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Middle school short stories resources in English (UK) $5-10
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
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
"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
Creative Writing (3 weeks) Leon & the Place Between by Angela McAllister
This is a 3 week unit of planning that produces a fantastic descriptive writing piece based on the beautiful picture book Leon and the Place Between. This is the story of a boy who gets whisked away during a magical trick at the circus to where magic exists. This unit always inspires some excellent creative writing as it so engaging. This text is best suited to lower KS2 but can easily be adapted to upper KS2.
I have listed the learning objectives for all of the lessons below. Also I have inclu
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3rd - 6th
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12 Stages of a Hero's Journey Slideshow and Worksheet
Teach the four basic character archetypes and a brief overview of the 12 stages of a hero's journey with this PowerPoint slideshow and worksheet. Includes: Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) file PDF version of PowerPoint Editable Word (.docx) file of worksheet Answers Which terms are covered? Archetype The Hero The Mentor The Shadow The Ally 12 Stages of the Hero's Journey
Grades:
6th - 12th
Descriptive Writing (4 weeks) unit based on The Wolves in Walls by Neil Gaiman
This is a 4 week unit of work that is based around Neil Gaiman's 'The Wolves in the Walls' book. This is a challenging text, as it covers the issue of nightmares but it really engages the boys in my class. Neil Gaiman has a fantastic story telling ability (he also wrote Coraline). The end piece is designed to be a descriptive nightmare where the child experienced it learns what to do in their life after they wake up. This unit of work is targeted best at Year 4 - 6 pupils. I have included all th
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4th - 6th
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100 Creative Writing Prompts
Here are 100 creative writing prompts with pictures to stimulate your students' imaginations! They are PNG files you can print out to create flash cards or use with a projector for the whole class to see.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Tales with a Twist Unit
This unit of work is focused on short stories with original endings. The students analyze these stories, then have an opportunity to analyze an original ending in their final assessment. The unit of work contains 14 lessons and is mainly focused on how a story is structured and uses foreshadowing to lead the reader towards the ending. Lesson 1-3: The Landlady by Roald Dahl Lesson 4: The Raven by Edgar Alan PoeLesson 5: Analysing structure in The RavenLesson 6: An introduction to Sherlock HolmesL
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6th - 8th
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Fiction Story Elements - Rikki-tikki-tavi Unit
• Answer questions in packet and participate in discussion as we are reading in class.
• Make predictions about the text using foreshadowing and the author’s style as clues and discuss predictions during class.
• Complete a labeled plot diagram, which plots the events of the story.
• Identify literary elements within the text.
• Identify characters and associate with actions.
• Analyze vocabulary, the connotations, and purpose of word choice.
• Create a study guide by identifying impor
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7th
Marking Criteria, Toolkit and Box Up proforma
This is a complete marking criteria, toolkit and 'box up' proforma set to use with my Ancient Greece Portal Story. Included is a marking criteria for both Cold and Hot Writes. The Box Up follows the generic structure of a portal story as used in Talk 4 Writing.
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3rd - 6th
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Descriptive Writing (4 weeks) Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet & Els
This is a 4 week unit of planning that supports pupils to write a story set in far off lands from a place very foreign to what they are used to. The text is the Mysterious Traveler by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham who were inspired to write this book after visiting Mali and finding out one of the most famous local guides was blind. The story tells of an old man finding an abandoned baby in the desert who he adopts as his own grand-daughter. He teaches her how to track her way through the desert
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3rd - 6th
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Setting Workbook - Create Amazing Stories for Young Writers | World building
SETTING is part of the Create Amazing Stories workbook series.This 37 page booklet has been designed and created by myself, an author, a teacher and host to children's writing workshops.One thing I've notices with young writers (okay, and a few adults) is that they often focus on their characters and events, but leave out setting. This workbook will strengthen the young writer's understanding of the importance of worldbuilding and enable them to use setting to affect the story. You'll see an imp
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5th - 9th
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The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib by Adam Shaughnessy. ABOUT THE NOVEL: “What is the Unbelievable FIB?” That’s the question eleven-year-old Prudence Potts discovers on a baffling card no one else in Middleton--except ABE, a new kid at school with a knack for solving riddles--seems to see. Then a mysterious man asks for ABE and Pru’s help investigating mythical beings infiltrating the town, and that
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Viking Unit BUNDLE
HARRY: ANALYZING GHOST STORIES - UNIT PLANS
Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a ghost story, "Harry" by Rosemary Timperley.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.Lesson PreviewAuthor and Summary of the S
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION - SHORT STORIES - BUNDLE
DAVID WALLIAMS - RESOURCES ENGLISH READING KS1-2 AUTHOR COMEDY
Resources included are as follows:60 PDF AND PPT files for you to print. A range display materials including long banner, decorated letters spelling authors name, display borders, backing paper, book covers, book names flashcards, book blurbs, author photo, buntings, author information and facts posters, labels, ‘What books have you read?’ poster, books borrowed chart and loan cards for books, book marks. Many writing and drawing tasks about the books pupils are reading – such as recounts, chara
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3rd - 9th
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Portal Story for Ancient Greece
This is a <500 word portal story which is broken down into the generic structure as used in Talk for Writing. See accompanying items to support teaching this genre.
