The Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive

Use the heartbreaking story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a pre-writing organizing task that will get your students to dig back into the text and organize symbolic elements (also with answer key), and a literary analysis writing assignment where students will examine Hurst’s use of symbolism to support his theme. A checkmark-based writing rubric is also included.

All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.

This lesson is best for advanced middle school or high school students.

Please note: This item is included in my short story unit, literary analysis essay writing unit, and English 9-10 full-year curriculum. If you already own any of these bundled items, please do not purchase this short story lesson here individually. If you’d like to receive this item plus everything else needed to teach 180 days of English 9 or English 10 at a deeply discounted price, click here to learn more about the full-year curriculum download.

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Ibis and green background cover image credit: Pixabay, Public domain