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5th grade short stories handouts for Easel
The Lottery Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson Middle School Short Story Project
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or dystopian literature unit, this package contains graphic organizers and activities to go along with The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The Lottery short story questions, a biography activity, a giant pennant project, and a hexagonal thinking activity are also included.✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everyt
Grades:
5th - 8th
Christmas Day in the Morning Short Story Analysis for the Common Core
Pearl S. Buck's short story is one of a teenage boy's life-changing recognition of his father's love a few days before Christmas. The study applies the Common Core literary standards. The study includes:1. The story in blocked paragraphs with comprehension questions ranging from simple recall to critical analysis focusing on text evidence. (Includes flashback,dialogue, symbolism, simile, personification, alliteration.) The blocked paragraphing allows for close reading.2. Theme analysis focusi
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4th - 9th
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All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Units - Questions Activities
All Summer in a Day Short Story Units - Comprehension Questions and Short Story Annotations Activities - Perfect for your upcoming Ray Bradbury short story unit or Science Fiction unit, this package contains graphic organizers, All Summer in a Day questions, vocabulary, task cards, a hexagonal thinking activity, an engaging Pennant Project, and more!✅Be sure to click on the preview for detailed descriptions and pictures of everything included in this resourceThis creative and engaging package in
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5th - 9th
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The Elevator Short Story Units - Middle School Short Story - Reading Task Cards
The Elevator by William Sleator - Complete Short Stories with Reading Comprehension Questions and Task Cards - This package contains everything you need to teach this spooky short story, including The Elevator comprehension questions, answer keys, short story annotations activities, biography, task cards, and graphic organizers. These elevator activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts templates, and detailed instructions. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and
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5th - 8th
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The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier Short Story Unit - Horror Short Stories Projects
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier Spooky Short Unit - help bring this scary short story to life in your classroom with this short story unit or Halloween activity. This resource contains The Birds questions, close reading and short story annotations activities, and graphic organizers. While this resource can be used any time of year, it makes a great Halloween unit or Halloween reading activity.This engaging short story resource contains the following:⭐Close Reading Resources: A variety of Close Re
Grades:
5th - 8th
A Sound of Thunder Short Story Unit - Ray Bradbury - Reading Comprehension
A Sound of Thunder Short Story Unit - Ray Bradbury Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or Science Fiction unit, this package contains graphic organizers, questions, and A Sound of Thunder activities. Answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project, story analysis task cards, and a hexagonal thinking activity!This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Ray Bradbury Biography and Scavenger Hunt: A detailed re
Grades:
5th - 8th
Main Idea Fluency TDQs & More Frogs and Toads CLOSE READING 5 LEVELED PASSAGES
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS! Nilly Dilly's Story Club: Common Core Quick Sheets,Frogs and Toads, All-on-One page, Close Reading, TDQ's, Fluency Check, ELA Standard Aligned, Strands listed, Answer Key, No Prep, can be used for high achieving/gifted Kindergarteners up to students on the 6th grade reading level. Common Core Quick Sheets are designed for a busy teacher to have ALL the work on one page for whole clas
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1st - 5th
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Short Stories with Figurative Language - Figurative Language Unit Activities
Short Stories for Figurative Language Activities - This complete figurative language unit includes student notes, graphic organizers, and figurative language worksheets. Students take notes on figurative language, complete a sticky note scavenger hunt activity to locate devices in short stories, and complete a 4 page worksheet that asks them to identify figurative language devices from 4 classic short stories!✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Little Match Girl Short Story Unit - Christmas Close Reading Passage Project
The Little Match Girl Activities and Close Reading Resource contains 40 pages of no prep close reading activities. Perfect for a Christmas short story unit on The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen, these middle school Christmas activities include comprehension questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.This engaging resource includes the following:
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5th - 7th
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Literary Elements Using Pixar's Animated Short Film Piper - DISTANCE LEARNING
Want a new and engaging way to teach the literary elements? This packet was designed to help students learn the literary elements of plot, theme, and cause & effect, by applying them to Pixar’s short film ‘Piper’. This Packet Includes★ Finding theme worksheet ★ Plot chart (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)★ Cause and effect worksheet★ Writing prompt★ Answer keysIncluded is a ready to print PDF file with answer key and a digital Google Drive file with i
Grades:
4th - 10th
Thank you Ma'am Short Story Unit - Short Story Activities - Langston Hughes
Thank you Ma'am Short Story Unit - Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, Black author study, or Black History Month unit, this contains graphic organizers and worksheets for this engaging story by Langston Hughes. Thank You Maam questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!**************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Thank You Ma'am Comprehension Questions:
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Treasure of Lemon Brown Short Story Unit - Short Story Activities Questions
The Treasure of Lemon Brown Short Story Unit - Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, Black author study, or Black History Month unit, this contains graphic organizers and worksheets for this engaging story by Walter Dean Myers. The Treasure of Lemon Brown questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!***************************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐
