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Short stories scaffolded notes $5-10
"The Banana Tree" Interactive Notebook Activities Gr. 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 3 as well as individually sold here.These interactive notebook activities are a fun way to help your students understand personification and dialect via the story “The Banana Tree.” Additionally, there are writing opportunities to cite text ev
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6th
Also included in: Dealing with Disaster Bundle Activities Collection 3 Grade 6
Realistic Fiction Scaffolded Writing Unit and Word Search CCSS Grades 3-6
Discover the art of storytelling with this Realistic Fiction Writing Unit, designed for diverse classrooms, including general education, special education (SPED), and English Language Learner (ELL) students. This unit offers a scaffolded approach, ensuring step-by-step progression through the materials. Key Features of This Unit:Realistic Fiction Anchor Chart: Clearly outlines the defining elements of realistic fiction.Practical Writing Tips Anchor Chart: Provides valuable tips to enhance studen
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3rd - 6th
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My Wonder Horse Printable Interactive Notebook Activities HMH Collection 4 Gr 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 4 as well as individually sold here.This product was designed to be PRINTED and does not translate well to digital activities. If you would like a digital version, click here for My Wonder Horse Digital Student Worksheets Grade 6 CollectionsThese interactive notebook activities are a fun way t
Grades:
6th
Also included in: Making Your Voice Heard Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle Grade 6
"Eleven" Interactive Notebook Activities for Collection 4 Grade 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these Collection 4 activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 4 as well as individually sold here.These interactive notebook activities are a fun way to help your students understand narrative elements via the short story “Eleven.” Filled with cute illustrations and step-by-step directions, these activities are specifically designed to enhan
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6th
Also included in: Making Your Voice Heard Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle Grade 6
Cornell Notes and Quiz Ch 2: Plot & Structure (Perrine) AP Literature
These guided reading notes (in the two-columned Cornell Notes format) feature 19 probing text- and inference-based questions that allow students to navigate the dense but informative Chapter 2 "Plot & Structure" of the Short Story/Fiction section of Perrine's anthology "Structure, Sound and Sense", a text commonly used in AP Literature. The accompanying quiz assesses students' reading and understanding through 10 multiple-choice, fill-in, and true/false questions. Answer Key included!
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Rose For Emily Close Reading and Assessment Activities
Engaging in a close read with a text is an essential skill for secondary students. When students learn to “have a conversation” with and grasp the nuances of a complicated text, they are able to comprehend complex texts independently and proficiently.This resource includes the following:Book Cover Poster for Classroom DisplayStudent Copy of the Text (12' font and numbered lines)Suggested Annotation Copy of the Text (Answer Key)(1) 10 question quiz aligned to standardized test requirements(1) sta
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Not Grade Specific
Gothics Bundle - Presentation, Guided Notes, Pit and the Pendulum Packet
This Gothics bundle includes a PowerPoint presentation with guided notes American Gothic literature as well as the full text of the Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe with guided reading questionsThe presentation lesson includes:- The beginning of American Romanticism and the Gothics- Tenets of American Romantic Literature- Tenets of American Gothic Literature- Common themes and motifs in Gothic Literature- A short author study on 6 major Gothic writers (Brockden, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville,
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7th - 12th
Personal Narrative Writing A Special Place Scaffolded Unit CCSS Grades 3-6
Your students will become more confident storytellers with this Personal Narrative Writing Unit. Designed for a diverse classroom, this scaffolded guide caters to all learners, including general education, special education (SPED), and English Language Learners (ELL). This step-by-step scaffolding method simplifies the writing process, providing a sequence of content, materials, and tasks.This easy-to-navigate unit breaks down the elements of personal narrative writing into manageable chunks, al
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3rd - 6th
The Yellow Wall-Paper Close Reading Annotations grades 9-12 AP IB
Much like her masterpiece "The Yellow Wall-Paper, " Charlotte Perkins Gilman was ahead of her time. Modern readers will feel and her narrator's frustration as her husband's "resting cure" drives her mad. This text is becoming a staple of AP Literature and Composition and International Baccalaureate classes for its skillful writing and skewering of the patriarchy. This resource includes the following:Book Cover Poster for Classroom DisplayStudent Copy of the Text (easy reading 12 point font and n
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Not Grade Specific
Master of Suspense- Edgar Allan Poe's : The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart
This two-week unit explores multiple literary concepts: author's craft, foreshadowing, symbolism, research techniques, and summarizing strategies. Students explore the master of suspense, Poe's classics, while choosing from multiple selections. This is StudySync Compatible OR can be accessed all on its own. Links to the selections and bonus videos are included to help scaffold struggling students. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grades:
7th - 9th
Cornell Notes and Quiz Ch 1: Reading the Story (Perrine) AP Literature
These guided reading notes (in the two-columned Cornell Notes format) allow students to navigate the dense but informative Chapter 1 "Reading the Story" of the Short Story/Fiction section of Perrine's anthology "Structure, Sound and Sense", a text commonly used in AP Literature. Carefully-worded fact or opinion cues and questions in the left column are page-numbered along with the chapter to aid students. The accompanying quiz assesses students' reading and understanding through seven multiple-c
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit!
