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Short stories Common Core SL.9-10.4 resources
High School Short Stories Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocab Games Bundle (Vol. 1)
Expand your selection of short stories for the high school ELA classroom with this bundle of reading comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary games covering 10 narratives representing a range of authors (including Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Amy Tan) and genres (including young adult fiction, science fiction, and horror). A summative unit test and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF for
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8th - 12th
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The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM (Shirley Jackson)
Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with Shirley Jackson's The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM!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 conduct a full-length Escape Room for Th
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
Grimms' Fairy Tales Close Reading Worksheets Bundle for Google Drive - Vol. 1
Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this bundle of rigorous comprehension and analysis worksheets covering 25 fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. With these resources, students will demonstrate command of general plot, build their vocabulary, write with clarity and precision, and make engagement with works of fiction visible. All materials are made for Google Drive and delivered as editable Google Docs. Additionally, a zip file containing Word Document
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8th - 12th
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A Jury of Her Peers: Inferences, Symbolism, Irony, Philosophical Chairs
Everything you need to teach and analyze "A Jury of Her Peers." All worksheets have answer sheets as well, PowerPoints frequently contain notes in the notes sections to assist with instruction of material. Everything is separate so you can pick and choose which activities will most benefit your students. -Vocabulary PPT and worksheet. Worksheet is designed to meet CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 of determining word meaning based on context. Visuals are included as well for visual learners and to hel
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9th - 12th
Lamb to the Slaughter: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
*Updated 10/12/20: For each worksheet, I’ve created a png image of the worksheet and then put that image as the background in a Google Slide. The students can use all of the tools in Slides to mark their answers. The links are already set up to force students to make a copy so they each have their own version of the worksheet in their Google Drive. Copy and paste the links below to share with your students. Please don’t post these links on any websites that are not password protected. A whole ne
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8th - 12th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by E. A. Poe Short Story Study Guide Print & Paperless
Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart short story unit includes vocabulary, reading comprehension, short story analysis, literary terms handouts, and writing activities worksheets. Student Booklet is also compatible with Google Slides™. For ELA/ESL/EESL students; recommended for advanced ESL learners. In the zip file, you will find differentiated reading comprehension activities, the original text, as well as an answer key document.⭐Paperless use. The document has been imported into Google Slide
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9th - 12th
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"The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen Close Reading Worksheet (Google)
For many high school readers, age-appropriate fantasy and fairy tale fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. With this worksheet composed of rigorous questions on "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, English teachers will help students extend beyond reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative (estima
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6th - 12th
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ELA Short Story Jigsaw - Collaborative Group Activity
Tired of assigning worksheets after students read a short story? Me too! That's why I created this jigsaw activity for students to complete, where they becomes "experts" on certain components of a short story, and teach what they learn to their classmates! This activity can be used with ANY short story.This activity helps students practice FIVE Common Core State Standards:RL.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences d
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7th - 10th
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"The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le Guin Quiz & Close Reading Bundle for Google
Help high school students extend reading comprehension and analyze plot developments in "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le Guin with this bundle of formative assessments. Made for Google Drive, this bundle offers a self-grading quiz, a close reading worksheet, craft analysis activity, and answer keys. (Alternatively, a printable version of this bundle is available.)By completing the plot-based quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:The narrator's emotional stateThe narrator's
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9th - 12th
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Coming-of-Age Short Story Activities Bundle for High School Readers
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several coming-of-age short stories. Six narratives are highlighted: "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara, "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield, "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, and "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett. Answer keys are included. In addi
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8th - 12th
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Horror Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School Readers
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several short stories in the horror genre. Six narratives are highlighted: "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, and "In the Vault" by H.P. Lovecraft. Answer keys are inc
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8th - 12th
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Fantasy Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School Readers
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several short stories in the fantasy genre. Six narratives are highlighted: "The Chaser" by John Collier, "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, "Tom Thumb" by the Brothers Grimm, "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and "The Moon Bog" by H.P. Lovecraft. Answer keys
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8th - 12th
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Coming-of-Age Short Story Activities Bundle for High School ELA (Google)
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several coming-of-age short stories. Six narratives are highlighted: "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara, "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield, "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, and "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett. Answer keys are included. In addi
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8th - 12th
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Fantasy Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School ELA (Google Drive)
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several short stories in the fantasy genre. Six narratives are highlighted: "The Chaser" by John Collier, "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, "Tom Thumb" by the Brothers Grimm, "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and "The Moon Bog" by H.P. Lovecraft. Answer keys
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8th - 12th
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Horror Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School ELA (Google Drive)
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several short stories in the horror genre. Six narratives are highlighted: "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, and "In the Vault" by H.P. Lovecraft. Answer keys are inc
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8th - 12th
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Science Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School Readers
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several science fiction short stories dealing with a range of topics from artificial intelligence to mind control, from extraterrestrial contact to space travel. Six narratives are highlighted: "Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "The Star Beast" by Nicholas Stuart Gray, "Dark They Were and Golden
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8th - 12th
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Science Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School ELA (Google Drive)
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several science fiction short stories dealing with a range of topics from artificial intelligence to mind control, from extraterrestrial contact to space travel. Six narratives are highlighted: "Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "The Star Beast" by Nicholas Stuart Gray, "Dark They Were and Golden
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8th - 12th
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Psychological Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School English
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several examples of psychological fiction, a genre emphasizing internal characterization to develop profound mental and emotional conflicts. Six short stories are highlighted: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "The Lady with the Dog" by Anton Chekhov, "The Portable Phonograph" by Walt
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9th - 12th
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Psychological Fiction Short Story Activities Bundle for High School ELA (Google)
Use this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary application activities to help high school students engage meaningfully with several examples of psychological fiction, a genre emphasizing internal characterization to develop profound mental and emotional conflicts. Six short stories are highlighted: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "The Lady with the Dog" by Anton Chekhov, "The Portable Phonograph" by Walt
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9th - 12th
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Short Stories by Roald Dahl - Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocabulary Games
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate general reading comprehension, and support critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching three short stories by Roald Dahl: "Lamb to the Slaughter," "Beware of the Dog," and "The Landlady." A quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, and word search game are provided for each narrative. Answer keys for everything are also included. Materials are delivered in edita
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8th - 12th
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Short Stories by Roald Dahl - Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocab Games (Google)
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate general reading comprehension, and support critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching three short stories by Roald Dahl: "Lamb to the Slaughter," "Beware of the Dog," and "The Landlady." A quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, and word search game are provided for each narrative. Answer keys for everything are also included. Materials are made for Google
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8th - 12th
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"Cinderella" by the Brothers Grimm Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocab Games (Google)
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking skills with this bundle of materials for teaching the classic Grimm's fairy tale "Cinderella" (Lexile Measure estimate of 1000-1100). A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a craft analysis exercise, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, emergency substitute lesson plans and supporting materials, and answer keys are provided. Materi
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6th - 12th
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Short Stories by Saki - Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate general reading comprehension, and support critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching three short stories by Saki, also known as H. H. Munro: "The Interlopers," "The Storyteller," and "The Open Window." A quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, and word search game are provided for each narrative. Answer keys for everything are also included. Materials are
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8th - 12th
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Short Stories by Saki - Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocabulary Games (Google)
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate general reading comprehension, and support critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching three short stories by Saki, also known as H. H. Munro: "The Interlopers," "The Storyteller," and "The Open Window." A quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, and word search game are provided for each narrative. Answer keys for everything are also included. Materials are
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8th - 12th
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