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Short stories Common Core CCRA.R.6 resources
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Response Book Report
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Fiction Reading Response Book Report: Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-page assignments can be printed and handed to your students – it’s that easy!What’s great about these activities is they can be used at any of the middle and high school grades, but have also been succes
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCE BUNDLE
Daily Reading Comprehension Passages with Google Forms - 4th Grade
This spiral Fourth Grade Daily Reading Comprehension Review includes 180 reading passages with questions. Three versions are included in the bundle: Printable, self-grading Google Forms, and Google Slides. These 180 engaging passages can be used as test prep, RTI, warm-up work, bell work, guided reading passages with comprehension questions, homework, or sub work. This is part of our Daily Reading Review series. This is a HUGE BUNDLE with 180 passages, both printable and digital. Every quarter c
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4th
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The Masque of the Red Death Unit Bundle - Poe - Short Story Close Reading & PPT
Use Poe’s creepy classic short story, “The Masque of the Red Death,” to practice close reading and other key Common Core reading skills while teaching symbolism, allegory and imagery. Great for Halloween or any time of year, this HUGE 40+ page "Masque of the Red Death" value bundle--combining two substantial products--includes:PRE/POST-READING POWERPOINT:• Fully editable PowerPoint backgrounder on "The Masque of the Red Death," with thought–provoking journal prompts, literary terms and activitie
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7th - 12th
One Pager Reading Comprehension | One-Pager Project Short Story
Have your students share their understanding of any short story by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text with a one-pager reading comprehension project. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)2 Example one pagers (One based on the short stor
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6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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4th-grade & 5th- grade reading comprehension passages and questions non fiction
This resource includes a bundle of 4th-grade & 5th-grade reading comprehension passages and question worksheets with digital and print resources, plus reading strategies posters that are perfect for 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. Inside this product, you will find a packet of passages on fiction, nonfiction, poetry & drama that your students will love reading! Use this resource for independent practice, ELA intervention in the classroom, tutorials, summer, and homeschooling during the school
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4th - 6th
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Short Story Unit Bundle: Essential Questions & Skills for Critical Thinking
A FRESH APPROACH TO TEACHING THE SHORT STORY:If you’ve been teaching the same three short stories from the dusty anthology in the corner of your classroom for the last several years, this resource is going to take you in an entirely new direction. This unit is extremely unique in its approach in a few different ways:Widening the definition of “short story”In order to offer a wide variety of stories without having to purchase and read through countless anthologies, this unit harnesses the power
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8th - 11th
BIG BUNDLE: Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge Domains, Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive Slideshows are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Grade Listening & Learning Strand, Domains 1-12. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 10,000 slides!!!These s
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K
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Interactive Flip Book, 10 Activities
This interactive resource contains everything you need to engage students with Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic, "The Tell Tale Heart." Perfect in October (or any time of year!) this resource can be used alone, with Interactive Notebooks, or with Interactive File Folders.THIS "TELL-TALE HEART" RESOURCE INCLUDES:full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms definedlesson plananticipation guidetext-dependent questions10 activities9 writing prom
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7th - 9th
HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 6th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 6. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, genre, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, narrative writing, informative writing, analyzing argument and counterclaim, imagery, character traits, inferencing, central idea, summary w
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6th - 8th
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Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — 8th, 9th, 10th Grade ELA Short Stories
Working on a short story unit? Look no further for resources. Here are the Most Popular Short Stories Bundled for 8th, 9th, and 10th grade ELA!Included in this bundle: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell All products include reading comprehension questions and
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7th - 10th
Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart & The Monkeys Paw Digital Escape Room Bundle
With this Digital Escape Room Bundle, you will save money and get TWO escape rooms: one for The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe & one for The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs.This purchase includes the bundle of two Digital Escape Rooms, which is perfect since many 7th or 8th grade teachers teach both of these short stories in the same unit!Your students are going to love deciphering and solving puzzles in these creepy, 360° digital escape rooms. Both escape rooms are designed to work for a l
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7th - 10th
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Reading Comprehension Passages with Text Dependent Questions
