I was feeling pretty good about myself after having taught some great short stories with examples of foreshadowing. So good, in fact, that I took down all the pictures of the teachers of the year since 1993 that were hanging in the hallway leading to the principal’s office at my school and replaced them with […]
Short Story Lesson Plans: 5 More Short Stories for Teaching Irony
January 18, 2016 By Trenton Lorcher
Regular readers of this blog are aware of my fascination with Ender Wiggin, Lennie Smalls, and sports teams from the state of Ohio. What they may not be aware of is my fascination with irony. In fact, I once stayed up late into the night figuring out how everything in life is ironic, which is […]
Filed Under: Cask of Amontillado, Lessons, Literary Analysis, Open Window, Short Stories, The Lottery, The Monkey's Paw
How to Win “The Lottery” in the Classroom with “The Lottery Movie”
August 3, 2015 By Trenton Lorcher
Here’s a nice “The Lottery” lesson plan. Before you show either of these two movies, print out this Template Literary Interpretation T-Chart and hand it out. Throw one of these objectives on the board; otherwise, you might “win” the principal’s observation lottery, which seems to happen when you’re sick or showing videos without objectives on […]
Filed Under: Movies, Short Stories, The Lottery