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Middle school short stories simulations in English (UK)
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Activities Bundle
These engaging Lamb to the Slaughter activities will help your students with making inferences, citing textual evidence, and persuasive writing. Students LOVE Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, and these activities really bring your short story unit to life.✅ Pre-Reading Simulation✅ Persuasive Essay✅ Optional presentation and discussionLAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER Activities:Pre-Reading Simulation: Students will work to discover Mrs. Maloney's guilt and motive. In this simulation, students will have
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8th - 11th
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The Lady or The Tiger by Frank Stockton with Simulation - Print & Digital
This lesson on the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockton can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as an adapted text, chunked questions, graphic organizers and suggested transitions for writing. This lesson focuses on the skills of
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle: Teaching Literary Elements - Print & Digital
Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)
Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different scripts. Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Are you looking for a creative way to have your students graders explore myths, legends, and traditional tales for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts? Let this collection of classic American literature Reader’s Theaters engage students in fluency & expression while at the same time meeting a key Common Core reading benchmark! This bundle includes my 7 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American tribes, Greek Myths, Aesops' Fables, Classic Fairy Tales, American Tall Tales, Tra
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3rd - 6th
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The Most Dangerous Game Mock Trial
After being hunted for three days by General Zaroff, Sanger Rainsford is now on trial and being charged for Zaroff's murder. Was Rainsford truly acting in self-defense, or did he willfully and intentionally kill General Zaroff and feed him to his hounds? Your students will RAVE about this mock trial based on Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game"! What better way to get students to practice literary analysis, argument development, and speaking and listening skills than with a mock trial
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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CHEAT-PROOF To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Quizzes 1-15
Who we are:
Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
What's included:
The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers.
Why it matters:
Utilizing the quizz
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CHEAT-PROOF To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Quizzes 16-31
Who we are:
Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
What's included:
The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers.
Why it matters:
Utilizing the quizze
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Greek Myths and Legends Reading Comprehension and Exploration
This pack includes 50 pages of reading and comprehension materials and activities on the following Greek myths and legends: * Medusa* Pandora's Box* Theseus and the Minotaur* Aphrodite and Helen of Troy* Cerberus & Hercules It also includes a student research assignment. I use this pack for guided reading. For each of the above myths/legends there are 2-3 pages of reading material and 4-6 pages of comprehension activities that I have trialled with my students. The students loved this pack so
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4th - 9th
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM UNIT: DYSTOPIAN GENRE
Introduce or revise the dystopian genre with this stand alone or mentor text unit.Includes lessons that explore a range of the following concepts:Suppression of individuality and oppressive government controlExcessive use of social mediaAutomation of the workforceSymbolismLanguage useToneLessons include:2187 short film + analysis of symbolism and dystopian elementsHyper-Reality short film + analysis of technology overuse and creative advertising mini taskThe Luckiest short film + analysis of ton
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6th - 10th
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Reader's Theater: Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan (differentiated scripts!)
Focus on differentiation while meeting several Common Core Reading standards! This reader’s theater set features the popular tall tale of Paul Bunyan written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 3 scripts! Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challenge students with tier 2 vocabulary and
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3rd - 6th
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Short Story Unit Saki's The Open Window
Saki’s The Open Window is the perfect short story for any class. An excellent study of fear and horror by subtext and a peek into the era of Victorian social etiquette. If you are looking for a short story that is gripping, with a twist in its tale. Then this short story is for you.
