Introduce your students to Horacio Quiroga, a master of suspense who will forever change the way they look at their pillows and mattresses with his famous story of everyday horror, “The Feather Pillow.”
This 9-page PDF (with Google Drive version of all student handouts) includes:
• Suggested lesson procedure page
• Full text of “The Feather Pillow,” a wonderfully creepy public domain short story by Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga. (English translation)
• Handout of questions/discussion starters for students to answer solo or in small groups after reading the story. The questions will require them to dig back into the text and their own minds to find the answers.
• Full-text informational article about the real-life terror of sleep paralysis.
• Handout of questions/discussion starters for students to answer solo or in small groups after reading the non-fiction article.
• Detailed answer keys for both the short story and informational text assignments to make grading easy and help you guide the full-class discussion of the answers.
With discussion of answers, these materials will fill two 45-minute class sessions or one 90-minute block.
Download includes: 9-page PDF + Google Drive version of student handouts (uneditable)
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