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12th grade short stories centers
MEGA (85) Decodable Passages Bundle: Morphology Stories Included!
UPDATED 4/8/24:This product is 85 different decodable stories to support phonics and morphology instruction. Comprehension questions are included for each story.This product is GROWING, and I'll periodically add stories and prompt you to re-download.I created this product to reflect phonics, reading, and spelling lessons focusing on the following phonics/spelling rules:1. Digraph –ck story 2. Glued/welded sound(s) story: -ing, -ang, -ank, etc.3. FLSZ Rule Story4. Digraph ch story 5. Digraph sh
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K - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Orton-Gillingham: Complete Bundle, 700+ Pages! ($200 value)
Hero's Journey Writing Prompt
This Hero’s Journey Writing Prompt resource will get your students writing creative and well-planned stories! With over 2 BILLION unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the plot points of the twelve parts of a Hero’s Journey with this handy Hero’s Journey writing prompt resource.☸ Example Rolls⚀ Ordinary World ................... A discontent older sibling.⚀ Call to Adventure…............. A stranger ca
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Thanksgiving Writing Prompt Personal Reflection
This “Reflection of Giving Thanks” Roll A Writing Prompt resource will get your students reflecting on why and how they’re thankful for things or people in their lives. With over 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide what they’re thankful for, a thankful quote to add somewhere in their reflection, a sense of thankfulness, a question to focus their thoughts, and an extra challenge prompt for them t
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Roll A Writing Prompt Growing Bundle
The Pit & the Pendulum ESCAPE ROOM
This activity features an engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 puzzles covering plot, figurative language, story elements, and quotes from Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale, The Pit and the Pendulum!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to cond
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room MEGA Bundle
Packet of Memoir Texts
Packet of 12 Memoir texts
*mentor texts to serve as models for your students as they write their own memoir
*short texts for enjoyment
*great to use with ELA test prep
~~Packet it ready to print and hand-out!~
Texts included:
Grandmama's Kitchen Table (Cynthia Rylant)
Not Enough Emily's (Jean Little)
When I Was Little (Jamie Lee Curtis)
Laughter (Sandra Cisneros)
Home (Michael J. Rosen)
Hairs (Sandra Cisneros)
Alone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Learning the Hard Way (Eloise Greenfield)
Mattie's Ride (
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2nd - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activities and Rubric Checklist Student Centered
The Most Dangerous Game: Student Centered Activities and Rubric Checklist
American Literature- short story, written by, Richard Connell
Includes:
★Writing Prompts
★Timeline Activity
★Foreshadowing and answer key
★Venn Diagram
★Ship Trap Island Activity
★Plot Diagram and answer key
★Rubric / feedback form
Directions
Print the activities and the rubric checklist double sided. Or you can print the activities sheet separate. Then, use the rubric checklist to assess however many you choose to assi
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Emoji Writing in Google Docs Writing / Technology STEAM Lesson Plan Grades 3-12
Get your students excited about writing in Google Docs with this dual-approach lesson! In this lesson, students of all grade levels can enjoy writing a short story based on their skill level and then turn it into an emoji-fied story! Tutorials, story samples, emoji examples, and emoji differences are all included! Emoji writing has never been this fun! Made for use with:PCMacChromebookAll resources are organized for assigning through Google Classroom!*This lesson has an optional post lesson:Emoj
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
No-Prep! Over 135 Print-and-Go Writing Prompts and Story Starters (Grades 6-12)
Over 135 Ready-to-Use writing (or discussion) prompts to use with middle and high school students. I have broken the prompts into six categories:-Quotable Quotes-Would You Rather?-Story Starters-Personal Response-What would you do if?-Imagine a WorldThese can be used in so many ways: 10-minute bell ringer activities, journal writing, discussions, debates, personal essays, short stories, exposition essays, etc.There is so much you could do with this list, and with over 135 prompts, you'll have m
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6th - 12th
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick creative writing example (Just Dessert)
Chris Van Allsburg’s book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is an excellent medium to teach creative writing. The titled illustrations are accompanied with only the slightest bit of text. A mere suggestion as to what already has happened and might happen. Every turn of the page introduces a unique vignette, an intriguing picture that arouses curiosity that tugs at the imagination, thus sparking new ideas to fill in the blanks. The entire book is a collection of writing prompts! The tantalizing st
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sherlock Holmes | The Engineer's Thumb | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*After being contacted to work on machinery in the middle of the night, engineer, Victor Hatherley experiences a crazy adventure that ends up with him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and his thumb cut off. Luckily, the physician called to he
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5th - 12th
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Lamb to the Slaughter: Murder Mystery
Lamb to the Slaughter by: Roald Dahl Who doesn't love a good murder mystery? I know my students do! I love any day that I can set up centers and allow my students to work independently. (Yes! Centers are for big kids, too!)I use this 2-3 day activity to introduce points-of-view as well as Roald Dahl's short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter."Included are the following: *A 23-page guide to setting up each of the 8 stations. (Letters, diary entries, etc. are included as well. *A 12-page set o
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8th - 12th
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Murder Mystery Writing Prompt
This Murder Mystery Roll-A writing prompt resource will get your students writing clever mysteries with exciting twists! With over 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the victim, suspect, murder weapon, scene of the crime and the victim’s shocking secret with this handy writing prompt resource.☸ Example Rolls⚀ -1- Victim: Wealthy entrepreneur⚁ -2- Suspect: Known criminal⚂ -3- Murder Weapon: Bott
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Roll A Writing Prompt Growing Bundle
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Activities for Choice and Rubric
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Activities and Rubric Checklist
American Literature- short story, written by, James Thurber
★Includes:
Instagram – Walter’s Day in the City
Resume for Walter Mitty
