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9th grade short stories rubrics
One Pager Reading Comprehension | One-Pager Project Short Story
Have your students share their understanding of any short story by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text with a one-pager reading comprehension project. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)2 Example one pagers (One based on the short stor
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6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
The Gift of the Magi: Reading, Discussion, & Literary Analysis
Need a seasonal literature activity with a text that’s complex enough? Do you want to teach a short story, collaboration, essay writing, and/or literary terms?This collaborative unit teaches the short story “The Gift of the Magi” in a way that engages every learner from start to finish! Pick and choose from premade lessons, class discussion, vocabulary, and a small-group literary analysis essay. All students will be pushed to interact with the text and each other!"The Gift of the Magi" is a grea
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7th - 10th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Persuasive Essay - Prosecution/Defense
This Lamb to the Slaughter writing activity will get your students in high gear! After reading the short story by Roald Dahl, students write closing arguments for either Mrs. Maloney’s prosecution or defense. Since we all know she’s guilty, it’s all about citing evidence to support claims.✅ Print✅ Digital✅ Optional SpeakingStudents LOVE this essay because they get to take on the persona of a lawyer. They talk about “my client” or “the defendant” and really ham things up for the judge. Even with
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8th - 11th
The Lady or the Tiger? Short Story Activity - Argumentative Essay
Looking for an enriching activity for the short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton? Check out this argumentative essay! Students write an essay supporting their chosen ending and even add an illustration. This is a great introduction to literary analysis.✅ Students will be able to cite textual evidence to support their claims.Your “The Lady or the Tiger?” Activity includes:Editable Project Description & Brainstorming worksheet (.pdf and .doc)Choice of analytic & holistic ru
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8th - 11th
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Analyze foreshadowing and the horror genre with "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl! This creepy and fun story is an excellent deep dive into foreshadowing and other essential horror genre techniques. Roald Dahl's short stories are delightful and students will be immediately intrigued by "The Landlady" because it comes from the creator of many of their favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Unlike much of the horror genre, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahlis creepy without resorting to gore or PG-13+ language
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
Memoir Writing Personal Narrative Essay Assignment - Digital Google Doc! ELA
This assignment provides students with the opportunity to write a meaningful personal narrative that goes beyond just sharing a memory. This memoir writing assignment guides students to a place of reflection on the importance of a moment and how that moment helps to define who they are and how they will be remembered. Digital Google Doc!Included is:A graphic organizer with built in thinking prompts and sentence startersA brainstorming template6+1 Traits of Good Writing rubricTeacher model/mentor
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6th - 12th
"Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Introduce your students to the horror genre with "Popsy" by Stephen King! This short story brings the deliciously creepy world of Stephen King to the classroom while challenging students to use their inference skills.Stephen King is automatically a name that engages students. As soon as you introduce "Popsy," they'll be excited to read.With this "Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Study, students will first read and analyze the text using the included reading questions. These include a mix of basic c
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
The Landlady Roald Dahl Short Story Close Read Analysis Unit & Lesson
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a fantastic short story to use to to help teach foreshadowing and characterization! This unit for The Landlady includes an activating activity, pre-read vocabulary, during reading questions, post reading foreshadow and characterization charts, as well as a quiz and post reading narrative activity! There is also a comparing mediums worksheet for students to use with the 1979 film version of the The Landlady!The worksheets with foreshadowing and characterization rea
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7th - 10th
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Fairy Tale Creative Writing Point of View (Common Core Aligned!)
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PowerPoint Includes Terms, Definitions, and Examples for:
1st Person P.O.V.
2nd Person P.O.V.
3rd Person P.O.V.
3rd Person Limited P.O.V.
3rd Person Omniscient P.O.V.
3rd Person Limited Omniscient P.O.V.
3rd Person Objective P.O.V.
All important information that students need to copy is in green font (for easy note-taking!)
Writing Assignment & Rubric
Students Rewrite their Favorite Fairy Tale From the Villain's Perspective!
Grading Rubric Included
*High-Interest
*Common Co
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6th - 12th
Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl Complete Short Story Unit Activities, Keys
Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter is great for students to practice and hone their analysis skills. Dahl is a loved author and well renowned for his creativity and resilient characters, and Lamb to the Slaughter is no exception. With this unit students will be able to dig deeply into the text searching for irony, and practice their analytical abilities for inference, mood and tone!This unit contains a pre-reading vocabulary and activating activity, during reading (or post, dependi
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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FREE Narrative Writing Checklists | Rubrics | All Ages | Editing Assessment
Teach your students to independently check their narrative/story writing using these beautiful checklists and rubrics. this is the free PDF version. If you are looking for an EDITABLE VERSION WITH ALL TEXT TYPES, you can find it here.These editable checklists are specifically for narratives or story writing. We will be creating more for other writing genres shortly.There are three age variations in the bundle for Junior (Ages 5 - 7), Middle (7 - 11) and Senior (11 - 15). Each bundle contains
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K - 9th
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Short Story (any) : Writing Prompts Constructed Response Practice Unit
Let me make your life easier. Use these 13 constructed responses to test knowledge of the CCSS standards after any short story. They include questions about: theme, characterization, text structure, word use, literary devices, comparison and contrast of similar short stories, mood, tone, conflict, and more. I've also included a handy rubric for easy grading. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Check out these other
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
Man From the South Roald Dahl Short Story Unit Analysis Lesson Activities
Roald Dahl's delightful short story Man From the South gets students critically thinking with all the dark humor and simplistic language that this classic author is known for. This Man From the South unit includes everything necessary to do a comprehensive study of the short story. Start students off with thinking critically about real life risk takers to set the stage for them thinking about the risk that Carlos and the American boy take. Students will identify the elements of plot such as c
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
Children's Book: Rubric
This comprehensive rubric evaluates eight areas of a Creative Writing assignment in where high school students were assigned to create an original children's book. The areas assessed are: Cover, Settings, Characters, Problem/Conflict, Plot Development, Creativity, Illustrations, and Mechanics.
