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7th grade short stories activities for Easel Assessments
Plot Diagram PowerPoint - Understanding Story Elements with Easel Assessment
Introduce short story elements with this Plot Diagram PowerPoint and learn the history behind it. Includes a self-grading Easel Assessment. Aristotle's model, Freytag's Pyramid, and today's visual line graph. Explains what a plot diagram is and how it depicts story elements of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Many visual graphics and includes two examples of plot map diagrams from popular stories that most students have read. Uses the stories of the Grinch and L
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4th - 7th
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Test Easel Activity and Assessment Print and Digital
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Multiple Choice Test. Quick quiz or final assessment. Ten multiple choice questions on the short story to check comprehension, making inferences, and some story elements. Short and simple to grade. Includes constructed response (short answer or essay) questions if you wish to have your students write using evidence from the text to support their answer. Answer key included. Excellent story about going back to school in 7th grade. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
All Summer in a Day Short Story Activities and Close Reading
Your students won't stop talking about the themes of this story! "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury addresses so many themes that resonate with kids! Your students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and the concept of living on another planet. This unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students -- sure to bring up great discussion on bullying, compassion for others, and accepting newcomers. Perfect to teach at the end of the year.This resource includes:p
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities Bundle Grade 6 7 8 Reading and Writing
All Summer in a Day Final Tests with Constructed Response Easel Digital - Print
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury final tests. Two versions of a final test for the short story. Constructed response questions to assess writing in response to literature. The first version includes vocabulary and has three sections: Fill-in the Blank, Multiple Choice, and a Constructed Response requiring evidence from the text to support the answer with a written response. Assesses understanding of story vocabulary, literary elements, and reading comprehension. The second version of the test
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Bundle
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Short Story Unit and Easel
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain Short Story Unit. Includes Vocabulary, Plot Summary, Use Your Vocabulary sheet with key, About the Author Mark Twain, Comprehension Quiz with key (also created as a self-grading Easel Assessment), and 3 Essay Questions that require students to use evidence from the text in their answers to support Common Core State Standards. Also includes a Vocabulary Word Scramble with key just for some extra fun. Includes a copy of the story. (This
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7th - 10th
The Night the Bed Fell by James Thurber Short Story Support Materials
The Night the Bed Fell by James Thurber Short Story Support Materials. Includes vocabulary word splash with synonym search, vocabulary review, vocabulary test, multiple choice comprehension test, and character graphic organizer, and a copy of the story. Also includes a self-grading 10-Question Easel Assessment as a digital resource. Keys are included. Please see full preview.You may also like: ⭐ Cat on the Go by James Herriot Vocabulary Test⭐ Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit
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6th - 8th
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"Catch the Moon" by Judith Ortiz Cofer Quiz and Answer Key (Printable)
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning duties with this plot-based, multiple choice quiz covering the short story "Catch the Moon" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Additionally, a short answer option is provided for re-assessment purposes. These resources may double as guided reading handouts to foster active reading habits among students. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive optio
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6th - 12th
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Paw Patrol Dinosaurs Movie Story Book -Fan Art for Reading Practice w Easel Quiz
This inspired by fan art created promotional story book is loosely based on Paw Patrol movie by Spin Master Entertainment. It includes an Easel Quiz that you can send to your students. What better way to help a child to read by having them practice with a topic that they love and know? Paw Patrol and dinosaurs! We highly recommend watching the movie coming soon in 2025 and we are promoting it by bringing this useful item to teachers and students.Ideas for using this PDF:Great for online teachers
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2nd - 8th
The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Matching TEST with Easel Activity and Assessment
The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Matching Test. 12 critical vocabulary words from the short story by O. Henry. Students write the letter of the definition on the blank in front of the number of the word. Answer key included. Digital Resource and Printable: 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 to use and add your own directions or notes! Helpful for remote teaching in a virtual classroom.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Ants: A Lesson on Point-of-View and Biodiversity
How to Create a Nature-Centered View of the Universe Copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024 Includes:*An original short story by the popular science author, Betty J. White.*A historical perspective of the total solar eclipse from an ant’s point of view.*Illustrations.*Themes: the importance of biodiversity and the role biodiversity plays in the three R’s…recycling, reusing, and restoring.*What is “anthropocentrism”? Point of discussion: How does our culture help form our views ab
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5th - 8th
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Sea-Level Rising by 2025: A Research Project
~Sea-Level Rising by 2025: A Research Project~ Copyright, Betty J. White, 2024This is a research activity concerning the transformation of global shorelines due to global warming, but before the research begins, students enjoy a fictional short story that introduces them to some background information about global warming.Includes:· A short story and poem, fantasy fiction with a delightful story to learn about global warming. The story takes place in the Arctic and Reykjavik
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5th - 8th
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4-ESS3-2
Flowers for Algernon True False Test with Easel Activity and Assessment
Flowers for Algernon True False Test. 20-question true-false reading comprehension test for the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Key included. Easy to grade. Print and go. Included in my bundle. Buy the bundle and save! Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity and a self-grading Easel Assessment for a digital option.Related Products ⭐ Flowers for Algernon Comprehension and Vocabulary Activities Bundle ⭐ Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle ⭐ Flowers for Algernon
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Flowers for Algernon Comprehension and Vocabulary Activities Bundle
Charles by Shirley Jackson PowerPoint and Vocabulary Quiz with Easel Assessment
Charles by Shirley Jackson PowerPoint includes background information, vocabulary, and writing prompts to add to your unit on the short story "Charles." Has an interactive vocabulary quiz at the end and a printable version. Students learn about the author, the history of kindergarten, and the use of corporal punishment in schools. Choose from several journal writing prompts for before and after reading. Includes critical skills of making inferences and text-to-self connections, reading between t
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Charles by Shirley Jackson Bundle - Back to School Short Story Unit
"Rumpelstiltskin" by the Brothers Grimm Quiz and Answer Key for High School
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the classic Grimm's fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin." Alternatively, the assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active engagement. 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 self-grading Google Drive option is available.)Students wi
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6th - 12th
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story and Vocabulary Study Guide with Easel
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson supplemental materials. Set up the reading of the short story with the About the Author handout and preview vocabulary necessary to comprehension. Includes an "as you read" handout to help students focus on the story elements, questions for critical thinking and discussion, vocabulary study guide, word search, crossword puzzle, and quiz.Print and Digital Resource: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it in Google Classroom or an
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7th - 9th
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Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains by Tim Tingle Lesson & TEST
This resource should accompany Tim Tingle's short story Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains. This resource includes 4 student worksheet pages in both color and b/w. There is also a 12 page presentation to accompany the worksheets. The presentation contains answer keys for vocabulary and short answer questions. You will also get an Easel reading quiz with this resource. This resource includes:- a pre-reading journal question- story vocabulary- tiered reading questions- questions focused on
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6th - 10th
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