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13 Short Stories for Engaging Secondary Students & Teaching Literary Elements

There are so many wonderful short stories out there, many of which can be used to teach a variety of literary elements and paired with other texts.

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1. The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty

2. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

3. The Interlopers by Saki

4. The Lady, or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton

5. American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer

6. Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing

7. Geraldo No Name by Sandra Cisneros

8. A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

9. The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst

10. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

11. The Stolen Party by Liliana Heker

12. Thank You M’am by Langston Hughes

13. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

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