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Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Response Book Report

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Short Story and Novel Assignments - Fiction Reading Response Book Report: Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use assignments that will work for any novel or short story

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2...

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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments

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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments: Introduce students to the highly engaging short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, with these ready-to-use resources. Designed to engage students with its

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

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The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities

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The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Roald Dahl's captivating short story, The Landlady, using this comprehensive resource. This short story resource includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

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A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Slides, Assignments, Activities

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A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Short Story Slides, Assignments, Activities: Take your students on a thrilling journey through time with Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" using this comprehensive short story resource. Packed with engaging

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Presentation & Activities

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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Unit - You can introduce your students to this short story by Richard Connell with these ready-to-use short story resources. With an abundance of activities and assignments, you can pick and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Unit Assignments & Activities

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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Unit Assignments & Activities: Introduce your students to the captivating world of classic science fiction with the short story All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury. This comprehensive short story

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs - Short Story Slides, Assignments, & Activities

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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs - Short Story Slides, Assignments, & Activities: Introduce your students to the mysterious and chilling world of W.W. Jacobs' short story, The Monkey's Paw, with this comprehensive resource. Whether used as a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Halloween

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

$4.99

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Short Story Novel Creative Assignment: Turn a Story into a Video Game Project

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This short story or novel creative assignment is an excellent final project that has students turn a story into a video game! Students will explore story elements like characterization, setting, plot, conflict, and more with these 8 engaging

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.3, W.8.9, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.9

$3.99

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Thank you, Ma'am by Langston Hughes - Short Story Unit Assignments & Activities

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Thank you, Ma'am by Langston Hughes - Short Story Unit Assignments & Activities - This comprehensive resource equips you with all the necessary tools to teach the classic and heartwarming short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Thanksgiving

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Printables

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Click Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman - Short Story Unit Lesson & Activities

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Click Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman - Short Story Unit Lesson & Activities: Engage your students with the eerie world of Neil Gaiman through his short story Click Clack The Rattlebag with this comprehensive short story unit. This package

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities

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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Introduce your students to the timeless classic The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry with this comprehensive short story unit. These ready-to-use resources are perfect for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$5.99

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The Open Window by Saki - Short Story Unit Lesson, Assignments, and Activities

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The Open Window by Saki - Short Story Unit Lesson, Assignments, and Activities: Immerse your students in the captivating world of "The Open Window" by Saki with this comprehensive short story unit. Designed to facilitate a deep exploration of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$4.99

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Novel or Short Story Project - Turn a Story into a Movie Book Report Assignments

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Novel or Short Story Project - Turn a Story into a Movie Book Report Assignments: Encourage creativity and critical thinking with any novel or short story with this book report project. This resource provides eight creative assignments that allow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

$3.99

290

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Short Story or Novel Fiction Assignment - Reading Cube Craft Hands On Activity

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Short Story or Novel Fiction Assignment - Reading Cube Craft Hands-On Activity: Gone are the days of traditional reading responses or book reports! This hands-on reading resource works with any novel or short story and allows students to analyze

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$2.25

184

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One Pager Assignment For Fiction - Activity For Any Novel or Short Story Reading

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One Pager Assignment For Fiction - Activity For Any Novel or Short Story Reading: Have your students show their understanding and analysis of any short story or novel with this fun and engaging one-pager assignment. One-pagers empower students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.8.10, CCRA.R.1

$3.99

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The Chaser by John Collier - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities

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The Chaser by John Collier Short Story Unit - The perfect story and activities for a Valentine's Day lesson with your class are all right here with this slide presentation and activity bundle for the short story The Chaser by John Collier. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$4.99

105

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Twilight Zone - Story Lesson & Activities

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street short story lesson is the perfect introduction to the science fiction genre for the middle and early high school English Language Arts classroom. This tale of alien invasion by Rod Serling was initially written

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.99

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The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant Short Story Unit Presentation and Activities

By Presto Plans

The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant Short Story Unit Presentation and Activities: Introduce your students to Guy de Maupassant's captivating short story The Necklace with this comprehensive unit presentation and activities package. Loaded with a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.9, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.9, L.7.4a, L.7.4d...

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The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton Short Story Unit Lesson and Activities

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The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton Short Story Unit Lesson and Activities: Explore the captivating world of "The Lady, or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton with this comprehensive short story unit. Set in a kingdom where justice is decided

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.9

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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher Radio Play Drama Activities & Assignments

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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher radio play lesson has all the assignments and activities you need to introduce students to this engaging short story radio play.Fletcher’s psychological thriller follows the journey of a man driving across America

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.L.4

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Bonnie from Presto Plans spent almost a decade in the English Language Arts classroom teaching all grades at the middle and high school level. She also has training and experience instructing English as an Additional Language both in Canada and Internationally and has worked as a resource teacher working with students who have special needs or exceptionalities. She now works full time developing resources and sharing teaching strategies for an amazing community of ELA educators. You can connect with her, and thousands of other teacher, in her free Facebook Group called Presto Plans: The English Teachers' Lounge!

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Real-world connections
Balanced literacy
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Graduated with Honors with Distinction
SMART Exemplary Educator Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

- Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English Language and Literature and a minor in French Second Language.
- Bachelor of Education in Middle and High School Education
- Masters advanced certification in literacy education.
- International Baccalaureate Training (English B).
- Training in Resource and Methods (Special Education)

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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