Creative Writing – Daydream for Mrs. Mitty
Your Favorite Daydream Illustration
Rubric / feedback form
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Ancient India: Hindu Creation & Traditional Stories: Reading Passages + Activity
This is an excellent lesson that comes with traditional Hindu stories, featuring stories on Brahma and the creation of the world, the Indian God Ganesh, and the Indian God Krishna (known as the Blue God). The stories are all age appropriate and engaging, and students of all ages will find them interesting and rewarding.Updated November 2023 to include a Power Point!--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLICK HERE!!$$ Money-Saving Bun
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient India Unit: Bundle of 25 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
Alice in Wonderland Literature Guide
An in-depth look into Lewis Carroll's classic story of Alice in Wonderland. Students will be challenged with higher level comprehension questions that ask about theme, literary devices, Carroll's writing techniques, satirical elements, and character development. Also included are worksheets to increase student connections between what they are reading and how it applies to the literary elements taught in Secondary English classes. These worksheets can be used in conjunction with the book or as r
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7th - 12th
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Fable Writing Prompt
This Legendary Fable Roll A Writing Prompt resource will get your students writing creative and thought-provoking stories with moral lessons! With over 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the moral lesson, creatures, object and (if they’re up for it!) a challenge for tale that is sure to get passed down from generation to generation of students!☸ Example Rolls⚀ -1- Moral Lesson: It's important t
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Roll A Writing Prompt Growing Bundle
3 Sets of Compare & Contrast Paired Passages with Comprehension (Level C/D)
Short modified paired texts with picture symbol text support. Designed to visually compare and contrast sentences between the texts.
Includes:
- 3 Informational text sets
- I can statement with picture symbol visuals
- Compare and contrast guided visual questions
- Set of Large visual question cards (compare/contrast)
- Comprehension quiz for 3 sets of paired texts
*** This Version has different paired texts than my other Compare & Contrast Product ***
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PreK - 12th
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32 Characterization Task Cards for ANY Novel or Short Story / Print and Digital
Task cards are a great way to connect instruction, content, and movement. For this reason, I have been working hard to develop a series of task cards that work for multiple texts. Each set of task cards has 32 cards focused on a specific part of English language arts instruction.The 32 cards are available in a .pdf but also as a Google Slides presentation (which means that all the text is editable) for those teachers interested in going paperless. Since this resource contains a Google tool, TPT
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9th - 12th
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Fiction Stations - Literacy Centers For Any Fiction Text
These fiction stations contain 7 different stations – literacy centers to be used with any fiction text. They are designed to be used as a whole, a few at a time or individually. They are no prep – meaning all you have to do is print and make copies.
These could also be used for individual reading books or reader's workshop.
The stations included are:
Character – students will make inferences about a character, by looking at the text of the story. Students are asked to find several quotes
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5th - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Figurative Language Hunt and Sort
This set of activities has been designed to accompany the reading of the short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” Each of these activities works well for assessing students’ knowledge of figurative language including similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personification. One of the included activities requires students to sort 20 examples of figurative language into the correct figurative language category. This is perfect for struggling readers who might be overwhelmed by revisiting the entire text
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6th - 12th
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Pixar Short "Lava" Digital Activity - Elements of a Story - Problem & Solution
This no prep activity is perfect to help teach students about problems and solutions in a story. In the Pixar Short, Lava, there are multiple problems and solutions, making it easy for students to pick out at least one set.In the short film, the male volcano sings a song about wanting to fall in "lava" with someone but he is all alone. A female volcano is under the water but hears his song and falls in love with him. She finally gets above water but is facing the opposite way and can't see her l
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Pixar Short Bundle - Google Slides - E/LA Skills - Elements of a Story
Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks": Questions w/Answer Key, 2 Worksheets + More!
I use these questions to help my students gain a deeper understanding of Amy Tan's story about identity and assimilation. Questions can be used as a reading guide or as an assessment. This product also contains an EDITABLE matching vocabulary exercise, two (2) EDITABLE True-False exercises intended as exit tickets (or bell ringers the next day for review) as well as answer keys for both, and a characterization worksheet. This product allows for multiple entry points and a comprehensive look at
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6th - 12th
16 TEEN READERS BIG BUNDLE: Engaging Reading Lessons- Written By Teens FOR Teens
WRITTEN BY TEENS... FOR TEENS... Best Friends - Tornadoes - Hurricanes - Earthquakes - Setting Goals - Moving... These 16 relevant, high interest stories are sure to engage struggling readers with riveting topics about real-life situations. Whether reading about playing sports, life at school, experiencing natural disasters, or the sadness of moving, these relevant readers are sure to engage teens. Save $20 with this Big Bundle!16 CAPTIVATING HIGH INTEREST STORIES:Each of the 16 Teen Reader
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6th - 12th
Short Story Script | Agatha Christie Poirot | The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
Perfect lesson for a Mystery, Suspense, Inference, Theater Arts, Short Story, or British Literature Unit. Increase students' fluency and comprehension with a proven reading strategy. Enjoy this Detective Fiction Reader's Theater Script The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge from Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie. Featuring the famous detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Hastings. Print PDF & Digital for Google Classroom.Poirot realized things aren't what they seem at Hunter's Lodge.9
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6th - 12th
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