Fourth-grade reading lessons generally involve short stories that require a larger vocabulary and include more paragraphs than students are accustomed to. Often, the stories cover a number of pages. When assigning a fourth-grade student a short-story activity, one should strive to keep the it int...
“Among the Long Shadows” by Vicki Weisfeld (me!) is my fourth published story featuring young Sweetwater, Texas, reporter Brianna Yamato, fighting the good fight against crime in her community and the prejudices of the good ol’ boys. The story takes place at Avenger Field outside Sweetwater...
Why we love it: “Daedalus and Icarus” is a great way to introduce middle schoolers to mythology. It’s a simple enough story, but with enough complexity to strengthen students’ ability to focus and read line-by-line to fully grasp the story about the dangers of being overconfident. 10...
Short Story Competition(比赛) 2022 WinnersThe winner in each grade will get $206 and 10 books.Grade 7A New Beginning by Natalie Morgan, Green SchoolFrom the judges(评委): In this story, the boy and his dog goon a wonderful trip to an interesting country. The story is very funny and ...
In a short story, the sequence of events that occur is referred to as the plot. The plot is the structure of the story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It is the series of events that drive the narrative and develop the characters and ...
Get to know Big Joe, who's throwing his own funeral while he's here to enjoy it, and everyone's invited. Meet Kitty and Mack, teens with a love story more real than anything they've ever known. Follow Monkeyman, the quietest kid on the block and the last person you'd expect the...
Writing short stories is an invaluable way to grow your writing craft. Learn how to write a short story with this article.
阅读理解AThe 2021 Short StoryCompetition(比赛)for KidsStories of children in Grade 5 and※Age GroupsGrade 6 are in theage1stUnder Grade 2group.Grades 3 -4A. firstB. second2nd3rdGrades 5 -6C.thirdD.fourth4thGrades 7 -9The prizes for the winner in each agegroup don't include(包括)※Pri...
Writing a short story doesn’t have to be difficult, especially not at the beginning. The very first thing you have to do is just sit down and write. Some people like to do that without any clear plan of where their story will go; others prefer to work out a rough plot or idea bef...
Written by the same woman who wrote the eerie short story “The Lottery,” this story is guaranteed to make students of all ages chuckle. The tale of the worst kindergarten student ever, as told by a classmate to his mother at the end of every school day, your students will love hearing...