Short Story
updated August 11, 2021
Recorded here is my own personal collection of articles, resources, favorite links, teaching ideas, and lesson plans. It encompasses many years, from the very beginning of my experience studying and learning about Waldorf to the present time. People from all around the world visit my site and recommend it to others. Welcome!
This site records my journey. I hope my honesty is encouraging and helps break down some barriers that may prevent people from trying Waldorf ideas. Because this is an ongoing site documenting my curriculum experiences and ideas, some materials are more Waldorf-y than others. Please feel free to take what you like and leave the rest.
Literary Criticism / Short Stories lesson plans
for Class 8 (pdf)
Mission Statement
Waldorf "Short Story" MLB resources & links:
from Live Education!
Plot Development from The Art of the Short Story with Charcoal Drawing
from Waldorf Teacher Resources
Overview of this Main Lesson
Gallery of Student Work
My List of Nine Short Stories:
- "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
- "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
- "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
- "Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov
- "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst
- "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
- "Marionettes, Inc." by Ray Bradbury
- "The Interlopers by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Supplemental Booklist:
The links to lessons I have recommended are either FREE or available at a low cost. I spent $15.25 for the
entire main lesson block. The following books, mentioned in my unit notes above, were ones already in my library that we used to support the lessons.
 
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
 
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe
 
Light: The First Seven Days
by Sarah Waldman
 
The Dreamer
by Cynthia Rylant, illus by Barry Moser
 
Reviving The Essay: How To Teach Structure Without Formula
(grades 4 - 12)
by Gretchen Bernabei
 
Fairy Tales
by e.e. cummings
 
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
by Rudyard Kipling
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
More Practice
Poetry Bell Ringers - five short lessons on author's craft - FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers
Inference Reading Passage - The Feather Pillow by Horacio Quiroga - FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers
The King and the Sea: 21 Extremely Short Stories
by Heinz Janisch
this book is really profound!
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