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7th grade short stories literature circles for Google Apps
Rikki-tikki-tavi Lesson Plans - NOW GOOGLE READY!
This is a Common-Core-based teaching packet for the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. The handouts and ideas included in this packet will engage your students in meaningful and fun pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities. All handouts are ready for you to print and use! No prep is required!Now this product is Google Ready! Google Slides and a Google Forms quiz are ready for you to use in Google Classroom today!You can also now use all of the chapter activities i
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7th Grade Short Story Common Core Aligned Lesson Plan Bundle
Independent Reading Journal for Fiction PRINT & DIGITAL
This Digital Independent Reading Response Journal for Fiction comes in an interactive digital version AND in a low color version for easy printing. They can be used for ANY Novel or Short Story
Are you wondering how to hold your students accountable for providing text evidence during independent reading? I needed an independent reading response packet that could be used for any work of fiction. I needed one that was easy to grade and included questions from every Common Core Standard. So I cre
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Independent Reading Journals Fiction & Nonfiction Logs
Unit Plan for "Button, Button" Compatible with Google Slides and Docs
This product is a unit plan for the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. It is comprised of a Google slides presentation with links embedded to videos and graphic organizers in one single location for your convenience. This product includes the following:PREREADING*Suspense Mini Unit: Brainstorming, Definition, Characteristics, Techniques, Elements, Analysis of 3 Video Clips (all linked on the slide), answer key for possible answers to the video clips*Literary Terms: Word, definitio
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7th - 10th
All Summer in a Day by Bradbury short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file."All Summer in a Day" is a science fiction short story. Students identify features of science fiction before reading the story. There are a variety of reading and writing activities from which to choose. It is also a
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Google Doc Comparison Chart The Fall of the House of Usher and House Taken Over
One page Google Doc for your students to use after reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortázar ------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with me:• Blog • Instagram • Pinterest • TikTok★ Follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies!Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
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7th - 12th
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Short Story Unit Bundle for Distance Learning or Print & Go
Get all my short story resources in this money-saving bundle! All of my resources can be used for distance learning and in-person print and go. This bundle includes resources for both reading and writing short stories. You can use some with ANY story but I also included resources for specific stories. It is a growing bundle, so I'll be adding new resources to it soon!See the individual previews for each product.Created and copyrighted by Tracee Orman
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7th - 10th
Anticipation Guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
This is a four page anticipation guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry.Students will first answer questions they must agree/disagree with based on the topic of consequences. Next, there are terms taken from the story that the students will need to define. After that, the students must pick of the words that they defined to write in their own original sentence. Finally, there are some questions the students to answer based on time travel. These questions lead to a great discussion both be
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6th - 12th
Spanish Valentine's Day story and reading comprehension activity picture book
Celebrate Valentine's Day in Spanish class with this comprehensible story for beginners! **Updated with slideshow presentation for reading aloud in class**Plot: Romeo loves to write poetry and paint. One day he sees Julieta and tries to get her attention by sending her a poem on Snapchat. She rejects him.Targeted vocabulary: concoce, le manda, la poesía, pintar, el poema, pasar un rato con los amigos. Grammar: le gusta/ A ___ le gusta, estar v. serThe product also includes reading comprehension
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6th - 9th
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Whole Book Quiz & Vocabulary Activities
Follow up your reading of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson with this engaging vocabulary Google Slides digital notebook and Google Form Quiz. The quiz is over the vocabulary words AND the entire short story. The digital vocabulary notebook includes a teacher notebook with answer key. Teachers can place the notebook on their interactive whiteboard and the whole class can drag and drop, match, and write the meaningful sentences together OR it can be assigned individually through Google Classroo
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7th - 12th
LITERATURE CLASSICS: 4 short story digital introduction & vocab in POWERPOINT
PURPOSE: This introductory Powerpoint BUNDLE provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. These lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. CLASSIC BUNDLE: THE LOTTERY by Shirley Jackson, THE RAVEN by Edgar Allan Poe, THANK YOU MA'AM by Langston Hughes, THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O. Henry GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole
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6th - 12th
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LITERATURE CLASSICS: 4 short story digital introduction & vocab in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This introductory Google Slide BUNDLE provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. These lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. CLASSIC BUNDLE: THE LOTTERY by Shirley Jackson, THE RAVEN by Edgar Allan Poe, THANK YOU MA'AM by Langston Hughes, THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O. Henry GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whol
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6th - 12th
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Identity and Culture Short Stories Mini Unit
Students can read three different short stories with similar themes such as immigration, family, cultural identity, and familial shame/embarrassment. The three stories in this unit include: "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan, "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez, and excerpts from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Students will click on links to read the three stories and then answer text based questions as well as questions that invoke critical thinking and inferring. Students will then compare a
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6th - 12th
Creative Writing Prompts Bundle - HORROR | Slides, Worksheets, Rubric & More