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6th - 12th
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EDITABLE Writing Checklists & Rubrics | All Ages & Ability | All Text Types
⭐ Ease the writing process, turn your students into skilled self-editors, and give yourself a quick grading tool with our easy-to-use, fully-editable writing checklists, rubrics and anchor charts. ***************************************************************************☀️ Bundle includes☀️ Narratives☀️ Explanation Texts ☀️ Recounts☀️ Argumentative Essay / Discussion☀️ Procedural WritingThese checklists and rubrics will give your students direction and clear goals to help them successfully expr
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K - 9th
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Bertie's Christmas Eve by Saki Short Story Unit Lesson Plan for the Holidays
Bertie's Christmas Eve by Saki is a wonderful story to incorporate during the hustle and bustle of academics during the holidays. Bertie's Christmas Eve is a great, and comical, short story that will hold students' attention as they make connections with the text to the 1989 trailer of Christmas Vacation, and, reflect on whether or not any of the fictional family quirks mirror anything they have seen in their own families, or, those around them.This lesson plan includes all you need to do a com
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7th - 10th
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Creative Writing Short Story Project
This creative writing resource is designed to lead students through the process of writing a full-length short story. A specific prompt is provided, but the rest of the materials can be used to write ANY short story. This resource has everything you need--planning worksheets, peer response, revision and editing guides, rubric--to help your students craft great short stories.WHAT’S INCLUDED:One photo prompt to inspire a short story Step by step guide to outlining a short story26-question characte
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Short Story BUNDLE
Paired Texts — The Yellow Wallpaper, Story of an Hour Comparison TDA Essay
If you are looking to read the perfect paired texts, look no further than "The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Both stories are feminist in nature and are free online because they were written in the 1800s! Perfect for women's history month!Included in this purchase is:a graphic organizer that outlines how students will compare multiple literary elements of the two short stories, "The Story of An Hour” (1894) by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
"A Sound of Thunder" Writing Prompts Digital Activity
This short story has everything, time-travel, a controversial presidential election,and dinosaurs. Ray Bradbury wrapped all of this together in a powerful short story rich with imagery and filled with literary devices. Use this lesson to make the English Literature Standards real for your students.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.I have included 10 constructed response items based on the short story "A Sound of
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6th - 10th
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Core Aligned Creative Writing Rubric
Fully editable!
Flexible for assessing many forms of creative writing.
Memoirs, short stories, Flash Fiction, Microfiction, Personal Narratives
Core aligned to 9-10 Common Core, but easily adjustable to all middle grades.
Can be used as a teacher grade tool, peer-review grade tool, or self-assessment grade tool
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6th - 10th
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The Veldt - Ray Bradbury - 6 Day Lesson Plan
Step into the chilling dystopian world of 'The Veldt' by Ray Bradbury, where advanced technology takes a sinister turn. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking journey into the future.What's included:- Teaching Guide- Pre-reading Activities- Vocabulary Worksheet- Analysis Questions- HappyLife Home Worksheet- Written Response Questions with Rubric- Text Vs Movie Worksheet- Extension Activities- Online Jeopardy Game- Answer to All of the Above
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6th - 12th
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Write Your Own Fairy Tale
This is a step by step guide for your students to use in writing their own Fairy Tale. A rubric is also included for evaluation purposes as well as a checklist. The only thing I have not included is the plot summary. Every teacher has their own style, so just insert the plot overview that you prefer and your package is complete. This worked great for my 7/8 class and they had a lot of fun coming up with their own Fairy Tale characters and the pictures that go along with them. Fairy Tales are not
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5th - 9th
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Elements of Plot & Plot Diagram Unit Plan for Middle & High School English
Get ready to engage students with a fun, high-interest plot unit. Use three animated short films, a funny tv show episode, and an ambiguous short story to introduce or review elements of plot and plot diagrams with your secondary ELA students.You like to be prepared. Make sure your students are ready to embark on literary analysis of grade-level-appropriate texts by ensuring they have a clear understanding of these foundational elements:PlotExpositionComplicationsClimaxResolutionand prepare for
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8th - 10th
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