Valentine’s Day Short Stories for High School with Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans

January 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Valentine's Day evokes various reactions among high school students. Most of these reactions have one thing in common: overreaction. Use the holiday to your advantage by teaching short stories that involve realistic (and not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, Fall of the House of Usher, Gift of the Magi, Lessons, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter, Short Stories, Yellow Wallpaper

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter” Lesson Plans, Summary, and Analysis

August 10, 2016 By Leave a Comment

There's a fairly good chance you came across this post because you were searching for a "Rappaccini's Daughter" Lesson Plan, so I'll just get it out of the way. Of course, you're welcome to peruse the entire post. It's pretty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: American Romanticism, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter

The Best Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Stories with Summaries and Lesson Plans

August 3, 2016 By Leave a Comment

A throng of bearded administrators, in sad-colored garments and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with teachers, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, Minister's Black Veil, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter, Short Stories, The Birthmark, Young Goodman Brown