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5 Must-Read Gothic Short Stories for High School Students

5 Must-Read Gothic Short Stories for High School Students

As students read each Gothic text, they can begin to build a list of identifying traits and then create their own definitions of the Gothic genre. I like to have students create a definition essay as a culminating assignment for the unit; alternatively, students can construct a presentation and/or write their own original short stories using the traits they’ve observed from texts in the unit.

Here are five must-read Gothic short stories for high school students.