Teaching the American short story to junior level students : a theoretical approach, unit outline, and sample day : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

This paper on how to teach short stories to junior level students is a resource for education students, English students, and English teachers. The twenty day calendar outlines a short story unit including reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, andvisually representing activities. The unit includes the students' personal lives, fine arts study, and pop culture. The theoretical context is based on a combination of cognitive, transactional, and social-cultural theories as they relate to education. As an example, a formatted lesson plan of the first day as well as educational text for students for the first day concludes the paper.