Venture into the Shadows with this Horror Writing Prompts Bundle - Where Fear Meets Creativity. Seeking an educational toolkit that challenges your students to embrace the macabre and hone their narrative skills? These horror writing prompts are meticulously devised to awaken the imagination and refine storytelling prowess, guiding your students through eerie tales of the unknown, spine-tingling suspense, and subtle dread.Embrace the Art of the EerieFive Chilling Horror Prompts: Each prompt is i
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5th - 10th
The Jacket by Gary Soto Chat Stations
Get students up and talking about text with these Chat Stations about the short story "The Jacket" by Gary Soto. Chat Stations (Cult of Pedagogy, 2013) bring variety and engagement to the classroom. Included in this product are ten questions for you to post around the room. You can tell students they must visit a certain number of questions, set a timer for them to visit any questions, or use these however works best for you! Enjoy listening to students engage in authentic, text-based discus
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5th - 9th
Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
PLEASE READ: This bundle contains zipped files with secure PDF documents of my short story resources If you purchased any individual short story activity packets (links above), this product contains the SAME files. This middle grades short story product provides reading comprehension and writing activities to accompany 6 popular stories.1. "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury2. "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl3. "Sled" by Thomas E. Adams4. "You Can't Take It with You" by Eva Lis-Wuorio5. "The Dinne
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6th - 8th
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Lamb to the Slaughter - Full Text w/ built in guided-questions & scaffolds 730L
Lexile level: 730L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students.This is the complete text and is engineered to include - built in guided questions, discussion prompts, and text dependent (short answer) questions, and a chance to write an alternative ending. "Roald Dahl published "Lamb to the Slaughter" in Harper's Magazine in 1953. The short story concerns Mary and Patrick Maloney. When
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6th - 8th
The Pedestrian - Ray Bradbury (Dystopian Short Stories)
This is 4 multiple choice and 2 short response questions to accompany Ray Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian". It also includes a do now and an exit ticket requiring students to cite text evidence. You can find the story online rather easily, but I have it linked in the title, as well. I use this text to set up my dystopian unit at the end of the year. Skills assessed: Relationship of ideas, words in context, summary, figurative language, and theme.
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7th - 10th
'After 20 Years' by O. Henry FULL TEXT w/ visual glossary (NO QUESTIONS) 720L
Lexile level: 720L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students.This is the complete text and is adapted to include - a visual glossary / visual representations of key vocabulary words.'After Twenty Years'' is a story about two old friends who meet after twenty years, but things don't turn out as expected. One is now an infamous criminal and the other is a well-respected detective. This
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6th - 9th
The Witch Boy Pacing Guide and Reciprocal Discussion Comprehension Questions
The Witch Boy is an engaging 213-page graphic novel by Molly Knox Ostertag that encourages readers to question when activities are set aside only for certain groups. What happens when someone tries to go outside tradition?What you get in this resource:1. 2-week Pacing Guide: There are no chapters identified in this story so I chunked the text into 9 sections/days of reading. There is a list and a calendar option to modify for your purposes.2. 36 Reciprocal Discussion Comprehension Questions: 4
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4th - 8th
Literary Food Truck
If you are looking for a fun project to accompany any novel or short story unit, this is a great option. The literary food truck allows for creativity, and requires students to show comprehension of the text they are reading. This activity is also versatile and can be done independently, partners, book club, etc. Within this project, students will create a food truck to go along with their reading. The truck will include a menu, featuring items that directly relate to the setting, characters, co
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6th - 9th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Full Text - Original - 730L - Short Story
Lexile level: 730L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students."Roald Dahl published "Lamb to the Slaughter" in Harper's Magazine in 1953. The short story concerns Mary and Patrick Maloney. When Patrick tells his pregnant wife Mary that he intends to leave her, she murders him by striking his head with a frozen leg of lamb. She then ingeniously covers up the crime."You will use this sh
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6th - 9th
Short Story Unit: "The Furnished Room" by O. Henry (Print + DIGITAL)
Great for self-directed study for distance-learning. Or use this for an emergency sub packet - story text, student questions, assessments - everything included.This short story teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess “A Furnished Room.” ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.The text is 5.9 Flesch-Kincaid and Lexile 1040 Approx. 2500 words -- for grades 6-10.GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The short story text, student packet, and review quiz are available as Goo
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7th - 10th
Anticipation Guide- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: Act 1
This a great resource to use as an introduction to A Christmas Carol: Act 1, by Charles Dickens. There are several vocabulary words used in the play that the students may not understand. Since the setting is abroad, the questions in the anticipation guide can help guide them into a better understanding of the play. From start to finish, this resource should take anywhere from 1- 3 hours, depending on how quickly your students work. The answer key for the vocabulary is included, but there is a gr
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6th - 12th
Also included in: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens- BUNDLE
Short Story Unit: "Blundell's Improvement" by W.W. Jacobs (Print + DIGITAL)
Need a quick reading lesson or an emergency filler for a sub? This NO PREP short story unit contains the story text, vocabulary cards, a 25 multiple choice question quiz, and a vocabulary matching quiz. It meets 9-10th grade CCSS Reading Literature 9.6 and 10.6. (a work of literature from outside the US). ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.Synopsis: John Blundell wants to marry Miss Turnbull. Their courtship had been going well, until the dashing young Sergeant Daly came to town to visit relatives and no
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7th - 10th
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