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3rd - 6th
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green GablesBy Lucy Maud MontgomeryA skinny, red-headed girl was not what Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert had in mind when they decided to adopt an orphaned boy to help around the farm. But from the moment she arrives at Green Gables, Anne Shirley knows she’s found her home . . . and is determined to do whatever it takes to win Marilla and Matthew over.But will Anne’s knack for getting into scrapes cracking her slate over a boy’s head at school, falling off the roof of a friend’s house, and
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K - 12th
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Illustrated) By Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Illustrated)by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother who puts him to bed after dosing him with camomile tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed
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K - 12th
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Flashbacks (4 Weeks) unit based on Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
This is a 4 week unit of planning that produces a flashback recount from the time during the Lebanese civil war by a young girl called Ayesha. She has to brave the war zone to travel across enemy lines to find help her sick granny by searching for medicine from a doctor. The story is fantastic and the writing produced as a result of it is even better. This text is best suited to Y4 and above as there are aspects of war such as loss (her mother dies after a shell hits their house) but he richness
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3rd - 8th
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MICHAEL MORPURGO TEACHING AND DISPLAY RESOURCES -ENGLISH READING KS2 AUTHOR
Resources included are as follows:58 PDF AND PPT files for you to print. A range display materials including long banner, decorated letters spelling authors name, patterned and plain display borders, backing paper, book covers, book names flashcards, 20 A4 book blurbs, author photo, buntings, author information and facts posters, labels, ‘What books have you read?’ poster, books borrowed chart and loan cards for books, book marks. Many writing and drawing tasks about the books pupils are reading
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3rd - 9th
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DIRT- Varying Sentence Starters
This resource makes feedback lessons easy! Based on a what, why, how approach. First, students match the example with the type of sentence starter. Then, students need to identify the different types in a model paragraph. Afterwards, students work in pairs to add each sentence starter to a sentence. Finally, students write their own paragraph (or rewrite a paragraph of their last creative writing assessment) using each sentence starter (this is the success criteria). Starter Answers: Ing word- S
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7th - 9th
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The Mostly True Story of Jack Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill. The pack has been designed in alignment with the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s reading objectives for Year 6.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Enter a world where magic bubbles just below the surface. . . .When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Little does he know that the people of Hazelwood have been
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Kelly Barnhill Novel Study BUNDLE (4 Novel Studies)
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Chapter Revision Gap-Fill Activities
This 16 page document contains gap fill activities for each chapter in ‘Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde’ and contains all the answers too!!It is a simple yet perfect way for students to get an overview of the events that take place in each act of the play.
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8th - 12th
Dream Giver - Narrative Writing
The Dream GiverA set of resources to support with a writing unit from the literacy shed using the video clip of The Dream Giver. Children beginning by watching the video in small sections. Writing included: A character description of the Dream Giver. Describing Events. Retelling of the Story, Narrative writing. What is Included: Active Primary Board with Learning Intentions and links. PowerPoint with Learning Intentions and links.Examples of good vocabulary/phrases that children could use. Voca
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4th - 6th
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