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11th grade short stories Common Core CCRA.W.7 resources
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
Dystopian Unit Resource Bundle - Dystopia vs. Utopia - Dystopian Literature
Create or supplement a Dystopian Stories Unit with this diverse, creative, high-interest teaching resource! The bundle of Dystopian literature materials include the following: Cultural Clashes! Utopia vs. Dystopia (Research & Informational Writing)Welcome to Dystopia: A Nightmare Disguised as Paradise (Short Story Unit)The resources in this bundle are designed for 7th-12th grade students. Please see the following description for each resource.Welcome to Dystopia - A Nightmare Disguised as
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8th - 12th
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High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers
Make language arts class fun with these high school reading comprehension passages and questions. This resource contains classroom ready nonfiction articles, discussion questions, writing prompts, and answer keys to develop your kids’ critical thinking skills. Plus, quick and easy setup and clear directions make these engaging activities perfect for centers or for emergency sub plans for high school English.Click here to save 30% off the price of 30 reading passages plus a bonus story with the M
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8th - 11th
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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Questions, Satire Writing and Analysis
This famously incendiary short story can be a great unit for Halloween, or, if you're feeling spicy, Thanksgiving. I think there's always room for "A Modest Proposal", like there's always room for pie. Spoiler: the proposal is that starving poor people should eat their own babies. Sound crazy? Outrageous? Ludicrous? It is, and just wait until your students get to delve into this meaty story and understand the deeply moving message it holds. This is a classic for a reason. Included:Link to the st
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9th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND Close Reading Study Guide
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”--Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide is ready so students can enjoy a trip to Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street, London. Here’s what you’ll find in your 32-page reproducible guide:• introductory information about the story, along with links if you prefer to read the story online• a reproducible copy of the story• questions and vocabulary to use as students read the story• a vocabulary test based on vocabulary highlighted in the study guide• a test on
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9th - 12th
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High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions A Bundle
Make language arts class fun with these high interest reading comprehension passages and questions for high school students. This resource contains classroom ready nonfiction articles, vocabulary activities, discussion questions, writing prompts, and answer keys to develop your kids’ critical thinking skills. Plus, quick and easy setup and clear directions make these activities perfect for centers or high school sub plans.By purchasing this bundle you save about 25% off the price of individual r
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9th - 11th
Roald Dahl Story Bundle The Landlady Man From the South Lamb to the Slaughter
This short-story bundle for The Landlady, Man From the South and Lamb to the Slaughter, three of Roald Dahl's great short stories, helps make literary analysis easy! The thought of analyzing can be daunting for many students, so why not make it fun with all the delightful dark humor of Roald Dahl? Let students start off their learning adventure by getting to know Dahl with a web quest. After the webquest you then have the option to have students write their own biography for Roald Dahl. The b
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Short Story Unit for High-School English (4-6 Weeks)
Interested in a new unit to shake things up? Looking for author diversity? Tired of the same old stories? Check out this MASSIVE bundle of resources that comprise an entire unit of study. This resource contains FOUR-SIX WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSON MATERIAL! You don't have to create a SINGLE thing. This unit is appropriate for 9-12th graders. The lessons are geared more towards advanced students, but can easily be done with grade-level kids as well. I have used it for advanced 9th, 10th, and 11th gr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Utopian - Utopia vs Dystopia Activity - Dystopian Literature Unit Activities
Introduce utopia, utopia vs. dystopia settings and themes, along with the concept of a perfect utopian world! This unique utopian resource includes opportunities for students to read, write, and conduct research! A slides presentation on the utopian world concept is included with 3 activities exploring dystopian versus utopian settings. Pair this resource with Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia," or any utopian/dystopian literature!The Quest for Ut
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8th - 11th
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World Literature Activities Curriculum - 10th Grade English Resources English II
Enhance your World Literature curriculum with these modern, relevant, and engaging high school English resources! This diverse bundle will breathe life back into your 10th grade World Lit course throughout the entire year! How is this different from other English II resource bundles?The materials, activities, and projects align with any World Literature curriculum.The resources support common 10th grade literature themes and are not limited to specific texts or titles.Everything included in eac
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9th - 12th
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Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe - ELA Close Reading & Analysis Short Story Unit
"Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe is a multicultural short story with a universal message about how to accept the uncertainty of life. This engaging short story unit allows advanced middle school and high school students to closely read, analyze, and evaluate Achebe's multilayered message about war, loss, hard work, and the courage to rebuild after discord strikes. Students will participate in a range of activities that will keep them engaged, increase their reading comprehension and literary analy
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8th - 11th
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Short Story (any) : Writing Prompts Constructed Response Practice Unit
Let me make your life easier. Use these 13 constructed responses to test knowledge of the CCSS standards after any short story. They include questions about: theme, characterization, text structure, word use, literary devices, comparison and contrast of similar short stories, mood, tone, conflict, and more. I've also included a handy rubric for easy grading. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Check out these other
