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6th grade short stories independent works
Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)
Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The
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3rd - 6th
Paper Bag Book Report Project - Novel Study Templates - Reading Comprehension
Paper Bag Book Report: Fun Book Report Project for ANY Novel or Short Story - This package is perfect for your upcoming novel study unit or short story unit, as it provides students with everything they need to create a Paper Bag Book Report on ANY novel or short story! All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, and templates! Two separate Paper Bag Book Report packages have been included: one for use with ANY novel, and one tha
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3rd - 6th
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Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Teach the intricacies of the Hero's Journey (or Monomyth) with this amazing bundle of worksheets, graphic organizers to suit multiple versions of the cycle, writing prompts, teacher notes, deconstructed plot summaries, character analysis ideas, doodle notes, narrative plot arc templates and more! What's included?★ Graphic Organizer / Poster / Anchor Chart / INBThis chart details the 4 parts and 12 stages of the Hero's Journey. There are 4 designs: full chart, partially completed chart, highlight
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6th - 12th
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Response Book Report
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Fiction Reading Response Book Report: Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-page assignments can be printed and handed to your students – it’s that easy!What’s great about these activities is they can be used at any of the middle and high school grades, but have also been succes
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCE BUNDLE
Pixar Shorts Films NARRATIVE WRITING THEME PLOT LITERARY ELEMENTS ANALYSIS SEL
LITERARY ANALYSIS OF PLOT AND FULL NARRATIVE WRITING UNIT for GLUED! Google Slides and Worksheets. This adorable animated short film is perfect for teaching PLOT, THEME, CHARACTER TRAITS & MOTIVATION, CONFLICT, SETTING, FORESHADOWING, AND NARRATIVE WRITING in the most FUN AND EFFECTIVE way! In this workshop, students are guided through a full interactive plot analysis of the short film Glued. Students will then use the knowledge they've gained in the workshop to create their own narrative
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5th - 9th
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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Short Story Analysis & Escape Room
Make your scary short story unit on The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school short story resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school ELA teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more
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6th - 8th
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Reading Intervention Fluency Passages & Comprehension 5th Grade (Year Long)
Fluency & Comprehension Reading Intervention for All Seasons – Fifth Grade Level *2024 Update*Answer Keys are included for the comprehension questions, as well as a "Reading Passages Only" file for printing convenience. :)Flesch Kincaid Readability Grade Levels range from 5.1-5.9 in chronological order. They are all on a fifth grade reading level. This bundle contains 35 original fluency passages I wrote and 2-3 comprehension and extension activities to accompany each one. Using one fluency
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Intervention Bundle Fluency & Comprehension Grades 4 & 5
12 SHORT MYSTERY STORIES & READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Follow Clues - Fun
Watch reading comprehension skills soar with these captivating short mystery stories and activities! Follow the clues around New York City with Detective Hanlon as he uncovers the truth in each short, high-interest mystery - guaranteed to capture the attention of even the most reluctant readers! Students will LOVE following clues, discovering evidence, making inferences and solving these intriguing mysteries!Meet the DetectiveTravel throughout New York City as you visit famous places and solve
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4th - 9th
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The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Make your scary short story unit on The Landlady by Roald Dahl memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more in The Landlady. Several short story anal
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6th - 8th
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Short Stories with Comprehension Questions - 11 Short Story Units - Annotations
This giant Short Story with Comprehension Questions Bundle contains 11 of my best selling products bundled together for a heavily discounted price! Perfect for short story reading comprehension, it has a variety of different short story activities, as well elements of literature activities and notes. This package has enough resources to keep kids engaged while learning about literary elements.✅Please check out the thumbnails and individual products in this bundle for detailed descriptions and im
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6th - 9th
Inferences: Short Stories with Inferential Questions
Practice making inferences--drawing conclusions when given some, but not all, of the information, now in short story form! Stories are geared to upper elementary and middle school topics, such as running for student council president, getting left out of a party invitation, and working a summer job. The following pages include:-10 short stories with 5 inferential questions each-3 categories of inferences: predictions: making a reasonable guess of something that could happen next environ
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Inferences Bundle
STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities
STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities
STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the S
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6th - 9th
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Peter and the Wolf {BUNDLE} - Digital Storybook, Centers, Assessment, & More!
