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Short stories Common Core L.7.1 resources
HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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Treasure Island 2020 Podcast Unit Bundle Distance Learning Compatible
Need an engaging, ready-to-go unit plan that requires no work and is ready to go... *gulp* right now?! Try the Treasure Island 2020 Unit Bundle! * Perfect for working on listening comprehension through both distance learning and face-to-face learning! * Based on the Peabody Award nominated podcast “Treasure Island 2020” produced by BYU Radio and Gen-Z Media. * Geared to grades 6-8* Download, copy the quiz links to your Google Drive, and go! Little to no preparation required – EVERYTHING has been
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6th - 9th
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Mississippi Solo by Eddy Harris HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit covering an excerpt from Mississippis Solo by Eddy Harris. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue vocabulary, point of view comprehension and short response questions, figurative language review, theme, and verb te
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
All Summer in a Day by Bradbury short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file."All Summer in a Day" is a science fiction short story. Students identify features of science fiction before reading the story. There are a variety of reading and writing activities from which to choose. It is also a
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
After Twenty Years by O. Henry PowerPoint and Writing Activity
PowerPoint on After Twenty Years by O. Henry with before reading activities to preview the story vocabulary, highlights of the author's life, and the literary elements of foreshadowing and omniscient point of view. Includes a link to the story to read. During reading, students must look for clues to how the story ends, and after reading, check their predictions. The following slides are a mini lesson on independent and subordinate clauses and sentence structure. Students learn about complex sent
Grades:
7th - 10th
Writing a Historical Fiction Story (Narrative Writing/Research Project, 6-8)
This middle school resource combines creative writing with a fun research project! Students will choose a historical time period and conduct research to help them write an authentic historical fiction story. The packet includes 11 graphic organizers to help them conduct their research and to prepare them for writing their stories. Space is included for students to record information about their sources for citing at the end of their stories. An excerpt from a historical fiction story is also inc
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
"Little Red Riding Hood" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet (Google)
Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering a classic Grimm's fairy tale titled "Little Red Riding Hood" (also called "Little Red Cap"). An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self-grading functionality and automated student feedback. (Alternatively, a printable option is availabl
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6th - 12th
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Dystopia Bundle - Create a Dystopia + 3 Short Story Lesson Plans
Students begin by studying characteristics of a dystopia and creating their own dystopian society, before studying three engaging dystopian short stories (Harrison Bergeron, We Ate the Children Last, and A Sound of Thunder). Each short story lesson plan has up to a week's work of activities such as pre and post reading questions, written responses, creative extension activities, text vs movie worksheets and online jeopardy games.
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5th - 12th
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Tell-Tale Heart Resources
This product contains several resources to supplement "The Tell-Tale Heart." These resources include: graphic organizers designed to help students navigate the reading and complete an initial analysis of the text; in-context vocabulary, grammar, and writing activities; two different post-reading activities designed to get students thinking and writing creatively; and two versions of a quiz designed to assess students' understanding of the text as well as their ability to analyze vocabulary in-co
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6th - 8th
The Masque of the Red Death Close Reading Assessment and Writing Project
This short story resource is designed to help students analyze a complex work of literary fiction. Specific questions presented in an assessment practice worksheet guide students through the process of analyzing the plot, characterization, setting, and theme of The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe.
This lesson plan includes:
1. Teacher preparation instructions
2. During teaching instructions
3. Student assessment practice
4. Theme Notes
5. Analysis prompts
6. Answer key
7. Culminating
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7th - 10th
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Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
PLEASE READ: This bundle contains zipped files with secure PDF documents of my short story resources If you purchased any individual short story activity packets (links above), this product contains the SAME files. This middle grades short story product provides reading comprehension and writing activities to accompany 6 popular stories.1. "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury2. "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl3. "Sled" by Thomas E. Adams4. "You Can't Take It with You" by Eva Lis-Wuorio5. "The Dinne
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6th - 8th
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7th Grade Common Core Narrative Rubrics - Editable in Multiple Formats!
