARY 11TH!
Story Options:
Lower Level (5th/6th Grade):
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Medium Level (7th/8th Grade):
The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank Stockton
The Open Window by Saki (H.H Munro)
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
High Level (9th/10th Grade):
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Challenge Level (11th/12th Grade):
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rip Van Winkle (A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker) by Washington Irving