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Short stories word walls for Microsoft OneDrive
Show Not Tell Writing PowerPoint with Elaboration Practice
Use the Show, Not Tell writing strategy to write descriptions more vividly. This lesson shows how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures to help the reader visualize. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. This digital resource gives students four different strategies to use to replace 'to be" verbs, including combining sentences, adding strong verbs, details and precise language, using nouns as verbs, and changing the sentence orde
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5th - 8th
Literary Elements of a Short Story PowerPoint
Literary Elements PowerPoint on literary terms and the main short story parts including characters, plot, conflict, setting, theme, resolution, denouement. This digital resource explains the critical elements of a short story and specific knowledge (like plot diagram, types of conflict) that students need to be able to identify when they read, as well as incorporate into their own writing. Short quiz on story elements at the end for assessment. Project on your whiteboard or print out the print f
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Realistic Fiction Writing: Writer's Workshop: From Scenes to Series
Over 20 pages of materials for an engaging, creative and differentiated realistic fiction writing unit! Includes the following:1. Tips & Tricks Page2. Realistic Fiction Story Elements Chart3. Realistic Fiction Touch and Tell Planners4.Realistic Fiction Writing Papers5.Realistic Fiction Word Wall6.Title Pages7 All About the Author Pages8.Revising Checklist 9.Editing Checklists10.Character Planning Page11. Character Template & Name Tags *Great supplement for the FROM SCENES TO SERIES TC UN
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Writer's Workshop BUNDLE
Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint and Printable Reading Activity
Fairy Tales PowerPoint will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. I use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slides at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint Preview, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Response
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint. Preview and respond to the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling with this presentation. Introduces vocabulary with definitions, plot diagram, literary elements, anticipation guide, author biography and background information, strategies for reading short stories, comprehension check, and writing responses. Cobra and mongoose facts and photos, a link to the story and a National Geographic video clip of a mongoose encounter with a cobra. This is an engaging
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
Bump it up sentence building weekend recount writing prompts/word wall- editable
Are you teaching your Kindergarten students how to write a weekend recount and build sentences? This editable Bump It Up sentence writing prompt pack has everything you need to scaffold students as they learn to first write recounts. What’s included in this weekend recount bump it up sentence building resource:✔️ Editable word wall following a colour codes for the 5Ws (When, who, where, what, why).✔️ Editable headers for the 5Ws.✔️ Editable headers for the 5Ws with pictures.✔️ Editable headers
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K - 2nd
Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
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7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response (Vol 2)
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Digital Reading Response Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use digital assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-slide assignments can be shared digitally with your students – it’s that easy! There is an assignment for every student in your class in this packet – even students who struggle or are rel
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6th - 9th
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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
McGraw Hill: Wonders Units 1-5: VOCABULARY STUDY & Introduction grade 4
Purpose: These introductory lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for:Princess and the PizzaExperts, IncEarthquakesCrash Course in Forces & MotionKids in BusinessThe Secret MessageRanita, The Frog PrincessThe Buffalo Are BackSpidersPoetryThe Cricket in Times SquareAguinaldoDelivering Justice: W.W. Law and the
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4th
ELA Anchor Charts Posters: Narrative Terms, Story Elements & Definitions | PDF
15 Posters with Narrative & Story terms with definitions. Print them out, hang them up in your classroom, or pass out to students while teaching the parts of a story. Terms include: 3 Variations of Title Slides to match the terminology used in your classroom. Plot Plot ElementsConflictResolutionCharacters ProtagonistAntagonist Dialogue Tone Mood Setting Point of ViewNarrator Theme Thank you for considering this product. I designed these posters to hang around my classroom as a visual reminde
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3rd - 8th
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Full Year of Tier 2 Vocabulary Building through Daily Comp Passages- Grade 7
170 comprehension passages, each focusing on one Grade 7 Tier 2 vocabulary word (included are 3 comprehension questions with sample answers in notes)170 vocabulary quadrants (with prepped definition and synonyms/antonyms) for each passage and almost 100 additional quadrants for all remaining wordsEnlarged words ready for word wallWord searches and crosswords for every 10 wordsMaster list of all Grade 7 Tier 2 vocabulary wordsFillable list for studentsIncorporate as a quick, daily language routin
