The theme of these short story lesson plans is "awesome and engaged learners."

The short stories for teaching theme bundle contains complete short story units for the following:

1. "The Interlopers" by Saki
2. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
3. "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4. "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett
5. "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

Each unit contains lesson plans, graphic organizer handouts with answer keys, essay rubrics, a summary and analysis of the story, discussion ideas, a quiz, and more.