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Short stories Common Core RL.9-10.3 lessons
Literary Analysis with Sticky Notes - Short Story Unit w/ Activities, Writing
Teaching literary analysis can be fun, engaging, and accessible for all students! Increase student engagement and understanding in your next literary analysis unit (whether it be short stories or novels) with interactive and hands-on close reading organizers and scaffolded writing responses. Students will enjoy using sticky notes in class as they analyze the author's use of various literary devices in complex short stories and novels. This is a complete literature unit in itself!This sticky note
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Sticky Note Analysis Bundle: Literary, Rhetoric, Poetry
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
Short Stories Close Reading Literary Analysis Bundle - PRINT + DIGITAL
Engage your students in a rigorous and comprehensive short story close reading unit! Complete with print and digital materials to teach seven short stories, this close reading short story unit has everything you need including targeted close reading passages and literary analysis writing prompts.Help your students learn how to closely read literature and apply literary analysis skills with the resources in this unit. Each story focuses on just a few literary elements and includes targeted passag
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7th - 10th
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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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Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — 8th, 9th, 10th Grade ELA Short Stories
Working on a short story unit? Look no further for resources. Here are the Most Popular Short Stories Bundled for 8th, 9th, and 10th grade ELA!Included in this bundle: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell All products include reading comprehension questions and
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7th - 10th
The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM (Shirley Jackson)
Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with Shirley Jackson's The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for Th
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
Rigorous Short Story Lesson Plan "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is a classic short story about a pregnant housewife who completes and covers for an unthinkable crime. All materials provided offer multiple opportunities to critically evaluate character motivation, plot elements, cite evidence and evaluate irony! The lesson also includes engaging extension activities. ★ Common Core Aligned Questions from the text w/Answer Key ★ Discussion Questions ★ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Extension Activity (4)This resource is perfe
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7th - 9th
Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
Grimms' Fairy Tales Close Reading Worksheets Bundle for Google Drive - Vol. 1
Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this bundle of rigorous comprehension and analysis worksheets covering 25 fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. With these resources, students will demonstrate command of general plot, build their vocabulary, write with clarity and precision, and make engagement with works of fiction visible. All materials are made for Google Drive and delivered as editable Google Docs. Additionally, a zip file containing Word Document
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8th - 12th
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Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Plot Diagram Notes and Lesson with Pixar Film
Guide your students through plot diagram or let students guide themselves with this scaffolded activity on Google Slides! After watching the "Day and Night" Pixar short film, students will be introduced to the basics of a plot diagram. This activity includes the following: - Simplified & Easy to Read Notes on Plot Diagram Basics (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). - Interactive Slides for students to type, drag, and match - Pixar Short Film Link - Formative R
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Plot Diagram Unit Bundle
Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dystopian Literature Bundle Volume II — 5 Short Stories, Literary Analysis
This bundle includes 5 awesome dystopian short story lesson plans, ALL with unique activities for before reading, during reading, and after reading. The 5 short stories included in this dystopian literature bundle are:1) Repent, Harlequin! said the Ticktock Man by Harlan Ellison 2) 2BR02B By Kurt Vonnegut Jr.3) Frost and Fire by Ray Bradbury4) The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick5) The Machine Stops by E.M. ForsterTeach all the literary elements that encompass dystopian literature such as: alle
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Multicultural Short Story Unit Bundle for High School, Middle School, Secondary
Looking for some engaging short stories and rigorous literary analysis activities for your high school and middle school ELA students? Explore multicultural perspectives through these four popular short stories, all while practicing most all the of Common Core reading, writing and speaking standards!This comprehensive 185+ page multicultural short story bundle includes four separate short story units, two editable PowerPoints, and TONS of engaging, rigorous activities for the following short sto
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7th - 12th
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Hands-on Activity with Rubric
Need a fresh, super engaging activity to assess the students' understanding of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe? You have found it! Get students thinking, analyzing, inferring, and creating with this fun, hands-on hidden door task! Students are amazed by the hidden compartment and love the design freedom that accompanies this activity. This activity assesses students' knowledge of characterization, irony, point of view, reliable and unreliable narrator as well as reading comprehensio
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8th - 12th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide
This resource features a comprehensive Common Core-aligned literature guide for use while reading Edgar Allan Poe's tale of the original haunted house, The Fall of the House of Usher. The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short story and encourages students to think critically about Poe's use of literary elements, figurative language, plot elements, and symbolism. Also included is a creative "Snap Chat!" activity that will bring the story to
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Short Story BUNDLE
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
This Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Short Stories Bundle includes a literary analysis for the following 5 short stories:The Tell-Tale HeartThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Black CatThe Masque of the Red DeathEach product includes an in-depth look at each piece of literature with corresponding activities and reading comprehension questions. All stories form a perfect gothic literature unit, Edgar Allan Poe unit, or short story unit during Halloween season!This BUNDLE also includes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Everyday Use by Alice Walker Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 44 questions (answer keys included) for Everyday Use by Alice Walker. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
This story is found in high school literature books as well as the Springboard Level 5 book.