This product has EVERYTHING you need! There are four versions of a narrative rubric that are COMPLETELY EDITABLE to customize to your specific assignment but are also flexible enough to be used as-is for just about any final narrative assignment. One format even comes with a Google Classroom version for assessing digital work!The rubrics are all based on Common Core Standards for Narrative Writing in 7th grade, so you can be sure you're centering your assessment around the core objectives. Yo
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7th
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"Snow White and Rose Red" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet (Google)
Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red" by the Brothers Grimm. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are provided. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self-grading functionality and automated student feedback. (Alternatively, a printable option is available.)By completing th
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6th - 12th
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After Twenty Years by O. Henry Clauses Worksheet and Quiz with Easel Activity
After Twenty Years by O. Henry grammar lesson on the independent clauses and subordinate clauses. Has a worksheet where students identify the independent and subordinate clauses in four sentences and then write complex sentences. Includes a quick quiz for assessment and answer keys. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Classroom or use a link in any LMS. Select the pages you want and add your own directions or notes. Hel
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentence Structure BUNDLE
One Pager | Templates | Rubric | Instruction Slides | Middle School
Looking for an engaging way to assess your students? Try this creative, student-centered, activity for ANY PODCAST OR NOVEL! This resource provides an example One Pager for Gen Z Media’s podcast: “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel”, but is completely editable to suit your needs! This activity is designed with standards, comprehension, critical thinking and student interest in mind. This resource is available in print and digital versions to be used in any learning model!When you dow
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Book Clubs | Literature Circles | Growing Bundle | Middle School | ELA
The Leprechaun's Quest for Gold, Creative Writing/Functional Text, Middle School
Combine language arts and social studies with this fun spring creative writing resource! Students write a short story and practice their cartography skills by making a treasure map to supplement their story. This project-based resource includes four graphic organizers to help students brainstorm ideas for their stories and maps. An example map is also included. Be sure to include it with your other narrative writing prompts. This resource is also perfect for a St. Patrick's Day writing assignmen
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Holiday Writing Bundle for Middle School Language Arts
Character Analysis Creative Writing
How do you know when your students really understand character analysis? When they can "reverse engineer" it by creating their own fictional character with strong personality traits. In this lesson, students will create a fictional character and write a passage in which the character exhibits personality traits.Students will:create an original, fictional characterdetermine personality traits invent physical characteristicsconstruct dialogue for the character that will exhibit personality traits
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6th - 8th
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Creating a Short Story
Students will be going through the writing process to create a short story. They will include the elements of a short story such as character, conflict, and setting. They must include at least one dialogue or conversation between two characters.
Graphic organizers and rubric included.
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3rd - 9th
Tell-Tale Heart Complete Study Unit Activities and Assessments
This resource is a complete unit for the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. This resource includes the full text, as well as additional classroom teaching supports, in addition to numerous activities to support student literacy skills. Unit Focus:Making predictions, Close Reading, Tone, Story Plot, Point of View, Inferring, Symbolism Unit Includes: •Teacher Guide•Unit Title Page Poster•Thinking about the big ideas•About the Author•Pre-Reading Predicting Activities•Printable Di
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6th - 9th
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Analysis Worksheet
Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering a classic Grimm's fairy tale titled "Little Red Riding Hood" (also called "Little Red Cap"). An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)By completing this exer
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6th - 12th
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Creative Writing Unit
A full, comprehensive, 8-week unit for a Creative Writing class, though you could use this for a creative writing unit in an ELA class. This was designed for a block schedule of two 90-minute classes a week and one 50-minute class a week.The summative for this unit is for students to create their own short story (requirements and rubric are included).This product has complete lessons for each week broken down by standards and day.There is also a syllabus, PowerPoints, some pdfs of short stories,
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6th - 8th
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"Snow White and Rose Red" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet
Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red" by the Brothers Grimm. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)By completing this close reading activity,
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6th - 12th
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"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet
Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princess," a story in which a wounded soldier is given useful information that transforms his fate. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive opti
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7th - 12th
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"The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" Close Reading Worksheet (Google Drive)
Help middle and high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" by the Brothers Grimm. The brevity of the narrative, coupled with the learning objectives of the activity, helps teachers fill awkward gaps in the teaching schedule without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materi
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6th - 12th
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