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Short stories literature circles for Microsoft Word
The Devil and Tom Walker (Washington Irving) Close Reading Activity
Washington Irving's classic short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a folk tale, a Faust legend, and an example of Romanticism--Wow! That's a lot of labels! Get your students delving in to the text of this story as they closely examine how the story is an example of each of these types of literature. For example, students will dissect a folk tale into its elements and investigate how this story relates. In addition, students will work to decode some of the extensive symbolism and satire used
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Paper Menagerie Short Story Packet
This packet covers Ken Liu's Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy award-winning short story, "The Paper Menagerie", a tale of the struggle for identity within a biracial teenager and the deep rift between his Chinese mother as a result. Steeped in magical realism and zhezi papercraft, the packet contains:*An About the Author section*A Hometown Spotlight on Lanzhou, China*Pre-Reading Questions*Survey-Style Anticipation Guide*Vocabulary Matching Activity*Post-Reading Questions*Thematic Analysis with Au
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Chocolate Touch Comprehension Questions
This product is a ready to print and use set of chapter comprehension questions and answer key. There are 2 to 4 questions per chapter that include a range of literal and inferential questions. Students respond to the questions in complete sentences.
These questions can be used for literacy groups, silent reading, or guided reading groups. I have found that these comprehension questions have increased student test scores in comprehension immensely!
I created this particular set of questions
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3rd - 4th
Wrinkle in Time mc chapter quizzes
This product is a complete mc chapter by chapter quiz over the plot and charcters of "A Wrinkle in Time." It can be used to check comprehension or as an "answer as you read" evaluation. I ALSO HAVE READING COMPREHENSION TESTS, SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND MOVIE QUIZZES AVAILABLE FOR THIS BOOK!!!! Please let me know if you would like me to make you an evaluation for any story or book. Please follow me and share with your friends. Email me at zelayaa.az@gmail.com for all your reading needs.This w
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5th - 10th
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Death By Scrabble - Figurative Language Search
As you read Charlie Fish's amazing story, Death by Scrabble, you can review figurative language with this excellent review worksheet.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Afterwards, you can compare the original story to the the video version by Linda Wartenweiler or any of the myriad versions available on Youtube.
Transcript of the story can be found at: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/DeatScra.shtml
Video Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71XL52M1jSo
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Grades:
7th - 9th
True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Reading and Questions
An easy reading for middle school students or lower level readers that requires students to read and think about what they've read. It also requires students to make connections to modern day topics in the real world revolving around police engagement, public perception, and the judicial system. The reading can be found at http://www.ricks-bricks.com/wolfside.htm. The activity takes about 1 day to complete, 1/2 a period to answer the questions, and 1/2 a period of discussion (though this can be
Grades:
6th - 9th
Fiction and Non-Fiction Story Maps
Quick and easy story maps for students to complete after having read a fiction or non fiction book or passage.
Three maps are included for each fiction and non fiction - one with a parent signature required, one with a space for an AR (Accelerated Reader) score and parent signature, and one with no parent signature required.
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1st - 6th
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf Reader's Theater Script
Here is a shortened version script to use during a reader's theater, small group, or a fairy tale/folk tale unit.
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K - 3rd
The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells - Reading Assessment and Study Guide
This is a 13-page study guide (reading assessment) for the short story The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells. This story has the text on the left and questions focusing on character, setting, mood and inference on the right hand side. Students are encouraged to highlight the text and use high-level thinking skills to infer answers to these questions.
This handout can be used as a practice reading assessment. A Key is provided.
Please see the example.
Grades:
9th - 10th
Anticipation Guide-The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
Short story anticipation guide ready to go for Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour. Questions are all higher level and directly related to the text to get students thinking about the key elements of the story as it would relate to their personal opinions before they read. They can then return to the guide and see if any of their opinions changed after reading. Product file is in MS Word so it can be edited to meet your needs or reworked for another story.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thank You Ma'am By Langston Hughes
This product includes the short story Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes. It includes both short answer and multiple choice questions that assess every common core standard for literature in regards to stories. Topics covered include: characters and character traits, setting, plot, motive, dialect, theme, point of view, inferring, predicting, compare and contrast, and context clues. It would be great used as a unit assessment over short stories.
This product includes 2 exam versions. One
Grades:
4th - 6th
1st-3rd Readers Theater The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
This is a Readers Theater that I like to do in my classroom with the students during our fairy tale unit. It is a Readers Theater for 9 students with a scripts for the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs written by Jon Scieska. Great for the students to practice fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.
