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8th grade short stories cultural activities for Google Apps
The Scholarship Jacket Mini-Unit (Great for Distance Learning)
Engage your middle schoolers with a short story about fairness, integrity, and overcoming prejudices. "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas is a great story to teach character analysis, theme, and critical thinking skills. Everything you need to support student comprehension, foster text-to-self connections, and assess learning throughout is included. This unit is the ultimate resource for differentiated learning and text analysis anchored in a central text.As part of the mini-unit, you will
Grades:
6th - 10th
"My Name" Sandra Cisneros Excerpt with Questions & Reflection
"My Name" is a great excerpt from The House on Mango Street. It talks about the importance of names and the meanings behind them. It is a great story to read with students to get to know them better. It is an excellent resource to use at the start of a new school year or just to further develop your student-teacher relationships. This resource provides teachers with:Pre-reading questionsThe excerpt "My Name"Space beside the story for students to annotateDirections for the first & second tim
Grades:
5th - 8th
Tierra Incógnita Teaching Resources - Episode 2
Resources to teach Tierra Incógnita from Disney+. Preview all episodes due to some "jumpy" content that might scare younger students. Appropriate for middle school through high school. 100% Editable! You can edit this resource to fit your context.This resource is broken into halves and includes two lecturas with comprehension activities. We watch 1/2 an episode on one day and complete the embedded reading together. Then on the following day, we review the embedded reading, complete the comprehen
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Tierra Incógnita Teaching Resources COMPLETE SEASON 1
Fairytale Mini-Unit (Multicultural Reading and Creative Writing!)
Includes presentation, linked texts, and SIX engaging reading and writing activities! Fairytales the most commonly shared stories across cultures and centuries. In this one week mini-unit, students will learn about the structure of a fairytale, participate in read-aloud story-time, read cross-cultural versions of a beloved classic (Cinderella), and reflect on the way cultural values appear in the stories people share. They will also create and share their very own fairytale in a student showcase
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5th - 12th
The American Dream--Short Stories Lesson
This lesson is editable for your convenience--and does the planning for you! This lesson allows students to show understanding of major ideas and themes under the umbrella of The American Dream and Voices of Ethnic America through written format. We use a short story from the compilation of Growing Up Ethnic In America to achieve the objective.To begin with a Do Now/Warm Up, students listen to a song and identify how the American Dream is defined. We move onto vocabulary terms that will hel
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Stolen Words Mini Unit | A Truth and Reconciliation Resource | Digital & PDF
** Perfect for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt) Day **This mini unit is designed to help students in grades 6-8 explore the themes of cultural identity, language, and resilience through the picture book, “Stolen Words” by Melanie Florence. This mini unit includes a variety of activities that promote critical thinking, empathy, and a deeper understanding of Indigenous history and culture in the context of residential schools in Canada.Activities included in this product:1. Introduction to
Grades:
6th - 8th
All - American Slurp Presentation
"All-American Slurp" is a short story by Lensey Namioka that explores the experiences of an Asian immigrant family, the Chens, as they adapt to American culture. The story is narrated by a young Asian-American girl who observes the cultural clashes and humorous misunderstandings that occur when the Chens attend an American-style dinner party. The Lins, originally from China, try to fit in by mimicking the behavior of their American hosts, but their efforts lead to comical mishaps, highlighting t
Grades:
5th - 12th
The Short Story & Narrative Structure: "Thank You Ma'am" - Learning Activities
In this learning bundle, teachers will gain access to 3 days of lessons and 1 vocabulary journal from my The Short Story and Narrative Structure Unit. Students will be analyzing the famous short story, Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Students will be learning important narrative structure features like; characterization, Freytag's triangle, internal/ external conflict, and central idea. The learning activities featured in this bundle will require students to participate in a 3 part close rea
Grades:
6th - 12th
La navidad en Guinea Ecuatorial/ Christmas in Equatorial Guinea Spanish 1/2
Equatorial Guinea is a Spanish-speaking country in Africa. This resource will help your students connect with people on the other side of the world, in a very comprehensible fashion. They will learn about their traditions, food, and dances. This resource is part of the Las voces diversas de la diáspora publication! What's included in this resource? 1. Article on Guinea Ecuatorial 2. Comprehension questions in Spanish3. Comprehension questions in English
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6th - 12th
Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Anticipation Guide & Vocabulary Practice
Engage your students with Black History Month, Langston Hughes and reading comprehension with this no prep, digital or print anticipation guide and vocabulary practice. This resource has an anticipation guide with thought provoking questions for students to discuss before reading! It also has vocabulary practice so they can learn about the domain specific language in the story!Here's what you'll get:This product includes two activities that are created to help students gain background knowledge
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Spanish Reading | La leyenda del origen de los Incas
This story is about the Legend of the Origin of the Incas and comes complete with comprehension questions and an answer guide. This engaging and informative story is perfect for Spanish learners of all levels who are interested in learning more about the history and culture of the Incas.The story is written in Spanish and tells the fascinating tale of how the Inca people came to be. It is beautifully illustrated. The story is both educational and entertaining, making it a great resource for lang
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Cultural Readings Bundle | Incan and Mayan Legends
Winter Folklore ELA Mini Unit *Minimal Prep*
Who doesn't love folklore?!? This mini Winter Folklore unit gives students the chance to closely examine tales, festivals, and (sometimes creepy) figures found in winter folklore around the world. From Yokki-onna in Japan to the Yule Lads of Iceland, they will find incredible stories meant to captivate, invigorate, and keep children off of the naughty list. This is a Google Slide digital download of a 17 slide Winter Folklore mini unit for secondary ELA classes! It can be easily shortened or ext
Grades:
7th - 12th
Everyday Use by Alice Walker: Lesson w/quilt poem, vocab, story, responses, KEY
Included in this packet is:An excerpt from a Nikki Giovanni poem about making quilts - text-based questions and making inferencesFive vocabulary sentences with a word bankA copy of the story "Everyday Use"Responses about character, conflict, inferences, and themeTEACHER KEYFor more lessons and tools for teaching short stories, please click here. For easy browsing of over 500 ELA lessons, units, study guides, tools, etc., please click here.
