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Middle school short stories guided reading books
Short Story Comprehension with Sequencing Cards/WH-Questions
*** BOOM CARD RESOURCE***Use this Boom Card to target skills like short story comprehension, recalling details of a short story, sequencing events, re-telling events, and inferencing. This deck includes 3-event sequence cards (7 stories) and 4-event sequence cards (4 stories) which your student can arrange logically.Click here to see a preview of this material._________________________________________________________________To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards pla
Grades:
1st - 6th
Skill-Based, Decodable Passages for Intermediate Students Part 1
Teaching phonics in isolation is not effective. Skill-based passages connect encoding and decoding (spelling and reading). Students will be able to see the phonetic patterns they are learning in high interest, authentic texts. By incorporating fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills into these weekly passages, teachers can meet multiple objectives and standards at once.The problem we constantly ran in to is the decodables are often babyish and primary. These passages were written just for
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3rd - 7th
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A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Close Reading Google Annotation Project
"My students were just breezing by the text just so they could be done. They didn't stop to read closely, make predictions, and notice the literary devices that lent to the tone and theme of the work. Mrs. Anderson's guided reading Google Slides force my students to slow down and really absorb everything. She breaks the text up into digestible chunks that students can tackle while sprinkling in literary analysis and thematic questions in a way that does not intimidate students. What's great is t
Grades:
6th - 12th
Fox by Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks Language Arts Pack
Fox by Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks is a fantastic mentor text for your students! This packet will build background knowledge, increase student understanding of character traits, theme, summarizing, and more!Product Includes the following:Teacher Lesson PlanCharacter Trait ActivityCharacter Trait MapsTheme Graphic OrganizerDrawing Inferences Plot Graphic OrganizerSummarizing Graphic OrganizerText-to-Self ConnectionsText-to-Wold ConnectionsVerbs WorksheetAdjectives WorksheetMentor Sentences Act
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Cask of Amontillado - TEACHER COPY with ANNOTATIONS and Vocab
THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO TEACH THE STORY. These notes have EVERYTHING!This is the full text (on 7 pages with wide margins for annotations) of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It includes vocabulary words (highlighted in pink and defined in the margins), GISTs of each paragraph/section, example of foreshadowing, pronunciations of difficult words, examples of literary devices, and other miscellaneous annotations. It also includes 10 higher order thinking Questions for studen
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit
This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.Included in the mini-unit is: ❒ A copy of the short story❒ A prediction chart ❒ An anticipation guide❒ Activity sheet (select important passages in the text for later theme and paragraph support)❒ Author’s purpose activity sheet❒ How to develop a theme sheet with an example❒ A graphic organizer to help students plan their para
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you. This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes: ❒a copy of the short story❒questions for comprehension❒a plot chart organizer❒activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing❒an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)❒an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph
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Grades:
7th - 10th
ESL / ELL Short Reading + Boom Cards Bundle | Level: Beginner Newcomer
This English Language Learner reading comprehension short stories set is perfect for ESL / ELL / ESOL learners in all classrooms. This comprehensible input story features early, common English words: this is, animal, person, is called, there is, says, is not, and I am alongside many cognates in 5 short stories. Each story is accompanied by 6 task / question cards for reading comprehension practice. Task cards include: multiple choice, matching, cognate recognition, drawing, & meaning associa
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Dreaming in Spanish Mega Book Bundle: Spanish Level 1-3: 17 stories+Activities
Dreaming in Spanish Mega Book Bundles features 16 resources spanning from Spanish 1 (Novice) to Spanish 3 (Intermediate). These resources can be used as part of curriculum as the themes are rich and varied, or they can be used to supplement a Free Voluntary Reading Program. Each resource listed below has a preview! Spanish 1 Stories (Some of these stories are also a part of the "School Unit Bundle" click here for details). El bolígrafo (Relationships/ school supplies)En la cafetería (Having cour
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Grades:
7th - 12th
3 Reading Comprehension Stories & Activities Level: Beginner + ESL Newcomer
This English comprehensible input story set features high frequency verbs in the present tense. This ESL / ELL short story set is accompanied by various reading comprehension check activities. Students will receive lots of comprehensible input with the super 7 verb target structures is /are, has / have, goes, wants, likes, and there is as they read. This English short stories set is perfect for ESL / ELL classes for both young and adult students. This short stories set would also be a great addi
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
"The Most Dangerous Game" Spanish Translation
The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" is now available in Spanish ("El juego más peligroso"). I worked with a native Spanish speaker and our school's Spanish interpreter to produce a version of the classic story en español. This version also includes clip art to help students with comprehension.
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Grades:
8th - 10th
The Tell-Tale Heart Open Book Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This is a one page, open book, directed reading activity where students search the text for answers to 30 clues. It forces the students to read for detail and content. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. Please do not share the KEY. A KEY is provided.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
The Cask of Amontillado Google Annotation Project - Distance Learning Approved!
