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10th grade short stories resources for Microsoft Word $5-10
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" Activity Bundle
You need this packet of 4 activities to help your students read like detectives as they tackle Edgar Allan Poe's challenging short story "The Fall of the House of Usher!" For pre-reading, your students will think about or research mental illness and response to death from the 1830s.As students read the story, they complete the Active Reading Guide so they are focusing on the symbolism and duplicity in the story. After reading the story, students complete the close reading activity which focus
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9th - 12th
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Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit
Your students will have their short story story written and completed in 15 days! This unit includes activities, specific lesson plans and every thing you need to help your students. My kids were very successful during this unit and enjoy it every year. It's positively directed but fast paced.
How to Write a Short Story
Day 1: Background Survey & Getting Excited Activity
Day 2: Character Development
Day 3: Continue Character Development & Setting Development: Where, When and We
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4th - 10th
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"Detective Fiction": Six Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Six Classic Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: A Study Guide" NOTE 1: This version does NOT include the text of the stories, which are available online. However, a version that DOES include the texts of the stories is also available on TPT.NOTE 2: Both versions were revised and expanded in 2022.The guide supports reflective reading of the texts.It contains a detailed, original introduction to the detective fiction genre and to the Sherlock Holmes canon followed by study guides to six popular Sherlo
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8th - 12th
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Final Test (A and B versions)
This is a final test which can be used with or without a scantron (all answers are objective). There are two different versions (A and B) just in case you have some students who have wandering eyes! The answer keys are also included. The test totals 40 points and covers:
Part 1 - 10 multiple choice questions covering: irony, setting, characterization, theme, tone, plot, conflict, and symbolism
Part 2 - 10 multiple choice questions covering foreshadowing
Parts 3 & 4 - 6 multiple choice que
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6th - 10th
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Guy De Maupassant's The Necklace: Pre-AP Skills Applied to the Short Story!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this 1-week unit includes an interactive anticipation guide, activities to assist students in close reading and annotation, the LIQFU! strategy for accurately quoting written material, an introduction to character motivation, a lesson on characterization and close reading, and an outline for writing a summary. The culmination of this unit includes a survey about teen spending habits, a satirical article about teen consumerism, i
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8th - 11th
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Fun Short Story Writing Assignment for Unmotivated High School Students
This short story writing unit has been very successful with classes of generally unmotivated eleventh- and twelfth-grade students. The length and complexity requirements are easily adjustable for differentiation or to fit your schedule.
This packet includes:
• Silly story starters that students construct by picking a subject, verb, object, and adverbial out of a hat. (Grammar reinforcement!)
• Instructions for leading students in prewriting.activities.
• Editable assignment sheet.
• Outline she
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10th - 12th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury differentiated packets for ELLs (Central Idea)
Do you teach ELLs? Do you have a lot of different english proficiencies in the same classroom? Do you have trouble differentiating to meet all of these students needs? LOOK NO FURTHER! These packets will challenge your top students with a grade level text and support your newcomers with images and academic sentence starters!
There are 3 levels of “The Veldt” packet that are differentiated to support all students needs.
Level 1 (Newcomers and Entering)- This packet has the lowest level englis
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Wrinkle in Time mc chapter quizzes
This product is a complete mc chapter by chapter quiz over the plot and charcters of "A Wrinkle in Time." It can be used to check comprehension or as an "answer as you read" evaluation. I ALSO HAVE READING COMPREHENSION TESTS, SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND MOVIE QUIZZES AVAILABLE FOR THIS BOOK!!!! Please let me know if you would like me to make you an evaluation for any story or book. Please follow me and share with your friends. Email me at zelayaa.az@gmail.com for all your reading needs.This w
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5th - 10th
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Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado": A Short Story Unit Focused on Pre-AP Skills!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this one week unit includes engaging and challenging lessons to teach pre-AP skills to your students. You'll find 16 pages of original handouts, including a words and phrases scavenger hunt to teach connotation and mood, an interactive anticipation guide to introduce major thematic elements, an introduction to paraphrasing Poe, engaging lessons on irony, close reading, and annotation, and two key writing assignments. The first
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8th - 11th
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Flowers for Algernon Unit Plan (worksheets, activities, quiz, test)
In this file, you will find a Web Search for students to complete before reading "Flowers for Algernon." The search will give students background information on Rorschach tests, IQ, and the brain. There's also a set of handouts students can use to identify literary elements in the story, including irony, foreshadowing and allusion. Finally, there is a test for the story that includes multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
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6th - 10th
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Isabel Allende - "Two Words" - Magical Realism Mini-Unit
Students of world literature can interact with the Latin American literary world of Magical Realism with this mini-unit. Students will read "Two Words," a charming short story by Isabel Allende, will watch and interact with an interview with Allende, and will read an informational text published in The Independent that uses "Two Words" as the guiding metaphor.
