Short+Stories

__**Short Stories - World Authors (10th Grade)**__


 * __**The Fatalist**__ (Isaac Bashevis Singer) – Poland
 * Text Online: [|The Fatalist]
 * An Interview with Isaac Bashevis Singer: [|Singer]
 * Virtual Jewish History Tour: [|Poland]
 * Author Biography: [|Issac Bashevis Singer]
 * [] : non fiction connection


 * __**The Piece of String**__ (Guy de Maupassant) – France
 * Text Online: [|The Piece of String]
 * French Revolution: [|History]
 * Author Biography: [|Guy de Maupassant]
 * TIme's "Game Changers:" [|Wrongfully Accused]
 * Audio: []
 * terms: http://quizlet.com/11884730/a-piece-of-string-flash-cards/
 * __**Two Kinds**__ (Amy Tan) – Daughter of Chinese immigrants
 * Text Online: [[file:olsen-classpage/TwoKindsfulltext.pdf|Two Kinds]]
 * Analysis of Jing-Mei: [|Character Analysis]
 * Small Literary Analysis of Two Kinds: [|Literary Analysis]
 * Author Biography: [|Amy Tan]
 * Communist Revolution: [|Communist Revolution]
 * A Chinese mother's perspective on child rearing: [|Tiger Mom]


 * __**The First Seven Years**__ (Bernard Malamud) – Son of Russian immigrants
 * Text Online: [|The First Seven Years]
 * []
 * The First Seven Years Notes: [|Notes]
 * Articles about the author: [|NY Times]
 * Letter writing activity: [|Letter]
 * Historical Reference: [|World War II and the Holocaust]
 * Author Information: [|Malamud];[|Biography]
 * Non fiction: []
 * []
 * []


 * __**The Bet**__ (Anton Chekhov) – Russia
 * Text Online: [|The Bet]
 * Student Engagement Activities: [|Lessons]
 * Death penalty vs. Life in Prison: [|Arguments]
 * Author Information: [|Anton Chekhov]
 * Audio: []
 * Relevant information: []


 * __**Boys and Girls**__ (Alice Munro) – Canada
 * Text Online: [|Boys and Girls]
 * Feminist Analysis of Short Story: [|Criticism]
 * World War II: [|Canada's role]
 * Author Information: [|Alice Munro]
 * Interview with the author: [|Interview]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">__**The Man to Send Rain Clouds**__ (Leslie Marmon Silko) – Pueblo and Mexican ancestry
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Text Online: [|The Man to Send Rain Clouds]
 * Reader's Notebook: [|Vocabulary and Conflicts]
 * Native American Burials: [|Customs]
 * Author Information: [|Leslie Marmon Silko]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">__**The Doll’s House**__ (Katherine Mansfield) – New Zealand
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Text Online: [|The Doll's House]
 * Activities and Questions: [|Work for Students]
 * Author Information: [|Katherine Mansfield]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">__**A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings**__ (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) – Columbia
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Text Online: [|A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Author Information and Magical Realism: [|Gabriel Garcia Marquez]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Interview with the Author: [|Marquez on NPR]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Imagery Chart: [|Chart]
 * Audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgai1RIOyM


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">__**The Storyteller**__ (Saki) – Burma
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Text Online: [|The Storyteller]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Recitation of the story: [|YouTube]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Author Information: [|H.H. Monro (Saki)]