"My students were just breezing by the text just so they could be done. They didn't stop to read closely, make predictions, and notice the literary devices that lent to the tone and theme of the work. Mrs. Anderson's guided reading Google Slides force my students to slow down and really absorb everything. She breaks the text up into digestible chunks that students can tackle while sprinkling in literary analysis and thematic questions in a way that does not intimidate students. What's great is t
Grades:
7th - 12th
Comprehension Questions for LLI Blue Kit, Stories 111-120
Thank you for purchasing this set of comprehension questions that correlate to stories # 111 – 120 in the blue Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) kit. The stories in this pack are:
111. The Hot Day by Maggie Bridger;
112. Moosling the Hero by Sharon Fear;
113. All About Astronauts by Bill Kirk;
114. Too Many Teeth by Jane Bingley;
115. All About Volcanoes by Bill Kirk;
116. Libby’s New Friend by Kitty Colton;
117. Eugenie Clark, Shark Lady by Kendra Adams;
118. The Pir
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PreK - 6th
World Folklore & Mythology Close Reading Unit: (6-9) Weeks Bundled Unit
This is a COMPLETE and comprehensive unit!
(12 Tests, 100+ slides, 18 stories, 30-page student activity packet)
It focuses on folklore from all around the world. It Includes folklore from North America, South Pacific (Samoa), Europe, Greece and Rome, Africa, and Asia.
This Unit is designed for grades 6-10 with attached CCSS standards for grades 9-10..
This an ideal unit for the early parts of your year as students are just beginning to understand literary elements. The readings are short enou
Grades:
6th - 10th
ESL / ELL Short Reading + Task Cards | Level: Beginner Newcomer
This English Language Learner reading comprehension short story is perfect for ESL / ELL / ESOL learners in all classrooms. This comprehensible input story features early, common English words: this is, animal, person, is called, there is, says, is not, and I am alongside many cognates. This story is accompanied by 6 task / question cards for reading comprehension practice. Task cards include: multiple choice, matching, cognate recognition, drawing, & meaning association. This short story is
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: ESL / ELL Short Reading + Boom Cards Bundle | Level: Beginner Newcomer
"Examination Day" by Henry Slesar || Exploration Pack w/ 55+ Pages!
Short Story Analysis: "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar Exploration PackDive deep into the dystopian realm of "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar with our comprehensive analysis pack! This resource is crafted to immerse your students in a thought-provoking exploration of vocabulary, plot, characterization, tone, and more, offering a complete toolkit for an enriching literary journey."EXAMINATION DAY" BY HENRY SLESAR"Examination Day" by Henry Slesar is a chilling dystopian short story that explores
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Dystopian Short Stories Growing Bundle: Explore, Analyze, and Discuss
Greek Myths and Legends Reading Comprehension and Exploration
This pack includes 50 pages of reading and comprehension materials and activities on the following Greek myths and legends: * Medusa* Pandora's Box* Theseus and the Minotaur* Aphrodite and Helen of Troy* Cerberus & Hercules It also includes a student research assignment. I use this pack for guided reading. For each of the above myths/legends there are 2-3 pages of reading material and 4-6 pages of comprehension activities that I have trialled with my students. The students loved this pack so
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Grades:
4th - 9th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Comic Book
This comic book has been designed to provide a visual setting for the narrative of 'The Tell Tale Heart' that will help the student come to a better understanding of the storyline by supplementing the literary devices and symbols that Poe used when writing his famous short story. The language used has been slightly adapted and edited to suit the comic format. It can be printed for easy distribution, displayed as a slide show on a computer or used as an eBook on an iPad or other tablet.
The Comm
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6th - 9th
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Mark Twain Mini Unit: Jumping Frog of Calaveras County & Pre-Reading Activities
This bundle of Mark Twain resources includes six of Twain's works, including excerpts from his autobiography, Life on the Mississippi, and Fennimore Cooper's Literary Offences, as well as the full texts of How to Tell a Story, The Turning Point in my Life, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. It's a great mini unit to introduce students to Twain, his style of humor, and use of dialect and use these skills to analyze Twain's most famous short story. Materials in the Mark Twain min
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Boom Cards: ESL / ELL Beginner Newcomer Short Stories Bundle
This ESL / ELL Boom Card deck bundle is perfect for English language learner beginners of all ages. This deck contains mini comprehensible stories with reading comprehension check. Each deck includes 5 task / question cards. Task cards include: multiple choice, matching, and meaning negotiation. These ESL / ELL beginner short stories are perfect for a 5 minute warm-up or bellringer as an individual, or you can purchase the complete set for sub plans or station work! Each deck includes 6 Boom Car
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Grades:
4th - 12th
The Time We Ran Away and Other Short Stories Guided Reading Packet
The Time We Ran Away is a book composed of different short stories/excerpts of a wide range of books written by various authors. Each chapter is a teaser for the full book. I have made a guided reading packet made up of activities for each of the sections in this engaging book. The activities students will be completing include reading concepts such as inferring, comparing and contrasting, synonym and antonym activities, character traits, and quote analysis just to name a few.
This can be used
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury differentiated packets for ELLs (Central Idea)
Do you teach ELLs? Do you have a lot of different english proficiencies in the same classroom? Do you have trouble differentiating to meet all of these students needs? LOOK NO FURTHER! These packets will challenge your top students with a grade level text and support your newcomers with images and academic sentence starters!
There are 3 levels of “The Veldt” packet that are differentiated to support all students needs.
Level 1 (Newcomers and Entering)- This packet has the lowest level englis
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Ray Bradbury’s “Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed” – 23 Tasks w/Organizers
This learning resource includes 23 rigorous unit learning tasks for Ray Bradbury’s short story, "Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed.” You are receiving the learning tasks, rigorous graphic organizers aligned to each core skill, and rubrics to score the students’ writing. The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of the most rigorous state standards. The graphic organizers and rubrics are embedded in the document, but they are also included as separate attac
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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