Grades:
5th - 8th
Raymond's Run Short Story Unit - Black Authors - Short Story Activities Project
Raymonds Run by Toni Cade Bambara Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or Black author study for Black History month, this package contains graphic organizers and worksheets. Raymond's Run questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions of resources included in this engaging resource!✅NEWLY UPDATED IN 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURCES A
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5th - 8th
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The Sniper Short Story Activities - Liam O'Flaherty - Questions - Close Reading
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, this package contains graphic organizers, comprehension questions and answer keys, and close reading activities for annotation. Background information to go along with the story is also included.***************************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐The Sniper Comprehension Questions: A full page of questions
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Plot Diagram Activity Digital and Print
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Plot Diagram Activity. A hands-on activity for the television screenplay script of The Twilight Zone episode The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. After studying story elements and having been introduced to a plot diagram with the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, students work in small groups or individually to cut and paste this list of 11 events from the story onto their own plot diagram and label what part of the story the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Twilight Zone Screenplay Bundle
Charles Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson - Middle School Short Story Activity
35+ Page Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, this package contains graphic organizers and worksheets. Charles comprehension questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions of some of the engaging activities included in this resource.This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Charles
Grades:
5th - 8th
Rain Rain Go Away by Isaac Asimov Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities
Rain Rain Go Away Short Story Unit - Isaac Asimov - Activities and Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming Science Fiction Unit or Short Story Unit, this package contains graphic organizers, Rain Rain Go Away questions, activities, and an engaging Pennant Project!COMPLETELY UPDATED IN 2022- ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!***************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Rain, Rain, Go Away Comprehension Questions: A full page of questions to
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Christmas Present Short Story Unit - Close Reading Activities and Questions
The Christmas Present Short Story Activities and Close Reading Resource contains 45 pages of no prep close reading activities. Perfect for a Christmas short story unit on The Christmas Present by Richmal Crompton, these middle school Christmas activities include comprehension questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURC
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5th - 8th
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SEL Social Skills Stories "Sharing/Compassion" Closed Reading Leveled Passages
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!Morals, Message, Lesson, Theme for Social Skills development and discussions"Ice Cream Kindness" an original story about sharing/compassion Differentiated5 leveled passages Differentiated ALL READERS COVEREDBrittany is faced with with a kind and sharing situation.Common Core Standard Aligned Covered and listed 1st-6th gradeFluency Check Ready! Student's record their score!Fluency Stan
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2nd - 5th
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The War of the Wall Short Story Unit | Black Authors | Short Story Activities
The War of the Wall by Toni Cade Bambara Short Story Unit - Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or Black author study for Black History month, this package contains graphic organizers and worksheets. The War of the Wall questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and descriptions of resources included in this engaging resource!***********
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5th - 8th
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SEL Social Skills Story "Honesty" Leveled Passages Main Idea Fluency Tdqs & More
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!Morals, Message, Lesson, Theme for Social Skills development and discussions"Honesty at the Store"Ronnie and Sean go to the store and face a tough decision.5 leveled passages Basic Reader to College LevelCommon Core Standard Aligned Covered and listed 1st-6th gradeFluency Check Ready! Student's record their score!Fluency Standards Covered and listed 1st-5th gradeALL-ON-ONE Sheet Close
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2nd - 5th
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Story Elements Plot Diagram Graphic Organizers with Easel Activity FREE
FREE Blank Plot Diagram: This is a blank plot map for a short story. This printable or digital plot diagram is labeled with the five story elements of plot-exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, and has spaces for your students to write in the sequence of events. Use with any short story, or with my plot diagram activity for Rikki Tikki Tavi, also available in my store. Supports Common Core State Standards. In color and black and white. Print and Digital: Includes an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
SEL Social Skills "Bravery" Leveled Reading Passages Moral Lesson Message Theme
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!Morals, Message, Lesson, Theme for Social Skills development and discussions"Bravery at the Dentist"Emily learns how to be brave for her first dentist trip.5 leveled passages Common Core Standard Aligned Covered and listed 1st-6th gradeFluency Check Ready! Student's record their score!Fluency Standards Covered and listed 1st-5th gradeALL-ON-ONE Sheet Close Reading, TDQ's, Fluency Chec
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2nd - 5th
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Short Stories + Differentiated passages and questions
Not sure if this resource is for you? Check out the FREEBIE version here! Then, if you love it, come back for these!Short StoriesGrades 3-5Included are three reading passages with multiple reading levels of the each passage (perfect for co-taught classrooms and differentiation)!Along with each passage are questions that focus on the skills: SummarizingMaking inferences and citing evidenceIdentifying the theme and citing evidenceAsking questionsThere are two differentiated versions of the questio
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3rd - 6th
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