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8th grade short stories homework for Google Apps
Setting Affects Plot and Characters Task Cards - Setting of a Story Activity 6-8
Are you looking for a setting affects plot task cards activity with differentiated practice? This task card resource has everything you need for your students to practice understanding how the setting affects the story’s plot and characters.This resource allows students to think critically about how the setting affects the plot of the story! Each task card comes with a mini passage and coordinating question. This resource includes 20 task cards and an optional game board with game pieces to use
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Story Elements Task Card Bundle - Elements of Fiction - Short Story Elements
"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes Quiz and Answer Key for Google Drive
For many middle and high school readers, realistic and young adult fiction are genres that maximize relatability and engagement with literature. "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes is a short story involving socioeconomic struggles, social pressures, the importance of second chances, and the power of empathy and forgiveness. This self-grading quiz covering "Thank You, Ma'am" helps English teachers promote homework accountability, evaluate reading comprehension, and save time at home without s
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6th - 12th
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Greek Myths: ARACHNE vs. Spider-Man Compare and Contrast Activity!
This product is super engaging and enjoyable for students! Not only are there 3 movie clips over different versions of the Spider-Man movie to review with your students, but this assignment is broken up into different parts to assess various versions of understanding. Furthermore, at the beginning of these Google Slides, there are the 3 titles for various videos to review with over the Spider-Man movies in case a student does not have a large background. Afterwards, students are to complete a Ve
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Greek Myths: ARACHNE - Projects, Questions, Essay Writing, and More BUNDLE!
"The Sniper" by O'Flaherty Quick & Easy Story Unit /Distance Learning/ Sub Plans
This listing is for a quick and easy short story unit over Liam O'Flaherty's exciting short story, "The Sniper." I created this unit for distance learning, and everything is ready to post! This is a great unit to keep for sub plans; it can provide you 2-4 days' worth of material. This is a Google Folder which contains:Pre-Reading:10 pre-reading slides covering the historical context, literary terms, story vocabulary, & discussion questions (these discussion questions are also printed on a
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7th - 12th
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Reading Strategies: Making Inferences & Summarizing Part 2 Google Slides & HW
Do you students need extra practice making inferences and summarizing? Then check out this resource! Included is a Google slides presentation, plus a homework assignment that uses Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short story "One of these Days". Please check out my store for even more ELA and reading resources.Note: This resource is part of a larger unit bundle as well. Check out my store for access to it!
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6th - 12th
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Spanish Story & Activity | ¿Tienes hambre? | ser, estar, tener, la familia vocab
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students practice the verbs ser, estar and tener as well as family members and some strange foods with ZOMBIES? This product includes a digital and printable story with questions and a storyboard activity. The story is aligned with Unidad 1 from the Encuentros textbook. This story is perfect for reinforcing vocabulary and practicing Spanish grammar. Your students will enjoy reading about Juan's visit with his friend Miguelito's family. Zomb
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7th - 12th
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Harrison Bergeron vs. The Hunger Games - Compare and Contrast Activity
This product starts out with a teacher resources slide with a couple resource in order for teachers to give prior to this lesson in order for their students to have complete or majority of comprehension for what they are looking for. Additionally, this product has three different elements in which students are to compare and contrast the two stories via a Venn Diagram. Afterwards, there are three slides in which students are to compare and contrast excerpts from the story and seek to understand
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Complete Short Story Bundle!
Virtual Learning/E-Learning: "Harrison Bergeron" Close Reading/Annotations
Virtual Learning/E-Learning Friendly Adaptation - "Harrison Bergeron" Close Read/Annotation: This short story activity is Common Core aligned and places heavy emphasis on close reading strategies, annotating the text, bolstering vocabulary skills, identifying specific literary elements (irony, conflict, allusions, etc), and making inferences. It provides 6 pages of text, leading questions, and space for commentary/note-taking. Can be assigned and completed entirely online!
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7th - 12th
Spanish Story & Activity | La casa, los muebles, las tareas
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students practice Spanish vocabulary? This product includes a digital and printable story with storyboard activity. Topics include La casa, los muebles y las tareas domésticas. The story is aligned with Unidad 2 from the Encuentros textbook. This story is the perfect way to reinforce vocabulary and practice Spanish grammar. Your students will enjoy reading about Marta's apartment! Product Features:Covers vocabulary from Unidad 2 of the text
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7th - 12th
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Building Trust SEL Lesson Using "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes
This social emotional learning lesson uses Langston Hughes' short story Thank You, M'am. During this SEL lesson, students complete a pre-reading journal activity, read the short story (not included), answer questions related to the text, and contemplate the ways that they can build trust with the people in their lives. There is also an opportunity for whole class discussion regarding the idea of building trust. This resource includes:- a slides presentation to follow- 3 worksheets: pre-reading,
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5th - 8th
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A Man Who Had No Eyes - Study Notes and Quiz
"A Man Who Had No Eyes" is a short story written by MacKinlay Kantor. The narrative revolves around a blind man named John Council who loses his eyesight due to an accident involving a chemical explosion. Despite his disability, Council becomes determined to live a fulfilling life and adapts to his new reality. The story explores themes of resilience, acceptance, and the ability to find meaning and purpose in life even when faced with significant challenges. Council's journey serves as a powerfu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edgar Allan Poe Digital Scavenger Hunt for Distance Learning
This digital resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access. As a Google Apps document, this resource is made with distance learning in mind and is therefore completely paperless.Resource includes:15 questions about Edgar Allan Poe on Google s
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8th - 11th
Fictional Narrative Writing
This product includes fictional narrative (fantasy) lessons with embedded videos in Google slides. This resources can be used in whole group, in stations, or as independent learning. This product is completely editable!