Engage readers with high-interest realistic fiction passages and comprehension questions! Students will practice their close reading skills with a variety of other fiction reading skills. Each of the five passages has a set of multiple choice questions and short answer questions that require students to use their text evidence skills.Grades: 2nd and 3rd grade readers but has been used with intervention, at-risk and enrichment groups at other grade levels This product includes:5 fiction passages5
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2nd - 4th
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Click Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman - Short Story Unit Lesson & Activities
Click Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman - Short Story Unit Lesson & Activities: Engage your students with the eerie world of Neil Gaiman through his short story Click Clack The Rattlebag with this comprehensive short story unit. This package provides all the necessary resources to effectively teach the story, assess student comprehension, and cultivate their creativity and writing skills. Included are reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, lessons on literary devices such a
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7th - 10th
SHORT MYSTERY STORIES & READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Follow Clues -Engaging
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket while students solve these captivating short mysteries?! Students follow clues with these 36 mysteries. So engaging they won't even know they are learning.These no prep worksheets are sure to be a student AND teacher favorite. Students solve the mystery and practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, stu
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The Monkey's Paw Owner's Manual - Halloween Short Story Activity - W.W. Jacobs
Wrap up your thrilling journey through "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs with a bang! This is the perfect activity to not only ensure your students truly grasp the short story, but also unleash their boundless creativity. Your students dive back into the text, but this time, it's a whole new adventure. It's a fantastic way to reinforce their comprehension and at the same time, supercharge their creative writing skills! Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Teacher guide✅ Student directions + rubric✅ Booklet
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7th - 10th
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Writing Workshop Narratives/Short Stories as Mentor Texts
Writer's Workshop Narratives/Short Stories as Mentor TextsIn this writing workshop, students will examine the literary elements in short stories and then use these mentor texts as models to brainstorm, draft, and revise their own narratives. The literary elements included in the narrative criteria are: dialogue, blocking, character and setting description, figurative language, interior monologue, and flashback.The three suggested short stories are "Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes, "The Jacket
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6th - 12th
HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 7th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 7. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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Short Story Units for Middle School Reading Comprehension, Analysis and Writing
Get scaffolded resources to help your middle school students dive deep into your short story unit. With this set of lessons for 11 short stories, you'll be able to cover reading comprehension, citing textual evdience and literary analysis in depth with your middle school students. These carefully scaffolded lessons will help your students develop skills in reading comprehension, literary analysis, citing evidence to support inferences, determining and analyzing theme and more. Students will fee
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6th - 8th
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Weekly Reading Passage Reading Comprehension Writing ELL Reading Context Clues
Summary of Story:Two friends who never bend the rules try sneaking out of school just once before they graduate eighth grade... Unfortunately, that day happens to go terribly wrong.About this Resource:This is one story that is split into five passages. Each passage has seven questions (5 multiple choice, 1 short answer, and 1 extended response). Questions look at vocabulary, context clues, synonym/antonym, and other aspects of close reading.Whether you use these reading passages as homework, par
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Rogue Wave Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, tone, author’s purpose, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension, short answer response questions, foreshadowing, theme, and point of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher—Radio Play Drama Analysis & The Twilight Zone
Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher's radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of The Twilight Zone Rod Serling adapted for television. (The gender swap of the main character makes for a great discussion.)In this dreadful, ominous tale, students will
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Hitchhiker Unit — Radio Drama by Lucille Fletcher
We Ate The Children Last Short Story Analysis
This resource is a complete literary analysis for "We Ate The Children Last" by Yann Martel.If you are looking to teach dystopian literature or read a dystopian short story—look no further. If you've never read We Ate The Children Last, I highly recommend it! It's a quick read, only a little more than 1,000 words.... with every line more disturbing than the next. Included in this Dystopian Literature Analysis We Ate The Children Last:activating strategy: word sort vocabularyreading comprehension
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Narrative Writing Workbook and Unit for Grades 7-12
Teach your students the skills to write engaging, powerful narratives. This Narrative Workbook uses a scaffolded approach to teach students the elements of narrative writing breaking down the unit into six concepts: setting, mood & imagery, characterization, plot & conflict, point of view & tone, and theme. Each element uses a scaffolded approach with activities for understanding, analyzing, and creating. First students will understand the element. Next, they’ll analyze the element i
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7th - 12th
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