It will take about 50-70 minutes for the students to complete this worksheet (depending on the student).
If you don't have this story in your literature book, you can find it here:
http://xroads.vir
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8th - 12th
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The Lottery Quiz Shirley Jackson Reading Comprehension Questions Short Story
Do your students need help with reading test prep, but you don't want to sacrifice teaching classic short stories? "The Lottery" Quiz focuses on reading comprehension standards and contains 20 Test Prep QUESTIONS and ANSWERS modeled after standardized tests as well as pre-quiz reading comprehension questions to get students thinking critically before taking the quiz! Make analyzing this classic short story STRESS-FREE!Give yourself a breath of fresh air with this NO PREP curriculum that integra
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7th - 12th
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"Button, Button" by Richard Matheson Short Story Unit Lesson and Activities
"Button, Button" by Richard Matheson is a suspenseful and shocking short story your students are sure to love. This PRINT and DIGITAL short story unit resource has everything you would need to effectively, and seamlessly teach Matheson's "Button, Button" to your students.Engage your students effortlessly with high-interest pre-reading discussions and activities, as well as interactive post-reading activities, and discussion prompts. ⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Included in
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Spooky Short Story Unit Suspenseful Short Story Resources
Plot Diagram - Structure of a Narrative Text - Writing a Summary SWBST | OLC4O
Explore narrative frameworks with this structure of a narrative text lesson! Students will learn about plot diagrams, the SWBST framework, and the dramatic narrative framework in order to write a summary of a fiction narrative. Includes graphic organizers, guided notes, an editable rubric, and links to two engaging and age-appropriate narratives. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Structure of a Narrative Text Lesson:✏️ Fiction Narrati
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6th - 10th
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Sweat Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Analysis Unit Lesson Activities Rubric
Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston is a great short story to use to expose students to dialect in writing, and it's great to use to teach characterization and various literary elements such as simile, metaphor, allusion, foreshadow and irony. It's also an excellent incorporation into a longer unit on Southern literature, or as an introduction to one of Hurston’s longer works such as Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this lesson plan for Sweat you will find an activating pre-reading assignment, pre-r
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thank You, Ma'am Close Reading & Analysis Assignment - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your students in close reading and literary analysis with this Thank You, Ma'am Close Reading Literary Analysis Unit! This digital and traditional print close reading activity for "Thank You, Ma'am" requires students to go back to carefully-selected passages from the text to read and closely analyze specific literary elements: conflict, characterization, and theme.With an emphasis placed on close reading and literary analysis, students will gain a better understanding of Langston Hughes'
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Stories Close Reading Literary Analysis Bundle - PRINT + DIGITAL
Best Short Stories for High School: 189 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lessons
Included are full sets of lesson plans for 16 fantastic stories for high school. Each story includes six different lesson plans.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off.Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Murder by John SteinbeckGuests of the Nation by Frank O’ConnorThe Little Room by Madeline Yale WynneAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceA Good Man is H
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8th - 12th
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