This Peter and the Wolf bundle is packed with GREAT resources for the music room! It is THE resource for your Peter and the Wolf musical adventure unit. This giant BUNDLE has everything you could need for Peter and the Wolf! It comes with student activities, booklets, digital storybook, introduction and guide, centers, assessments, and more. As a bonus, the bundle includes an exclusive lesson plan written out for you to print and go! This resource includes the following files:Peter and the Wolf
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PreK - 6th
Plot Diagram Foldables: Story Elements Collection for Middle Grades Common Core
This resource includes everything you need to teach story elements and the plot pyramid to your middle grades students.This Story Elements Plot Foldable Collection includes:Plot Structure Pyramid Foldable Template (blank and labeled)6-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled)Alternate 5-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled) - no Inciting IncidentPlot Pyramid Structure Foldable with Cut-Out TabsPlot Pyramid Structure Graphic Organizer with Key QuestionsNEW! Elements of Plo
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4th - 9th
Visualizing Assessments: Comprehension Quick Sketch Quick Checks
Have you ever had a student read and not comprehend? Uh, yes, I think we all have! This reading behavior is all too common in students who *can* read, or sound like a reader, but too often these "readers", are not comprehending anything at all, these students are often known as "word callers." This is problematic, but can be fixed with this resource.
I have been teaching Visualizing to students for over 10 years because it is one of the most important reading strategies to help students stay tu
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1st - 8th
MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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Personal Narrative Unit Graphic Organizers
In this unit are graphic organizers to support your students while writing personal narratives. These graphic organizers provide scaffolding and visual supports to a variety of learners. Included are graphic organizers on the following topics: *Brainstorming*Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas*Sensory Language*Introduction "Hooks"*Beginning, Middle, and End*Thinking about Setting*Character Traits*Dialogue*Transitions*Show, Don't Tell*Self & Peer Editing ************************************************
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3rd - 6th
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Twilight Zone Teleplay Complete Unit Pack
This is a fantastically engaging and complete unit for your middle schoolers for Rod Serling's teleplay The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. This is material to help you teach the script from The Twilight Zone television series. The text of the teleplay is not included, as it is not in the public domain.You will get the following materials:Pre-reading Group Questions/Discussion PromptsPre-Reading Vocabulary and Extension Activities with KeyCharting Plot: Two Types of Charts with KeyLiterary Ele
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6th - 8th
Folktales Worksheets: Fairytales, Fables, Tall Tales, Legends, & Myths
Practice folktales and the different subgenres with these great printables! The subgenres explored are: fables, fairytales, tall tales, legends, and myths.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Folktales Overview - handoutFolktales Subgenre Chart - handoutFolktales Subgenre Chart - worksheetFolktale Multiple Choice Quiz - assessmentFolktales I Know - worksheetFolktale Reflection - assessment/worksheetGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!NOTE: This resource uses A
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4th - 8th
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" 15-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following document contains two quizzes on Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery." The first quiz is a revised quiz with higher critical thinking questions than the low comprehension questions in the second quiz. Feel free to use either or to pick and choose which questions to offer your students. The first quiz assesses a student's analysis of character name inferences, conflict, foreshadowing, indirect characterization, inferences, irony, plot (especially the implied resolution), sett
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6th - 12th
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Types of Character Conflict in Literature Slides & Task Cards
If your students are ready to dive into the various types of character conflict in literature, do yourself a favor and check out this done-for-you lesson! You’ll receive an editable presentation for teaching, a student notetaker, and a kinesthetic task card activity. This all-in-one instructional resource will save you VALUABLE planning time when teaching about the types of conflict! ✨ Check out the PREVIEW for more information on this product! What types of literary conflict are taught in this
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5th - 7th
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Fiction Comprehension Review | Reading
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in a relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' reading skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential fiction comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and excited about the conte
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
Hero's Journey Identifying Stages
An "ordinary" boy who makes things happen when he is angry or scared, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village and our friendly neighborhood high school student bitten by a radioactive spider – they’re all heroes of their own narratives, or if you like, protagonists within a Hero’s Journey. Identifying and analyzing the acts and stages of the Hero’s Journey can be difficult for students if not modeled first. This resource includes plot summaries from the above three well-kno
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
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
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5th - 8th
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