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This download contains 5 hours of activities including: numerous pre-reading activities, 5 pages of historical context for the Victorian era, comprehension ques
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe Engaging Resources Bundle - The Tell-tale Heart and More
Edgar Allan Poe’s spooky and mysterious works of literature have intrigued and sparked student interest time after time! Do some close reading with a focus on figurative language and literary devices with these resources and put on the most exciting mock trial your classroom has ever seen! Here's what you'll get:⭐️ Edgar Allan Poe Biography ActivitiesIntroduce your students to the man behind the writing!⭐️ The Tell-Tale Heart Mock TrialTest your student's knowledge of this spooky tale in this fu
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8th - 11th
The Knights Tale - Chaucer
An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring The Knight's Tale in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
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A summary of the story
Character analysis including the knight himself
Key tasks exploring character and plot
Key questions to provoke thought and reflection on the story
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5th - 9th
Five Little Indians Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop with Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.About the Novel: Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling
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7th - 10th
Number the stars
This is a fully resourced, three-week writing unit, based on chapter 14 of ‘Number the Stars’ by Lois Lowry. It is pitched at Year 5 and Year 6 (UK) or 4th and 5th Grade (US). This unit links beautifully with history learning, World War 2. If children a familiar with the story of Anne Frank, this text provides another example of what was happening in Europe in the final years of the WW2. All planning, slides and activities are included - no extra work necessary. It has been created using Word a
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4th - 6th
The Landlady Murder Mystery
Based on Roald Dahl's "The LandLady," a crime scene is created for students to investigate before reading through the story. Included in the package are suspect cards, slide deck, graphic organizer, pictures of the crime scene set-up, and paragraph assignment and self-reflection. NOT Included: Any items that are needed to set up the crime scene. Only photos of what I have set up are included so you can either use or recreate yourself. The LandLady short story can be found for free on the web.
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8th - 11th
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson BUNDLE | Writing, Vocabulary, Simulation, & Quiz
This BUNDLE of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson resources is sure to make an impression on your students. It hooks them from the beginning with the memorable introduction. It's followed by "The Lottery" simulation. Having students use strong word choice and voice from the simulation, students will write a reaction to "The Lottery". They will create "toppers" to look like one strong word. Student examples are included within the resource. Students will also receive a vocabulary digital note
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7th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Short Stories Story Passages Paragraphs & Questions
This 175 page PDF file includes 100 Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank questions.The reading comprehension ranges from stories, paragraphs, texts, and passages to give your students a variety to read about. Topics include, but are not limited to, animals, food, sports, cars, family, science, school, and much more!These worksheets have many uses:1. Home school2. Substitute teacher3. Snow days4. Busy work5. Online distance learning6. Class work7. Independent
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Flying High or Falling Flat? UK's Rwanda Asylum Plan Takes Flight ~ READING!
Get ready to take your teaching to new heights with our quirky and fun digital resource reading! Perfect for educators looking to engage students in current affairs, this resource is appropriate for ages 10 and up, offering a captivating exploration of a hot topic.Embark on an educational journey with your students as you delve into the distance asylum seekers travel from the UK to Rwanda, approximately 4,000 miles away – that's like jet-setting from London to New York, but way farther! Discover
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2nd - 6th
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Scales of Splendor: A Mesmerizing Descriptive Writing ~ World Snake Day July 16!
Step into the enchanting world of serpents with this mesmerizing descriptive writing piece crafted for World Snake Day. Delve into the lush jungles and encounter the superb beauty of snakes through vivid imagery and evocative language. This resource marks the grace, mystery and importance of these remarkable creatures in an engaging and captivating manner.Style and Benefits:Written in a descriptive style, this piece transports readers to the heart of the jungle, where they can visualize the shim
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6th - 9th
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Tell Tale Heart - Argument Stations, Mock Trial
A set of eight (8) stations where students find the best evidence to support their given role of prosecution or defense. Includes:Lesson plans8 stations with portions of the textstudent pages for both the defense and prosecution, including a page for students to write one, cohesive argumentative stance to present at the podiumslideshow with a timer (can be changed out for another time that better fits your class set-up) and rules/expectations for stations
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6th - 8th
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"The Quest for Memory Lane", short story reading comprehension
"Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of 'The Quest for Memory Lane,' a captivating short story that unfolds across 22 pages in a beautifully designed PDF format. Follow the journey of a boy awakening in a strange town with no memory of how he arrived, his quest for answers leading him through deserted streets, encountering peculiar townsfolk and hidden enclaves along the way. With each revelation, join him as he confronts the sinister truths lurking beneath the town's façade, racing against
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PreK - 12th
Narrative Writing Point of View - Definition Sheet & Comprehension Activities
Enhance your students' narrative writing skills with our comprehensive Narrative Writing Point of View resource. This invaluable pack includes a detailed definition reference sheet, engaging comprehension activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts, all designed to deepen understanding and mastery of narrative point of view (POV).Narrative Writing Point of View - Definition Sheet & Comprehension ActivitiesBrief Overview:Narrative Writing Point of View Resource PackDefinition Reference
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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