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Higher education short stories resources under $5
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities: Immerse your students in the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic masterpiece, The Tell-Tale Heart, with these comprehensive short story materials. This resource equips educators with everything necessary to effectively teach the classic work of gothic fiction and engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Included are the full text of the story, a presentation to guide the lesson, a figurative langu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Fall of the House of Usher: A Mini-Unit! *Snapchat Activity Included!*
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Need a lesson that lasts in your students' minds for more than 10 seconds? This Edgar Allan Poe mini-unit can help students understand "The Fall of the House of Usher" with a modern twist! This activity pack hits many standards: h
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Murder mystery - Solve the original case of Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band
Students work with the Doyle’s story in a fun and engaging way. It has been written out in the form of clues. There are 25 clues to solve this mystery. Students can get them all at once and then they try to solve the case or you can make it more fun and for example hide the clues around the classroom or them away as some kind of reward – I do that when we are reviewing some area we have already covered – when the group answer the question (from the area that is being reviewed) correctly they wil
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe- A Mini-Unit!
Raven: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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This lesson is can also be paired with Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!
In need of extra activities and resources to enhance your Edgar Allan Poe unit? The Raven- A Mini-Unit activity pack will help you guide your students in a better un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Diagnosing the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
An activity that lets your students become psychiatrists for the narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. A list of illnesses and their symptoms are matched to page numbers and passages. This activity is useful for finding and analyzing evidence (important to Common Core) and drawing inferences.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Egg by Andy Weir Modern Short Story + Media Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Looking for a short story from a modern writer that’ll get students reading and thinking? “The Egg,” a short story by The Martian author Andy Weir, will hook teens’ attention and hopefully inspire them to think deeply about how we treat each other.Although not particularly religious, the story centers around a God figure talking to his supernatural child. The story includes a bit of science fiction and a bit of philosophy. It’s just under 1,000 words, a very short read.In this 45-minute lesson,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Fall of the House of Usher : PowerPoint, Google Slides
"The Fall of the House of Usher" brought to you in PowerPoint! Now with guided reading questions added! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer school
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit: Raven, Usher, Tell-Tale, Red Death Bundle
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis
Ursula K. Le Guin's short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is perfect when studying utopian and dystopian literature. The theme: there cannot be happiness in the world without suffering. Included in this literary analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas:Academic VocabularyAnticipation GuidePowerpoint Presentation with literary termsParadoxAllegorySymbolism"Psychomyth" (term created by Ursula K. Le Guin)Utopia and DystopiaThemeComing of ageReading Comprehension QuestionsAcrostic P
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
The Devil and Tom Walker: Mini Unit! ~ *MEME* Activity Included!
This product is a mini-unit on The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving.
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This Washington Irving classic is updated for the current classroom! This lesson helps with understanding the author, reading comprehension, and understanding literary devices (satire) with a creative MEME worksheet! Help your students understand Tom's dealings with the devil with this mini-unit!
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*Washington Irving B
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Minister's Black Veil: A Mini-Unit!
In need of materials that will compliment your unit on The Minister's Black Veil? This *Mini-Unit* can help fulfill many Common Core standards with a variety of activities!
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography! (With check questions!)
Vocabulary Worksheet! (**KEY INCLUDED!**)
Quickwrite Activity- A glance into the past!
Study Questions (**KEY INCLUDED!*)
Connecting the literature graphic organizer! (Example response included!)
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction to Dystopian Literature | Intro to Dystopian Lit
Included is a presentation on dystopian literature.This is perfect for any teacher who is starting to read a novel or short story of the dystopian genre.This Powerpoint presentation includes a definition and explanation of the genre as well as the elements and common characteristics one would find in a dystopian story.This presentation also covers literary elements found in dystopian literature, to include: irony, conflict, foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, and paradox. Guided notes worksheet
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Emoji Writing in Google Docs Writing / Technology STEAM Lesson Plan Grades 3-12
Get your students excited about writing in Google Docs with this dual-approach lesson! In this lesson, students of all grade levels can enjoy writing a short story based on their skill level and then turn it into an emoji-fied story! Tutorials, story samples, emoji examples, and emoji differences are all included! Emoji writing has never been this fun! Made for use with:PCMacChromebookAll resources are organized for assigning through Google Classroom!*This lesson has an optional post lesson:Emoj
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Trifles Susan Glaspell Unit Analysis Lesson Plans Questions Answer Keys Rubric
Susan Glaspell's Trifles is a wonderful one act play that helps students learn about gender roles and stereotypes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trifles, first produced in 1916, themes and topics are still just as applicable as they were in 1916. Trifles is an excellent resource to use to hone skills with characterization, theme, motif, mood and tone and symbolism. Furthermore, in a society of social alone-ness, this unit gets students thinking about the destruction of isolation
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Story of an Hour : Short Story PowerPoint, Google Slides
Now 34 slides! Newly updated with guided reading and more questions! "The Story of an Hour" brought to you in Powerpoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on author, character overview, literary focus (foreshadowing, symbolism, etc.) and an overview of the plot. G
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Stephen King's Quitters Inc. (Night Shift) Short Story Materials
"Quitter's Inc." Short Story Literature Guide
This file contains vocabulary, anticipatory questions, comprehension questions, post questions, figurative language activity, and extended activities (research projects and collaborative activities). It also contains the story.
Quitters Inc. by Stephen King is a story about a man who decides to quit smoking after a friend recommends Quitters Inc. to help him. But he doesn't realize at the time how costly the consequences may be if he cheats.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle for Distance Learning or Print & Go
To Build a Fire by Jack London : Short Story PowerPoint, Google Slides
Now 44 slides! Now with guided reading questions! "To Build a Fire" pre and post reading Powerpoint from top 10 Teacherspayteacher seller, PowerPoint Guru!This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students so that they can better understand the story, enjoy the story and grasp all the small literary details of the story!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" 25-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following 25-question multiple choice quiz is on Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt." This quiz contains questions that assess students' knowledge of the characterization, color symbolism, conflict, dialogue, figurative language, foreshadowing, inferences, irony, plot, setting, subtext, symbolism, and themes.A study guide that can be used to prepare students for this quiz is available here.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" Google Slides, PowerPoint
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" brought to you in Google Slides or PowerPoint! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, and questions for guided reading or pre-reading. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of activities!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The House on Mango Street : PowerPoint, Google Slides
Introduce your students to The House on Mango Street through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Filled with information that will get your students excited about reading this story about the year in the life of a young girl. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information, background information, an overview of the play's main points, literary focus, character analysis, and more! This power point can be divided into several different lessons and can be use
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Tell Tale Heart Lesson : Short Story PowerPoint, Google Slides
The Tell Tale Heart brought to you in PowerPoint (or Google Slides!!! Recently updated with even more content! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer sc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
William Faulkner A Rose for Emily Short Story Unit Questions Activities Quiz
William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily is a great short story lesson to use to discuss inferences, characterization, foreshadow, theme, point of view and more!This short story analysis includes the following:-Pre-reading vocabulary-Historical context handout-Analysis questions chunked by text parts-Post-reading literary devices handout-Post-reading writing activity-Quiz-Full text of the short story-Answer key and rubric**Please note: This lesson plan is a ZIP file with three PDFs; they are not edi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sweat Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Analysis Unit Lesson Activities Rubric
Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston is a great short story to use to expose students to dialect in writing, and it's great to use to teach characterization and various literary elements such as simile, metaphor, allusion, foreshadow and irony. It's also an excellent incorporation into a longer unit on Southern literature, or as an introduction to one of Hurston’s longer works such as Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this lesson plan for Sweat you will find an activating pre-reading assignment, pre-r
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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