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Free short stories resources for Microsoft Word
3 Billy Goats Gruff Puppets
"Trip Trap Trip Trap"
"WHO'S THAT TRAPPING OVER MY BRIDGE"
This is a simple puppet cutout worksheet for students cutout, glue onto Popsicle sticks, and practice retelling the story of the three billy goats gruff.
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PreK - 1st
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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
Core Aligned Creative Writing Rubric
Fully editable!
Flexible for assessing many forms of creative writing.
Memoirs, short stories, Flash Fiction, Microfiction, Personal Narratives
Core aligned to 9-10 Common Core, but easily adjustable to all middle grades.
Can be used as a teacher grade tool, peer-review grade tool, or self-assessment grade tool
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6th - 10th
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"If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" Unit Plan
This is collection of worksheets and Smart Board documents which follow the children's book, "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie." These worksheets cover the 5 W's, story elements including main characters, setting, plot, cause and effect, and conclusion, a circle story wheel, and boy and girl personal narrative worksheets. This unit is a GREAT addition to any teacher's sub tub. All the worksheets are self explanatory and can be administered and led by any teacher or substitute. After completing these
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PreK - 3rd
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Film Strip Graphic Organizer for Sequencing, for Writing, Reading and ESL
This film strip graphic organizer is perfect for sequencing events in a story for ELA activities - suitable for all elementary grades and ESL students.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Lucy Calkins Personal Narrative Rough Draft Packet
2nd Grade
This should take about 5 or 6 days to complete.
I use this for my Writer's Workshop based on the Lucy Calkins series. They way she was presenting the lessons did not work for me but I have found great sucess by using these packets.
Assign one page per day. That way the student can focus on one topic at a time. I take the time to conference with each student after they have completed them and make corrections on the paper.
When the packet is done, I have the students write all three
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2nd - 3rd
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The Bad Seed Worksheet
I made this Worksheet to accompany The Bad Seed story. The students will circle the choices that would make the seed feel "good" and will draw the seed after they have made him feel "good". I created this because many of the activities for this story talk about being "bad" vs being "good". I am in a SpEd classroom and we work hard to erase the stigma of the SpEd students being "bad". This activity will help them understand that none of us are "bad" we are just working hard to have good days and
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K - 3rd
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The Secret Door Reader's Theatre Script
A 10 minute Reader's Theatre Script perfect for new performers!
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6th - 8th
Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans
Read Across America Plans with activities and books written by Dr. Seuss
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PreK - 2nd
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Personification, "A Day in the Life" sample story 2nd 3rd 4th grade
A 2-page personification story for 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade. This is a "day in the life" sample story about an electric pencil sharpener's daily experiences in the classroom. For a lesson on personification, my students choose an object in our classroom and write "a day in the life" personification stories from the object's point of view. This works best for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade.
Thank you for the feedback, if you get a chance! :)
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2nd - 4th
Lined Papers for Miscellaneous Writing Assignments by Mindy Scheel
Often I have needed lined papers for my class's assignments. I have included bold wider lines, thinner lines, lined paper with a window at the top so students can illustrate something they just wrote about i.e. field trips, guest speakers, etc. I have made a four page packet from the lined paper with a window for generic book reports. One page is for characters, a second is for setting, a third is for plot, and the fourth is for theme. These can be used for any novel study, book report, or resea
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1st - 4th
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Silly "L" Stories (Articulation Activity)
This articulation reading activity includes syllables, all word positions, and sentences featuring the /l/ sound. This book can be used for auditory bombardment and eventually to increase a student/child's productions. In between each short story is a page with a syllable repeated 5 times. You can use this tool for syllables and work up to individual words, and eventually have the student/child read the whole page.
This tool requires cutting out the pages, laminating and attaching a binder rin
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PreK - 3rd
"Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros
This short story lesson can be purchased as part of a bundle at a discounted price
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Use this graphic organizer to teach students the elements of plot, and how the plot unfolds in a series of episodes!
Tied to the middle school Common Core standards.
****INCLUDED:
*Thorough ste-by-step lesson plan!
*Plot diagram template (Ready to print on legal paper!)
*Plot diagram ANSWER KEY!
*Plot analysis question handout!
The lesson plan uses the Gradual Release of Responsilbity method: I do, we do
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6th - 8th
The Most Dangerous Game Pre-Reading activity
This is a pre-reading/bell ringer activity that will help students get in the frame of mind as to where the story is taking place.
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6th - 12th
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Point of View Reading Passage - Mystery Jelly
This reading passage asks students to identify whether it is told in the first or third person. They are asked to explain how they know, including ways besides identifying the pronouns. Great for first or second graders!
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1st - 2nd
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Brainstorm Bubble Web
I use this for my students when they are having trouble brainstorming during writing workshop. I leave it in the writing shelf so that they are able to access it whenever they need to organize their thoughts. It is a great basic bubble web!
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K - 5th
The 12-stages of the Hero's Journey in "The Most Dangerous Game"
This chart identifies and defines the twelve stages of the hero's journey and gives examples from the story. Page numbers are listed to support evidence of the twelve stages.
Connell, Richard. "The Most Dangerous Game." Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004. 19-36. Print. Gold Level.
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8th - 10th
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Compare and Contrast Characters From Three Short Stories
This lesson includes a graphic organizer and an outline for a compare and contrast essay to be used after students complete the reading of "No Guitar Blues" by Gary Soto, "Thank you Ma'am" by Langston Hughes, and "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" by William Saroyan. Students are guided to notice similarities between the main characters in these three short stories, and to notice how characters change as a result of their experiences. The first step is to complete the graphic organizer wi
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5th - 10th
SDAIE Short Story Unit for 9th/10th Grade ELA - California State Standards
This is a Literary Analysis Unit designed to teach the concepts of Characterization, Point of View, Irony, and Figurative Language, reinforce the concept of basic essay structure, and allow students to practice gathering and evaluating the audience impact of evidence from a literary text. It is based on the California State Standards for 9th/10th grade ELA, but is easily convertible to Common Core Standards with few changes. It embeds SDAIE strategies throughout, and is hyper-scaffolded for the
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9th - 12th
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Blank Writing Template
Blank writing template that can be used as single-sided (p1) or double-sided with extra lines on the back (p2 and 3), with a box for a picture. Great use for short stories, retells, small moments, and other writing activities (especially for primary).
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Not Grade Specific
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Letter to the Editor
This is a writing assignment that was used to accompany Shirley Jackson's story, "The Lottery". Before we began the assignment, we held our own class lottery, in which two students got the tickets with the dreaded black dot. Instead of continuing with the violence of the tradition, we did the writing assignment.
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9th - 12th
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Tell Tale Heart Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer that follows Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale Heart. Asks students to examine the short story for examples of how the author uses suspense. Aligned to common core standards!
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7th - 12th
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Oh The Places You'll Go Writing Activity
This is a cute writing activity for any grade level to go along with the Dr. Suess Book. You can print it, edit it, or have students fill in the blanks in a word document. I have my students choose their own font and colors.
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K - 3rd
Essay/Narrative/Story Mind Map and Outline Prewriting Activity
A graphic organizer to help students brainstorm, pre-write, outline, organize, and create their ideas prior to writing. Suitable for any grade, ideal for 4-12 grade. Editable MS Word document. This lesson is student-centered, meaning:--it allows you to become a facilitator!--happier teachers!--happier students!--happier administrators!Connect with us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/shiningscholareducationTwitter:https://twitter.com/ShiningScholarInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/shining_schol
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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