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Short stories Common Core CCRA.R.8 handouts
Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale Resources
"The Wife of Bath's Tale" from Canterbury Tales is so much easier and more enjoyable to teach with these resources! The story can be difficult for students to understand because of the Wife of Bath's numerous digressions, but these resources help them focus on what matters and help them strengthen their reading comprehension skills. Here's what's included:Resources for The Wife of Bath's Prologue Summary outline of the Prologue to the tale that sorts out the Wife of Bath's main points and puts t
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: British Literature Mega-Bundle
Reading Passages Paragraphs Short Stories Comprehension Questions Worksheets
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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Collection of Christmas Mini Books and Lessons for Primary + BONUS
Collection of Christmas Mini Books and Lessons for Primary includes 4 of my popular Christmas mini books and lessons AND a special bonus:#1. Advent Mini Book, Lesson and Song#2. Christmas Mini Book about Counting to 20 and Lesson#3. Christmas Mini Book about the Nativity Story and Lesson#4. Christmas Around the World Mini Book and Lesson# 5 BONUS: Look At The Ornaments: Christmas Mini Book about ColoursEach Christmas mini book is offered in 3 different templates - read, trace, draw, and include
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PreK - 4th
By Any Other Name A Short Quiz
A Short quiz about the short story "By Any Other Name" By Santha Rama Rau, this short multiple choice quiz provides a chance for the teachers to give a quick assessment and check for understanding after reading the text of the story. It is suitable for the students who want to review the story , and it can be used for online assignment and assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Short Stories Booklet / With Questions about 6 Short Stories
This booklet provides the learners with the basics of short stories and questions of discussion and activities that cover 6 short stories including: 1. “7th Grade” by: Gary Soto2. “Duffy’s Jacket” by: Bruce Coville3. “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by: Rudyard Kipling4. “Three Skeleton Key” by: George G. Toudouze5. “Echo and Narcissus”6. “The Naming of Names” by: Ray Bradbury
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Pied Piper of Hamelin Reading Worksheets
Reading comprehension for the folk tale legend 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'Bring this classic folktale to life for students of all reading levels! This differentiated reading comprehension pack includes:- 3 leveled reading passages with rich vocabulary and vivid imagery to suit varying reading abilities. The higher level passage (4 pages) uses literary devices to tell the fairy tale in detail. The middle passage (2 pages) balances accessibility with rich language. The beginner passage (1 page) co
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Fairy Tale Reading Comprehension Pack A
ACE Short Answers / A Strategy to Answer Short Response Writing Questions
This resource helps the learners to ACE the short response writing questions that discuss any literary text ( short story, poem, drama, novel) Through following the ACE strategy A - Answer the question C-Cite Textual Evidence to support the answer E- Expand or explain the answer the evidence Each step is explained through a practical answers that discuss two stories "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan and " Champions of the World" by Maya Angelou.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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ELA Literature Bundle: Fiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel, Literary Techniques
The High School Fiction, Poetry, and Graphic Novels Bundle includes:* Powerpoint lessons aligned to teaching Common Core Standards* Classroom activities and discussions* Assignments, Assessments, and Rubrics/Answers keys when applicable* Graphic organizers* Review Games* Teacher Lesson Plans* "Memes of the Day" and pop culture references to help build relationships* Images and Audio/Visual relia and multiple examples to differentiate learning* Diverse non-ficiton literary texts (speeches, essays
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9th - 12th
A Rose for Emily Multiple Choice test
A Quick multiple choice test that covers the short story " A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, This test can be used as a summative evaluation to test the comprehension of the students after finishing reading the story and it can be used for quick evaluation of the main characters and other story elements.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Tell-Tale Heart Q and A / A Review of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
This resource guides the learners through a collection of questions and answers that discuss all the elements of the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. This resource is a good tool for a quick review of the short story in preparation for any assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan / An Introduction
This resource is an excellent introduction and analysis of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. This introduction includes a background information about the life of the author Amy Tan and a summary of the plot of the story, a study of the characters, the conflict and the theme of the story. It is excellent for introducing and summarizing the story and it is very helpful for revision purposes.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Tell-Tale Heart Study Guide