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8th - 12th
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Folklore Unit - Fables (Part 1 of 4)
Engage your students with a fun, multicultural folklore unit!With this product you will receive: 20 beautiful, INTERACTIVE slides2 fables - Aesop's "Ant & Grasshopper" and the modern fable "The Richer, The Poorer"Journal writing promptsTheme analysisVocabulary practice for studentsIf you enjoy this product, make sure you check out the other products from this unit:Part 2: LegendsPart 3: Fairy TalesPart 4: MythsYou can also purchase Enrichment Activities, or you can buy the ENTIRE UNIT 20% of
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Folklore Unit
Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence (A Stolen Generation story) EASEL, story - w/KEY
"Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence" is a fictional narrative about a nonfiction event - when the author's mother escaped a mission where Aboriginal children were held for forced assimilation during the Aboriginal Act in Australia. Because they were kidnapped from their parent, they became known as The Stolen Generation.The lesson focuses on sensory language, diction, mood, and setting as the author uses rich, descriptive language to explain the tension and the escape route. The story is included wi
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8th - 12th
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Spanish Reading | El árbol parlante, una leyenda maya
This story is based on a Mayan legend, The Talking Tree. It comes complete with comprehension questions and an answer guide. This engaging and informative story is perfect for Spanish learners of all levels who are interested in learning more about the history and culture of the Mayans.The story is written in present tense Spanish and tells the fascinating tale of a boy who gets lost in the forest in the Yucatán Peninsula. It is beautifully illustrated on Google Slides as well as a printable one
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Cultural Readings Bundle | Incan and Mayan Legends
"Malala the Powerful" Unit
This Informational Unit focuses on the story of Malala Yousafzai. The unit is built around Action Magazine's story "Malala the Powerful" by Kristin Lewis. The unit includes close reading questions, an UNRAAVEL text, powerpoint slides, multiple assessments and activities, and one week of bell ringers.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Folklore Unit - Legends (Part 2 of 4)
Engage your students in a fun, multicultural unit with these interactive slides!With this resource you will receive:22 beautiful, interactive slidesThe short story/legend, "Young Arthur" from CamelotA mini lesson on context cluesAn annotation guideVocabulary practiceAfter Reading questionsIf you enjoy this product, make sure you check out the other products from this unit:Part 1:FablesPart 3: Fairy TalesPart 4: MythsYou can also purchase Enrichment Activities, or you can buy the ENTIRE UNIT 20%
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Folklore Unit
So What Are You, Anyway? Making Inferences Practice
A making inferences practice about the short story "So What Are You, Anyway?" by Lawrence Hill. A PDF of the story can be found on Google. Story detail and comprehension questions lead up to the short answer question that requires inference and evidence skills. In addition to inference practice, this activity and story is a great starting point for discussions about race.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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WKSH: Language [RL.9-10.4] w/ "Shadow of War" (EDITABLE)
A general worksheet of 16 questions to use with any text on CCSS/ODE standard RL.9-10.4 Language An annotated version of the exemplar textA typed key provided for the exemplar textA printout and a link to a quizlet for the standard
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Folklore Unit - Fairy Tales (Part 3 of 4)
Engage your students with these exciting, multicultural fairy tale slides!This resource includes:19 beautiful, interactive slidesThe German version of "Cinderella," called "Aschenputtal"An annotation guideVocabulary practiceQuestions about themeAnalysis of character motivationIf you enjoy this product, make sure you check out the other products from this unit:Part 1: FablesPart 2: LegendsPart 4: MythsYou can also purchase Enrichment Activities, or you can buy the ENTIRE UNIT 20% off.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Folklore Unit
Short Story & Art Lesson--The Day the Cisco Kid Shot John Wayne
This lesson is editable for your convenience and allows students to show understanding of major ideas and themes under the umbrella of The American Dream and Voices of Ethnic America through art representation. We use a short story (linked in the Slides and Student Handout) to achieve the objective.This slidedeck is considered the lesson, and has a student handout linked! Take students on a journey from a WarmUp/Do Now, to vocabulary acquisition, to shared reading and check for understanding
Grades:
8th - 11th
Present Simple Tense
This resource about present simple tense includes printable worksheets and google slides. There is explanation about present simple form, use, spelling and pronunciation followed by five short reading and comprehension stories, three fill in gaps worksheets, image-based exercises, one worksheet with single verbs to practice third person singular and another worksheet to write some information about the country culture.The same material can be used digitally with google slides.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
All - American Slurp Reading Comprehension Questions
"All-American Slurp" is a short story written by Lensey Namioka that explores themes of cultural identity and assimilation. This is a set of 8 questions related to the short story "The All American Slurp" by Lensey Namioka. Emphasis of questions are on the experiences of "people of color" and "immigrant experience".
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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