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Short Stories for Middle School III
Paperback
Series: Short Stories for Middle School, Book 3
Publisher: Clara M Everhart
Published: Jul 29 2026
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if the story didn't end where the page did? What if a minor character had something to say, or an unseen witness had been watching all along?
Short Stories for Middle School III pairs ten beloved, public-domain short stories, from Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart to Wilde's The Selfish Giant, with original companion side stories that step just outside the frame of each classic. These aren't retellings. They're new narratives told from a bystander, a witness, or a character who never speaks in the source text, expanding each story's world while staying true to its tone and spirit.
Featured classics include:
- Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
- Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- Saki's The Interlopers
- O. Henry's The Ransom of Red Chief
- O. Henry's A Retrieved Reformation
- Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour
- Anton Chekhov's The Bet
- Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant
- Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Every section comes fully equipped for the classroom, with:
- Teaching Notes covering key themes, literary techniques, and historical context
- Leveled Discussion Questions, moving from comprehension to critical synthesis
- Classroom Activities for pre-reading, during-reading, post-reading, and assessment
Built on the belief that middle schoolers are capable of engaging with ambiguity and moral complexity, this collection doesn't hand students a single right interpretation. Instead, it opens the door to discussion and helps them build the analytical skills to walk through it themselves.
Whether you're a classroom teacher planning a unit, a homeschool educator building a curriculum, or a literature circle looking for fresh angles on old favorites, Short Stories for Middle School III offers ten ready-to-teach packages that make classic literature feel newly alive.
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