This bundle covers the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. This package comes with comprehension questions with thesis and topic sentence writing help, a final quiz, essay writing prompts and organizers, a poem writing activity, a movie comparison with a narrative wiring prompt, and vocabulary practice!This short story satisfies many standards that you need to teach in your ELA classroom that include theme understanding, reading comprehension, author's tone and mood, understanding of s
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7th - 10th
Point of View Intro Slides and Student Notes
Ready to go Intro Lesson with fill in the blank student notes sheet.
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6th - 8th
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TPRS & TPR French. LESSON ONE. Acquire French Through Movement and Story.
This active and in-depth lesson will amaze not only your students but also you their teacher. Students will quickly go from learning individual words of vocabulary primarily through movement and gesture to reading two short stories in French. This lesson, full of high frequency words has been road tested, altered and improved over a number of years. It is for beginners, I have achieved great success with it and so can you! It includes detailed teacher instructions, student exercises and a Powe
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5th - 8th
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"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner Short Story Unit Bundle
*Save $2 by purchasing the bundle!This unit bundle includes the following:Pre-reading notes with vocabulary, author biographical information, literary devices, information on author's craft/style, and background on the Southern Gothic Genre. Indirect/Direct Characterization graphic organizer and activityOrder of events graphic organizer to determine when the events happened chronologically in the story and to introduce discussion of the author's craft/style and its effectiveness in creating susp
Grades:
9th - 12th
Everything You Need to Teach THE NECKLACE by Guy de Maupassant
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant is a classic short story and is perfect for middle school students. This product contains the story The Necklace with a large glossary for difficult words.It also contains high quality nonfiction passages about the historical period in which the story is set. But wait there's more! You'll also get discussion questions and essay prompts with guidance on how to help students identify a theme and support it with evidence. This is EVERYTHING you could possibly need
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6th - 9th
INTRO TO GOTHIC LIT
Teach the elements of Gothic Literature with this colorful presentation and guided notes. This presentation defines Gothic Literature while providing examples and elements found within the genre. The presentation is in PowerPoint format so that additional slides can be added. The guided notes go slide-by-slide to keep students active while acting as a reference guide. After going over the elements of Gothic Literature, use the Gothic Elements in Pop Culture handout to analyze a gothic film, TV s
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
ANALYSIS HANDOUTS BUNDLE
A bundle of handouts and cheat sheets on reading stories and poems for analysis.This bundle includes:Story SettingStory PlotCharacterizationStory AnalysisReference to ContextPoetry AnalysisPoetic Devices in PoetryPoetry AnnotationHere are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collaborationsFor an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichmentThis is w
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6th - 12th
Flowers for Algernon Annotated Text of Section 1 (Progress Report 1 to 9)
Teacher Annotated Text for Section 1 (progris riport 1 to Progress Report 9). This teacher annotated text can be used to help students see how to properly annotate text as they read or it can be used by the teacher to guide the lesson.
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Flowers for Algernon - Full Text Annotations
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ELEMENTS OF MYTHOLOGY
Enhance your mythology unit by teaching students how to identify the elements of mythology in texts! Resource includes notes page with the six elements of mythology (including space for students to rewrite the definition in their own words), and a worksheet for applying their knowledge to different myth texts.
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CREATION MYTHS
How did the world come to be? A question that has intrigued humanity for hundreds of thousands of years. Engage your
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4th - 8th
"The Necklace" Notes & Quiz Combo
From start to finish, these two resources will help your students work their way through Guy de Maupassant's short story. All content is editable and covers comprehension basics and terminology. My quizzes are based on the content my unique guide-o-rama scaffold notes supply. Make your short story instruction and assessment easy and manageable, and save money while doing it!Thanks for visiting my store and take a look at my other short story notes & quiz combos as well!
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7th - 10th
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Dubliners by James Joyce - Unit Plan
This 18 page unit plan for James Joyce's Dubliners includes "Student Note-taking Guides" with 138 close-reading questions that can be used for student notes, class discussion, group work, and/or assessment.This plan also includes more specific activities for "The Dead": 8 group discussion prompts, a close-reading task with 5 guiding questions, a 10 question literal comprehension test (with answer key), and a long answer assessment.Each story includes the following number of close-reading questio
Grades:
9th - 12th
AFTER TWENTY YEARS BY O HENRY: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 5 SESSIONS
Powerpoint presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.Lesson
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6th - 8th
Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION PRESENTATIONS: BUNDLE
Identifying Theme in Saki's The Open Window
This Google Slides presentation is ready to use in the classroom to teach identification of theme(s) by approaching the text in three ways: comprehension, analysis, and synthesis. My students always enjoy the story and recognize the theme once we have discussed it thoroughly. Twelve slides with link to the story.
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9th - 12th
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