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9th - 12th
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Complete Unit for Henry Slesar's "Examination Day" - Editable - Answer Keys
This resource is a complete and editable unit for Henry Slesar's short story "Examination Day." What's included in your purchase: a teacher guide for assignments, links needed for the unit, a week's worth of bell work questions, comprehension questions, a plot diagram, foreshadowing analysis, theme analysis, and a choice project. Want more ELA resources? Check out my store!
Grades:
7th - 12th
THE BLACK CAT! BY POE {FUN, CCSS ALIGNED, TESTS ETC, 46 PP}
This includes the famous story briefly re-told and also the full version;
Poe's Life Story;
Handy Tests;
10 Word Searches;
Letters Cryptograms;
The Full Original Story;
“Annabel Lee—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
“The Raven”—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
"Why Is Edgar Allan Poe So Great"--which tells why this particular author and story are worth studying;
Common Core State Standards: ELAS.R:IT.1-10 re support; central idea; introduction of key persons, events, ideas; meanin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
This is the second half of my Twain Unit and comes with a really cool and fun activity for students. The first two days are spent reading the short story, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, together and answering questions and discussing content, dialect and theme (closely following Pearson Lit 11th grade). Day 3 is the start and construction day of our activity and days 4 and 5 are the races! Students have so much fun with this activity and administrators will love it as well. Show
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9th - 12th
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Social Stories
Social stories is a great way to engage children in a fun, friendly way, to bigger concepts such as new home rules, riding a bike, sharing with friends, giving hugs, using nice words, going on vacation and more etc....etc..... Social stories help break down bigger concepts for children. It helps children understand social norms and rules within concepts. Please enjoy and be creative!!!!
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PreK - 12th
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The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice| Story, Questions, and Fatal Flaws
This ancient Greek tragedy of love and grief has captured our imaginations for thousands of years. Now, you can bring the story to your own classroom with this original adaptation of the story that balances accessibility with engaging, poetic language: perfect for any high school classroom. Additionally, the story has a short article and a set of questions that revolve around the literary concept of hamartia, or fatal flaw– a concept that will help your students unlock the heart of this and man
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9th - 12th
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"The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin / Holt Elements of Literature Fourth Course
**IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE READ THE STORY BEFORE YOU INTRODUCE THESE LESSON PLANS**
This is a two day lesson plan on Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations" that includes rationale, objectives, materials, procedures, a reading check quiz, an ethical dilemma handout, a debate format handout and a debate judging rubric.
I made this lesson plan to introduce critical theories of literature to my students through closely examining the story and then introducing the theory, rather than intro
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9th - 12th
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Katherine Porter - The Jilting of Granny Weatherall bundle
This bundle includes the following handouts - a pre-reading group discussion worksheet, reading guide, quiz (with answer key), and writing assignments on this short story.
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9th - 12th
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Thank You, M'am Curriculum All-in-One DEAL!
Help your students read and understand Thank You, Mam, a short story by Langston Hughes.
Includes the following (for less than it would cost you to purchase each document separately):
Anticipation Guide
Quick Write and Write Around
Building Background Notes and Answers
Vocabulary Builder
Vocabulary Quiz and Answers
Reading Think Chart
Double Entry Response Chart
Character Chart
Discussion Cards and Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Quiz and Answers
Grades:
6th - 12th
Introduction to Short Stories Power Point: Student notes handout
This is a great overall approach to teaching the elements of fiction applied to the short story and novels. This is a handout for students to complete slide by slide that helps students keep the concepts in note form for the slide show.
This is a great way to begin a unit on reading fiction for middle school and high school.
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Introduction to the Short Story ppt. With Student Notes Handout
Washington Irving Pop Quizzes (Rip Van Winkle/Sleepy Hollow)
Contents:- 3 "Rip Van Winkle" quizzes with 10 questions each (2 true/false and 1 short answer quiz) AND answer keys- 3 "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" quizzes with 10 questions each (2 true/false and 1 short answer) AND answer keys- basic ms word formatting - easy to cut and paste or use verbally- test students' basic comprehension of story and hold students accountable for reading- multiple versions to insure there is NO cheating- differentiation for different levels with different quizzes (true/fals
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7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby - "Be Our Guest" Narrative - Character Creation
Need a fun way to end THE GREAT GATSBY unit but are tired of the same ol' same. Here is a way to engage your students' creativity while evaluating them on so many different standards. Students in my classes love the idea of not having to write the same boring types of papers and actually contributing to Fitzgerald's landmark novel. Included is the directions and an example.
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9th - 12th
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Christmas Brain Teaser Activity
This very fun Christmas activity will tease the brain of your students and keep them thinking right through the holiday vacation. This activity also includes brain teaser questions that reflect bits of the story which tests your students comprehension and keep them sharp and on their toes.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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