SHORT STORIES
In this unit, we will cover a number of short stories. Below you will find full texts of each short story, summaries of the stories, and classwork. We will also integrate literary terms within the unit.
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The Thrill of the Grass
by W.P. Kinsella
Summary: This short story focuses on the author's nostalgia for baseball the way it used to be played.
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Harrison Bergeron
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Summary: It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is stupider, uglier, weaker, or slower than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a team of agents ensure that the laws of equality are enforced. One April, fourteen-year-old Harrison Bergeron is taken away from his parents, George and Hazel, by the government.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
by Ray Bradbury
Summary: The story of one day in the life of the house which finally dies after having lived on for days. Where are the inhabitants? Bradbury delves into ideas of the inhumanity of technology and a look into the ironic possibilities of future society
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A Sound of Thunder
by Ray Bradbury
Summary: If you were given the opportunity to travel back in time, would you go? In his short story, 'A Sound of Thunder,' Ray Bradbury explores the concept of time travel and the consequences of altering the past.
Click here for a full-text of the story. Click here for an audio version of the short story on you tube.
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On The Fringe
On The Fringe is a collection of short stories.
Summary (from Goodreads.com): In every school at every grade, there's a pecking order among students -- an in crowd and those outside it, who are often ridiculed mercilessly for the "crime" of being different. This powerful anthology explores the teen outsider experience in electrifying, never-before-published stories by eleven of today's most acclaimed YA authors. A tomboy finds the relief of self-expression through her music, while in another tale a relentless bully tests the faith of an intensely religious girl. A cheerleader discovers that the true soul of her school can't be found within the cool clique; a football player finally stands up for a harassed fellow student; and a boy watches in horror as the school "freak" marches into his classroom with a loaded rifle.Offering insights into popularity and peer pressure, nonconformity and persecution, acceptance and hate, these riveting, provocative tales will leave readers thinking and start them talking |