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2nd - 8th
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Read and Respond "The Flight of Icarus" Comprehension Questions Google Quiz Form
This is a Google form that includes a text "Flight of Icarus" and questions to evaluate comprehension of the text.You will make your own copy of the form from my Google drive which you can edit and add as many questions as you would like.I use this as a quick check of comprehension and knowledge with my 7th and 8th grade students as a read and respond for HMH curriculum. It gives me a quick and easy assessment that I can use as a exit or understanding check.
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7th - 9th
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So You Too Can Write Sci-Fi?
This is a great introductory creative writing assignment to use in any science-fiction unit. Students are provided with a writing prompt:The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door.  Using that prompt, they will continue writing their story. Afterwards, they can read 3 very different solutions to the same writing prompt from professional writers. It is fun to see what students come up with as compared to other writers. They might be surprised what fantastic sci-
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7th - 10th
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"Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed" Textual Evidence Matching Activity Google Form
This Google Form is a great assessment of students' use of textual evidence. Students are given passages from the story and asked to match them with a corresponding question. This form is completely editable, so you can add in additional questions, remove questions, etc. to fit your classroom's individual needs.
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6th - 9th
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"To Build a Fire" Theme Identification and Essay Writing Prompt + Organizers
To begin, this product walks students through understanding and analyzing theme step by step until they have a theme-based thesis statement. Furthermore, they will take this thesis statement and use it to craft an original essay. This product provides students with a comprehensive, theme-based prompt with themes from the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. Not only are students provided with the prompt, but they are given a guide on how to structure their essay, including a thesis stat
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â "To Build a Fire" by Jack London Complete Short Novel Mini-Unit!
'After 20 Years' - Post-Reading Text Dependent Questions w/ Sentence Starters
This is a post-reading activity to be paired with O. Henry's 'After 20 Years'. This worksheet is designed to: - challenge students with text dependent questions- utilize sentence starters as a scaffold This activity will prepare your students to write and speak about this very high-interest short story. As always, no prep :)
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6th - 9th
Spanish Story & Activity | El centro comercial, la ropa, las compras
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students practice Spanish vocabulary? This product includes a digital and printable story with storyboard activity. Topics include El centro comercial, la ropa, y las compras. The story is aligned with Unidad 3 from the Encuentros textbook. This story is perfect to reinforce vocabulary and practice Spanish grammar. Your students will enjoy reading about Ana and Marta's shopping trip! Product Features:Covers vocabulary from Unidad 3 of the t
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7th - 12th
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Myth Comparison Table
This comparison table focuses on the Greek myths King Midas and the Golden Touch, Orpheus, the Great Musician, The Flight of Icarus, and The Twelve Tasks of Heracles. Feel free to make a copy of this doc and edit as you wish! This table prompts students to reflect on the components of a myth and what the previously stated four myths have in common. Students will be asked about Greek god/goddess involvement, lessons learned, natural phenomena that can be explained by the myth, etc.
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7th - 10th
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Horror Unit
This unit can be covered in three days, a week, or longer. It includes a lesson on horror as a genre, multiple quick write prompts, a mentor text prompt, a narrative story prompt, and a group writing prompt/activity. Minimum word counts are just suggestions, most students end up writing far beyond the word counts I give. Additional info is located in the speaker notes.
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6th - 12th
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry Comprehension Questions + Theme Analysis!
This product is a 3 part worksheet. The first part is the part that breaks down identifying themes for students. They work through these themes and identify, and then use/incorporate the themes throughout the other two portions of the activity! The second portion requires students to not only comprehend different parts of the story, but make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections. In the final portion, students use the themes that they identified in order to create a thematic
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry - Short Story Unit BUNDLE!
Spanish Story & Activity | Comidas, Bebidas, En la mesa, La cocina
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students practice Spanish vocabulary? This product includes a digital and printable story with storyboard activity. Topics include Comidas, Bebidas, En la mesa, La cocina. The story is aligned with Unidad 4 from the Encuentros textbook. This story is perfect for reinforcing vocabulary and practicing Spanish grammar. Your students will enjoy reading about Pedro's favorite foods.Product Features:Covers vocabulary from Unidad 4 of the textbook
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7th - 12th
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Ruthless quiz Self Grading Google Form
19 Question self grading Google Form for the script of "Ruthless." When this was posted, the text of the short story was available through Commonlit here Ruthless link. Grades can be easily imported into Google Classroom for convenience. Included for your convenience is a pdf version of the quiz and an answer key.
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7th - 10th
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