Gripping short stories

East of the Web – short stories, interactives, word games

Classic Short Stories

Some  classic short stories…

The Illusionist

ExitFascinating story with a twist – did you catch it?  A good one to test reading comprehension.  What happened?

Lamb to the slaughter examples of dialogue to reveal character

The sniper  –  Themes: war, dehumanisation.  Heart renching story with a real twist.  Suits year 8.

The necklace

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Harrison Bergeron – by Kurt Vonnegut.  Themes: totalitarianism, dystopia.  Would suit year 10.

5 short stories by Roald Dahl:

The landlady

The umbrella man

The hitchhiker

The way up to heaven

 

Perfect for year 7

There will come soft rains – great descriptive language