Short Stories with a Twist!

The Boomerang is a monthly digital downloadable product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific read aloud novel. It is geared toward 8th to 10th graders (ages 12—advanced, 13-15) and is the indispensable tool for Brave Writer parents who want to teach language arts in a natural, literature-bathed context.

This guide contains the following features:

• 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation
• Notes about punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and literary elements
• 12 Think Piece questions
• Golden Lines prompt
• Book Club Party ideas
• 38 pages
• Original Publication Date: August 2018

All products are digital and downloadable. All sales are FINAL. No refunds.

About the short stories

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
A war crime, a rope, a bridge, and a twist!

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
A loving couple exchanges gifts. What could go wrong?

The Diamond Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
A diamond necklace is borrowed and returned. All is good, or is it?

The Lady, or the Tiger? By Frank R. Stockton
A choice must be made...what will the princess do?

The short stories found on the Project Gutenberg website: Gutenberg.org.