The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School ELA
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Are your students tired of those boring worksheet questions and activities that are usually completed when reading a short story? This product is just the solution to break up the monotony of normal class assignments and captivate students’ attention. Introduce your students to the thrilling tales oPrice $11.95Original Price $16.25Save $4.30
Are you looking for short story units that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? Look no further than the "Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Bundle". This short story bundle includes 8 resources that can be used to teach 4 of Poe's classic short stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart",Price $24.50Original Price $37.23Save $12.73
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Are your middle school or high school students tired of those boring short story worksheets and reading comprehension activities that are usually completed when reading "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe? I have the perfect solution to fix this problem...TASK CARDS! These PRINT and DIGITAL task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story reading comprehension activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Poe short story, but also allows them to tap into their creativity.
Students will LOVE the variety of ways that they can create products and written responses to demonstrate their understanding of "The Black Cat". Teachers will LOVE that these task cards contain tasks that address all the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature (6th-9th) and that each task comes equipped with a list of clear and specific criteria for success. In addition, there are also EDITABLE blank criteria slides that allows you to customize the criteria for success to meet the specific needs of your students.
.✍ This resource covers the following Common Core Standards:
•RL.6-8.1
•RL.6-8.2
•RL.6-8.3
•RL.6-8.4
•RL.6-8.5
•RL.6-8.6
► What's Included:
• "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe Task Cards: This file contains the PDF and PowerPoint version of this product. There are 36 different tasks includes in this product. Each task comes with two options for criteria: Option #1-Specific criteria has been included for the task that will allow students to know their expectations and be able to self-assess their product or response. Option #2-This is a blank card that allows you to modify or create your own criteria for success to best fit the needs of your students. (Add a text box to the PPT or Google Slides version to create your own directions/criteria.)
• Short Story Handouts: This option has been included so that teachers have pre-designed pages for students to create their projects and written responses on.
• DIGITAL Short Story Task Cards (Google Slides): Digital short story task cards are included in this resource. Each slide contains a single question or task, the directions and criteria, and room for students to complete the question/task on the slide.
✅ The following questions/tasks are included in this product:
→ Question #1- Author’s Purpose
→ Question #2- Central Idea
→ Question #3- Theme
→ Question #4- Characterization
→ Question #5- Point of View
→ Question #6- Time Period
→ Question #7- Real Life Influences
→ Question #8- Figurative Language
→ Question #9- Conflict/Resolution
→ Question#10- Setting
→ Question #11- Theme & Development
→ Question #12- Painting a Picture
→ Question #13- Plot
→ Question #14- Objective Summary
→ Question #15- Mood
→ Question #16- Context Clues
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→ Task #1- Movie Poster
→ Task #2- Be A Critic
→ Task #3- Picture It
→ Task #4- Interview the Author
→ Task #5- Interview a Character
→ Task #6- Comic Book
→ Task #7- Instagram
→ Task #8- Facebook
→ Task #9- Twitter Feed
→ Task #10- Trading Places
→ Task #11- Likes/Dislikes
→ Task #12- Rewrite
→ Task #13- Prequel
→ Task #14-Sequel
→ Task #15- Diary of a Character
→ Task #16- Cover Artist
→ Task #17- Dear Abby
→ Task #18- Music to My Ears
→ Task #19- Morning Announcements
→ Task #20- Word Cloud Collage
✋✋✋ It would be a great idea to laminate these task cards for durability or so that students can use a dry erase marker to check off the criteria while they are self-assessing their work.
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