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Grades level iconsGrades 1–12
Genre information iconNarrative
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Short Stories

826 National
This guide offers an abundance of resources to help students practice the basic elements of short stories.
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Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3 Common Core Standards Icon
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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What You Will Do

While short stories are generally defined by their ability to tell fictional stories in only a few pages, we think they’re so much more complex than that. Short stories have the ability to act as both a window and a mirror.

  • Windows are objects you can view the world through—in story form, they can help us grow as global citizens and learn about other people’s experiences.
  • Mirrors reflect whatever is put in front of them; they allow us to see ourselves as we are. In a story, mirrors give students the opportunity to write about what they know, explore their personal histories, and to show up as their authentic selves.

As you can imagine, we love short stories at 826. This resource provides an abundance of Sparks that will support students as they build their craft.

The resource is available for download below.

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