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K - 3rd
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"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty Group Think-Support-Share-Activity WORD DOC
Note that this listing is for the Word Doc. If you'd rather use the Google Doc with additional Google Slides, see this listing instead.This listing is for a group activity for Eudora Welty's short story "A Worn Path." The activity breaks students into five groups, one group per topic. (Of course, you can enlarge the number of groups by assigning the same topic to more than one group.)Each topic requires that the group reference the story, find examples, discuss, and analyze different elements
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Moon of the Crust Snow & Leave the World Behind film 6part task
Moon of the Crusted Snow & Leave the World Behind film connection + suggested short story connection6 part assessment taskAs you know, there is no film connection available for Moon of the Crusted Snow. I have built a unit outline with 6 assessment tasks for teachers to use in or close their MOTCS unit. The unit includes mini essays with short story connection, hooks, research, character development, and suggested body comparisons between the film and novel.This detailed 3 page document will
Grades:
11th - 12th
Reader's Theater for "Too Many Tamales" by Gary Soto
This is a reader's theater based on the book "Too Many Tamales" by Gary Soto. Incorporating 11 characters, you can choose to do a simple reader's theater or a full blow play in your classroom! Great for teaching problem and solution, as well as character. Perfect for the holiday season!
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1st - 4th
A Gift for the Children, Original Short Story, Study Guide and Quizzes
"A Gift for the Children," is a deeply evocative and richly detailed story set around the time of the Great Depression. It masterfully weaves elements of historical context, familial bonds, and moral dilemmas into a captivating tale.The Study Guide can be used by the teacher to help students understand the story and how literary elements add to their comprehension of the tale. A set of quizzes save the teacher valuable time in instruction and planning.
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9th - 12th
UDL lesson plan: THE MAGIC FISH
The story for this lesson came from a Scholastic Publishing resource book, which featured a Brothers Grimm tale....Feel free to start singing the song in class, to bring the students to attention. The explanation of the Brothers Grimm was provided by Wikipedia.
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
The Scarlet Ibis Student Graphic Organizer Story Mapping and Key
This resource was created to be used with the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. The Story Map provides the students with visual to help student with enhanced comprehension that target the Common core State Standards for Literature. The student Story Map is ready to duplicate for classroom use and teacher key for the test is included. Other resources are also available for “The Scarlet Ibis” on my site including a Multiple Choice test (three choices) and a Modified Multiple Choic
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Wrinkle in Time short answer chapter quizzes
This product has complete chapter by chapter quizzes over the plot and characters of "A Wrinkle in Time." It can be used to check comprehension or as an "answer as you read" evaluation. I ALSO HAVE MC TESTS, READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS, AND MOVIE QUIZZES AVAILABLE FOR THIS BOOK!!!! Please let me know if you would like me to make you an evaluation for any story or book. Please follow me and share with your friends. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-N
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6th - 10th
"A Rose for Emily" (William Faulkner) Test
This is a 53 point test over the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. The test includes matching (story characters), multiple choice and true false (comprehension, inferencing and literary elements), and short answer. The last page of the document is the answer key for the test, including possible answers for the short answer questions.
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8th - 12th
Bret Harte ~ "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" COMMON CORE MASTER PACKET (14 pages)
This 14 packet over the short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" contains:
• Pre-read Anticipatory Worksheet
• Vocabulary
• Literary Focus: Character and Setting
• Vocabulary Review
• Quizzes
• Writing Connections
• LIT CIRCLE Discussion Questions
• Cross Curricular Writing and Alternative Activities
All of this will hit many of the State Standards for the Common Core as well as help your students improve in many literacy skills (reading, writing, listening, and oracy)
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8th - 11th
"All Summer in a Day" Rewritten for Struggling Readers
This classic short story by Ray Bradbury is often taught to middle school students. I have rewritten it here for students reading at a third grade level so that struggling readers can comprehend it. I have preserved similes and metaphors, for the most part, to help struggling readers work on untangling those for both denotative and connotative meaning.
Note: According to Microsoft Word stats, the grade level readability is 2.5. See screenshot of complete stats in uploaded sample.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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A Study Guide to "Bayou Folk" by Kate Chopin
A Study Guide to "Bayou Folk" by Kate Chopin aims to support reflective reading, not to replace it. The detailed critical analysis brings together a range of opinions on the text and offers a consistent reading. The text of the collection is not included. It is readily avaliable on the Internet.Includes:1. A detailed introduction to the collection as a whole;2. Each story has explanatory notes, a commentary, and guiding questions. The questions encourage readers to have a deeper understanding o
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9th - 11th, Higher Education
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LESS THAN 10 MINUTES PLAY_THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE ADAPTATION
A play that can be performed by students in less than 10 minutes.The Nightingale and the Rose is one of the short stories in Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince and Other Tales collection.It tells the story of a young student who wishes for a red rose to give to a girl he likes. The nightingale, a bird, sacrifices her life by piercing her heart with a thorn so that the red rose tree will bloom a red rose. The original short story is included in the file.Simplified and adapted into a play by Blessry
Grades:
7th - 12th
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