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7th grade short stories resources for GATE
The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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Test by Theodore L. Thomas Author's Purpose Questions and Activites
This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the message/theme of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and a short contructed response question. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
Symbolism Flipbook and PowerPoint - Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Are you looking for a fun way to practice analyzing symbolism in “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe? This symbolism flipbook moves from identifying concrete attributes of a symbol to getting into the nitty-gritty analysis. Your “Masque of the Red Death” symbolism project includes:A step-by-step PowerPoint showing how to construct the Flipbook (You can edit the requirements for each flap)A full Teacher's Guide for each flap of the Flipbook for Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe,
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7th - 10th
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Rikki tikki tavi Socratic Seminar
Engage your high-level students after they read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by hosting a Socratic seminar! This structured, whole-class discussion activity is an excellent alternative to a traditional worksheet or test for checking comprehension and assessing students' analysis of the text.The seminar includes fourteen open-ended questions that invite students to analyze character, plot, theme, conflict, stereotyping, motivation, and personification in this classic animal story. There are also two follow
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
They're Made Out of Meat Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author and the purpose for each. It also has a vocabulary chart in which students are given a word in context and asked to identify the meaning. Answers are provided for both activities. Writing suggestions are included to give students choices for practice.
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7th - 10th
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The Storm by McKnight Malmar Author's Purpose Unit
The unit contains various activities which require students to analyze the story, identify literary devices and determine why the author used them. It comes with a suggested lesson plan for the order of activities. The vocabulary chart uses context clues, the imagery and literary device charts ask students to find examples, and the higher-level thinking questions have students look closely at the author's words to determine his meaning. It also has two short constructed response questions on ir
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7th - 10th
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Examination Day by Henry Slesar Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the author's message of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and an imagery chart in which students are required to find examples and determine the author's purpose. A short constructed response question is added in which students have to
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7th - 10th
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Hey, You Down There by Harold Rolseth Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies the author uses to convey his purpose. A vocabulary chart is included which expects students to define the meaning of words based on context clues. Writing activities give students a choice on how they want to cover the story. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Leguin Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This story with a surprise ending comes with higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author to convey her purpose. There is an inference chart which asks students to provide examples from the story and explain their significance. The product also includes a short constructed response question which expects students to provide evidence from the selection to support their answer. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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Reader’s Theater The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Canadian Indigenous People
The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky is a dramatization of a Canadian Indigenous Peoples creation myth, a short story, with roles for 20+ students and suitable for any one studying folk tales in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies (re: Canada) or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Long ago
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Theater Arts Native American First People Folk Tales Readers Theater
Reader’s Theater Ukrainian Folk Tale The Cat and the Rooster Short Story
Are you looking for a darling short story about a specific culture? This delightful Ukrainian folk tale I've adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 17+ students is suitable for elementary or middle school students studying folk tales, integrated into a study Slavik countries, a L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? This piece could be a one or three day s
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Reader’s Theater Scripts Folk Tales Middle Grades
The Wish by Roald Dahl Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to determine what the author was trying to convey and what strategies he used to convey it. It also has charts which expect students to identify literary devices and the purpose of each, as well as a vocabulary chart stressing connotation and denotation. A short constructed response question is included for writing practice. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry Short Story Study Guide
The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry Short Story Study Guide
The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry is not an easy read and generally reserved for high school classrooms. This Short Story Study Guide is designed for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. It offers specific activities and resources to help middle schoolers understand and enjoy one of O. Henry’s most famous, head-shaking tales.
The 6 different instructional components are:
1. The Cop and the Anthem—a full copy of O. Henry’s story, whic
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury: Socratic Seminar 7th - 10th Grade- Ready to Go!
Engage your 7th through 10th grade students in an enthralling Socratic seminar focused on Ray Bradbury's gripping short story, "The Veldt." This comprehensive lesson is crafted to stimulate critical thinking, encourage the analysis of various perspectives, and unveil the layers of suspense woven into the narrative. Ready to print and go!Lesson Highlights:Text-Dependent Questions: Delve deep into the narrative with thought-provoking questions that ignite discussions around character motivations,
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7th - 10th
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Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez Author's Purpose 7-Day Unit
This product is a 7-Day Unit which contains higher-level thinking questions requiring students to identify strategies the author uses to convey his message. It includes a unit plan with a vocabulary identification chart, imagery identification chart, literary device identification chart, and two short contructed response questions. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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Big 5 Lion Non-fiction Blooms Comprehension Questions, Short story & Rubric
Non-fiction comprehension about the South African LionEngage Gifted Students & Deepen Comprehension Skills (Grades 4-7)Exhausted from researching and prepping new activities?This Non-fiction comprehension resource about the African Lion is your classroom (and sanity) saver!What's Included (Print & Go or Digital):Captivating Non-Fiction Text: Ignite curiosity with fascinating facts about lions.Bloom's Taxonomy Questions: A variety of questions that assess remembering, understanding, apply
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4th - 7th
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Dystopian Society Stories Author's Craft/Purpose Questions and Activities
This is a compilation of stories which deal with dystopian societies. Each story has questions asking students to examine the strategies the author uses in order to determine the author's message. These are higher-level thinking questions which challenge students.
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7th - 10th
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Zoo By Edward D. Hoch Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to make inferences. It also has a chart in which students are expected to identify the literary device from the text example or find the example and the author's purpose for using it. A short constructed response question is included for which students must give text evidence. Answers are provided for all activities.
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6th - 9th
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A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy de Maupassant Author's Purpose Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to discuss why the author used specific strategies to convey his purpose. It also has a vocabulary identification chart using context clues, an imagery identification chart, a literary device identification chart, and a short constructed response question. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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My First Free Summer by Julia Alvarez Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies the author used to convey her message. It also includes a chart asking students to determine the meaning of words based on context clues and a chart expecting students to provide an example of each literary device and determine the author's purpose for using each. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury Author's Purpose Questions and Activites
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author to convey his message. It also has imagery identification and literary device identification charts. Answers are provided for each of these activities. A short constructed response question and essay are included for writing practice.
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7th - 10th
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Reader’s Theater Script How the Bee Got Its Stinger Cherokee Indian Story
Part of a Bundle This Cherokee Indian short story, How the Bee Got Its Stinger is a readers theater dramatization of a Native American legend with roles for 25+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people, classes studying folk tales, legends or fables, or in a Drama, Language Arts or reading class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Semester Long Curriculum for Drama| Theater Class Back to School!
The Moustache by Robert Cormier Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author to convey his purpose. An imagery identification chart and literary device identification chart both ask students to find examples from the text and determine the author's purpose. A short constructed response question is included. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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