This resource guides the student through the short story "The Tell Tale Heart " by Edgar Allan Poe by providing 40 questions with their answers that address the main issues of the tale like the theme, the narrator, the setting and the plot of the story. it is suitable for revision purposes and for the teacher, it provides a host of ready made questions that can be used in after reading assessment or while reading activities to check the progress of the students.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Short Story Elements/ The Elements of Short Story Explained with Examples
This resource introduces the learners to the elements of fiction and short story such as: characters , plot , setting , tone, mood and other elements. Moreover , this presentation gives the learners the chance to practice these skills through samples of the masterpieces of short story written by authors such as : Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson and others.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Most Dangerous Game / An introduction and Study Guide
This resource is a presentation about the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. It includes a study of the vocabulary of the story, a discussion of the plot elements of the story, the characters and the conflict in the story, in addition to discussion questions about the story.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rules of the Game by Amy Tan questions and answers
A Collection of different questions that test different skill ( High Order Thinking Skills) that are related to the short story "Rules of The Game" By Amy Tan. The questions are all answered in details and the thinking skills that are used to answer them are explained as well. this resource will be useful for teachers who are preparing for assessments and/ or the students who are preparing to take the assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Gift of The Magi Study Guide/ Analysis of the Story Elements
This resource is an introduction and an analysis of the short story "The Gift of The Magi" by O. Henry . It takes the learner through the plot of the story and highlights the main elements of the story. This resource can serve as an interactive presentation and it can be used by the teacher to introduce the story or to revise it with students, and it can be used by the students for the purpose of revising before the test.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Everyday Use / by Alice Walker / A Basic introduction
This resource is a good introduction to the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, it helps the reader to discover the main points of the story and its literary elements such as theme, conflict, point of view , setting and characterization.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"The Story of an Hour" Active reading Guide questions with answers
This guide provides an introduction to the life and works of Kate Chopin. In addition to that, it offers an analysis of the themes and the characters of her short story "The Story of an Hour", and it has a set of 24 guided reading Questions that guide the reader to the themes of the story and answer key is provided. It is ideal for independent study and assessment. It can be a good tool for online learning.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Gift of The Magi Interactive Reading Guide
This resource provides a comprehensive study guide to the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. It includes;The life of the author.A glossary of the literary terms.Reading strategies. Anticipation Guide. Vocabulary Questions Reading Guide (guided reading questions) Allusions ThemeAnalysis of the storyConnection with the story An answer key to all the questions and the activities in the booklet.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Most dangerous Game Study Guide
This Guide contains activities that facilitates and assess the reading of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" . It includes before-reading activities, Vocabulary Review Activity, Analyze literature Activity, Selection Quizzes( True or False and Multiple-choice quiz) and an answer key is provided at the end of this Guide to all the activities. This Guide is suitable for assessment, review before tests, before and while-reading activities and online learning.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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A Rose for Emily / Notes on the short story by William Faulkner
This resource provides the learners with general notes on the study of the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This resource can be used as a presentation or an introduction to the study of the story or it can be used as a tool for a quick revision and preparing for assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Two Kinds By Amy Tan / Study Guide
This resource is a study guide to go with the short story "Two Kinds "by Amy Tan, It includes background building activities about China and the Chinese culture, activities while reading and after reading comprehension activities.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Characterization Presentation and Activities for Young Learners (Elementary)
This resource provides a clear and interesting explanation of characterization and a number of activities through stories that the students can read on the internet to further practice and excel in the skill of understanding the characters in a story. This resource is very good for independent learning practice.
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2nd - 6th, Staff
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The Devil and Tom Walker Analysis Guide Quiz and answer Key
This simple Guide goes with reading the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving with a special focus on the tone and the theme. It also has a set of comprehension questions and a quiz with an answer key to all the activities and the quiz.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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