Brittany K. Allen is a New York-based playwright, prosewright and actor. In this short story, two new students move to a small town and are greeted by others in very different ways. Their treatment reveals the power of group behavior in a school community.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, anthropologist, and one of the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance. In this personal essay, Hurston explores her identity as a Black woman in the early 1900s.

Note: Throughout this work, Hurston uses the term "colored" as a racial descriptor. The term "colored" was introduced in the United States in the early 19th century and while it was initially accepted by Black Americans it has since become an offensive and outdated term.

Bradford H. Robie has written for Highlights. In this short story, a boy falls into a river during a rafting trip.

En este cuento, un rey insatisfecho busca la felicidad y termina aprendiendo una valiosa lección sobre la vida.

In this short story, a young basketball player begins a new life in Florida.

The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) was developed by Jana Echevarria, Mary Ellen Vogt, and Deborah J. Short. The SIOP lesson plan makes content material more comprehensible to English Language Learners. This lesson clearly defines content objectives and language objectives. 

In this lesson, students study issues related to independence and notions of manliness in Ernest Hemingway’s “Three Shots” as they conduct in-depth literary character analysis, consider the significance of environment to growing up and investigate Hemingway’s Nobel Prize-winning, unique prose style. In addition, they will have the opportunity to write and revise a short story based on their own childhood experiences and together create a short story collection.