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Prepare for an article of the week with 30 no prep, high school reading comprehension passages and questions in printable worksheets or as digital resources. Your teenagers will be fascinated by these reading passages on multiple nonfiction, historical fiction, or true story-based reading passages. Find language arts worksheets that include vocabulary activities, writing prompts, and research projects from history or science. Check out the unique stories which make for unusual writing topics fur
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8th - 11th
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Sherlock Holmes THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE Close Reading Study Guide | Worksheets
“The Red-Headed League” Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide is ready so your students can enjoy a trip to Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street, London. Here’s what you’ll find in your 33-page printable study guide:• introductory information about the story, along with links if you prefer to read the story online• a reproducible copy of the story• questions and vocabulary to use as students read the story• a vocabulary test based on vocabulary highlighted in the study guide• a test on the sto
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Sherlock Holmes: Conan Doyle Biography and The Red-Headed League
Women's History Month Short Story Unit for High School ELA
Whether you're looking for feminist stories, classics or modern short stories, comparative literature or stories by female authors, it's all here in this amazing collection. This is my favorite short story collection for engaging high school students.Questions for (and links to):"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid“Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros "Beau Willie Brown" Excerpted from: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange“The Yellow Wallpaper” by
Grades:
9th - 12th
Sherlock Holmes A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Close Reading Study Guide | Worksheets
A Scandal in Bohemia: Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide is ready so students can enjoy a trip to Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street, London. Here’s what you’ll find in your 35-page reproducible guide:• introductory information about the story, along with links if you prefer to read the story online• a reproducible copy of the story• questions and vocabulary to use as students read the story• a vocabulary test based on vocabulary highlighted in the study guide• a test on the story• ideas
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Sherlock Holmes Bundle: Doyle Bio and A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Close Reading
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Pandemics + COVID
Teach your kids about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other diseases of the past with these nonfiction, high school reading comprehension passages and questions. These historical articles will give teenagers practice in reading skills through discussion questions and writing prompts. Plus, this nonfiction passage can be accessed as a printable or digital resource. Click here to save 25% off the price of the purchase of individual resources with the bundle.Click HERE to save 30% off the price of indi
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9th - 12th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Movie Villains
Read about positive role models with this nonfiction reading comprehension passage and questions for high school students! Students will love reading this article about the real people behind the villains. You will love the no prep activities which allow for a standard based, challenging but fun class learning experience.Click here to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the purchase of the High School Reading Passages bundle that contains this product.Click HERE to save 30% off t
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros - Close Reading & Analysis ELA Short Story Unit
The materials included in this short story analysis unit allow students to fully appreciate and analyze "Only Daughter" by Sandra Cisneros. Cisneros is a critically acclaimed multicultural writer and "Only Daughter" does not disappoint in its cultural messages and themes. The activities incorporate common core skills like citing evidence, author's point of view, tone, connotation, characterization, and more. If you are looking for an authentic and engaging way to have students improve their read
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8th - 12th
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The Yellow Wallpaper Bundle
Teaching Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"? This 72-page product bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. Product includes a 50-slide PowerPoint, 40 Mystery/Suspense Task Cards, and a 10-page exam test with answer key!Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transfixed by this riveting short story. Teaching poetry, drama, and the novel? Check out my Li
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7th - 12th
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Facing Mortality & Survival (CCSS-Aligned)
This Common Core-aligned unit plan helps high school students develop proficiency in interpreting and analyzing thematic short stories of increasing complexity in classroom and distance learning contexts. Narratives covered include the following (listed in order of estimated Lexile Measure):“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Brothers Grimm (Lexile 800-900)“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell (Lexile 800-900)“To Build a Fire” by Jack London (Lexile 1000-1100)“The Premature Burial”
Grades:
9th - 12th
Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide | ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide saves you time and takes your students on a trip to Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street, London, where Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson, investigate the theft of the near priceless jewel, the "Blue Carbuncle.”Here’s what you’ll find in your 38-page printable guide:• introductory information about the story, along with links if you prefer to read the story online• a reproducible full text of the story• comprehension
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9th - 12th
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Bundle: Detective Stories Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
This bundle includes the Detective Stories Unit as well as the Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit.DETECTIVE STORIES UNITIn this fantastic detective stories unit, you will explore the characteristics of the detective story genre and apply them to great short stories by Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of Silver Blaze), and Roald Dahl (Lamb to the Slaughter).Learn what makes a good det
Grades:
8th - 12th
Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
This bundle includes the Norse Mythology Unit as well as the Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit.NORSE MYTHOLOGY UNIT In this epic Norse Mythology unit, you and your students will explore the realms (Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, etc.) and characters (Odin, Thor, Loki, etc.) of Norse Mythology and study Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (monomyth). You will apply the Hero’s Journey to the Norse myths as well as Marvel’s Thor and connect the past with the present by comparing Norse myths to T
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8th - 12th
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