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6th - 8th
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McGraw Hill: Wonders Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 : VOCABULARY STUDY & Introduction grade 4
Purpose: These introductory lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for:Princess and the PizzaExperts, IncEarthquakesCrash Course in Forces & MotionKids in BusinessThe Secret MessageRanita, The Frog PrincessThe Buffalo Are BackSpidersPoetryThe Cricket in Times SquareAguinaldoDelivering Justice: W.W. Law and the
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4th
"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" Short Story Unit
This short story unit contains 41 pages of : Word Wall, vocabulary, and 7 constructed responses. In addition to this, I've included mini-posters with the standards for the classroom, a rubric, and several word wall activities. Explore the short story by breaking down the author's word choice, explore the meaning of the words, and then use this acquired knowledge to write text based essay responses. This is a complete short story unit.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here
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9th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Passage Interactive PowerPoint - Dirt Bike Racing
This is a reading comprehension passage and digital resource for your struggling boys who are just not motivated to read. Finish Line is the fiction story of a boy who is trying to find his own special talent in a family of many talents, who finds a dirt bike, fixes it up, and goes on to win at a dirt bike race, making new friends along the way. Each slide is a piece of the motocross story and is followed by a slide of reading comprehension questions requiring thinking, evidence, and inference,
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3rd - 5th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint. Introduce the short story 7th grade by the author Gary Soto. Develops background knowledge. Author information. Images compare Fresno, California to Paris, France. Vocabulary includes words like tortilla, fiesta, and siesta. Reminds students to think about the author's purpose and the theme of the story as they read. Also shows recommended Gary Soto books for students who are interested in reading books by this author. Use this presentation to intr
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
Literary Devices | Literature Elements Posters | Poetic Devices Project
Are you searching for a unique way to reinforce the meaning of literary elements and literary devices with your students? Make your instruction more memorable with this creative, high-interest literary elements project!Students will illustrate and illuminate essential literary elements and literary devices using the free, user-friendly Adobe Express website!Adobe Express has a browser-based version that can be used with any wifi-enabled device with access to Google Chrome! For this project, stu
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8th - 11th
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Wonders McGraw Hill: Unit 5 Prereading Intro & Digital Vocab Study-Google Slides
Purpose: These fourth grade McGraw Hill introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for Unit 5:Mama, I'll Give You the WorldApples to OregonHow Ben Franklin Stole the LightningA Drop of WaterRediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings2017 edition GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literatur
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4th
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McGraw Hill: Wonders Unit 5 BUNDLE VOCABULARY STUDY and Introduction grade 4
Purpose: These introductory lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for unit 5:Mama, I'll Give You the WorldApples to OregonHow Ben Franklin Stole the LightningA Drop of WaterRediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings 2017 editionGOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements criti
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4th
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Short Story Stations Digital Activity Print
You get 10 literacy stations based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron". The stations include engaging lessons about characterization, plot, theme, textual analysis, author's purpose,symbolism, graphic organizers,irony,constructed response writing prompts, conflict, and a tiny Socratic Seminar. This short story is a great fit for a dystopian unit or something scary for Halloween. Learning stations are the perfect way to review the ideas and structure of the short story. With a litt
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6th - 11th
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Wonders McGraw Hill: Unit 3 Prereading Intro & Digital Vocab Study-Google Slides
Purpose: These fourth grade McGraw Hill introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for Unit 3:The Cricket in Times SquareAguinaldoDelivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil RightsAbe's Honest WordsA New Kind of Corn2017 edition UNIT 1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous lite
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4th
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Wonders McGraw Hill: Unit 2 Prereading Intro & Digital Vocab Study-Google Slides
Purpose: These fourth grade McGraw Hill introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for:The Secret MessageRanita, The Frog PrincessThe Buffalo are BackSpidersPoetry-The Sandpiper, Bat, The Grasshopper Springs, Fireflies2017 edition UNIT 1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature
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4th
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