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Short stories Common Core RL.9-10.4 interactive notebooks
Harrison Bergeron Lesson Plans | Kurt Vonnegut Dystopian Short Story Unit Plan
Want to inspire your classes to engage in healthy discussion and speak out against injustices? Students are bombarded on a daily basis with the message that it’s better to go along to get along, and that conflict is scary and to be avoided. They are led to believe that their voice isn’t important, especially when fighting against forces that are more powerful than they are. Believing this message can lead to a generation of future leaders who feel powerless and hopeless and do nothing to make t
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9th - 12th
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Diction and Word Choice Lesson - Geraldo No Last Name - Sandra Cisneros
This lesson on Diction and word choice can be used as a traditional worksheet, digital worksheet, or with Interactive Notebooks (ISN). I use it in my Short Stories unit with "Geraldo No Last Name" by Sandra Cisneros, but this resource is editable for any text. (optimized for grades 7-10)What You Get: 1. Introductory PPT (editable)2. Two lesson plan ideas: analytical or creative writing options3. Interactive Notebook layouts and foldables4. Traditional worksheet version (editable .doc)5. Digital
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7th - 10th
American Literature Curriculum Units: Short Story Lesson Plans for American Lit.
Are you worried your American Literature curriculum doesn’t give your students the challenges and support they need to reach their full potential? So many ready-to-go curriculum packages involve meaningless busywork that is both boring and irrelevant for your classes. It might seem convenient, but it fails to challenge students and ultimately teaches them nothing more than how miserable it is to slog through texts.Worse, when students are lead to believe that studying great literature means fil
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Man in the Well by Ira Sher, Short Story Unit Plan: Power & Dehumanization
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students writing, analyzing, and discussing big questions around why people do bad things? This short unit on “The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher will challenge your students to dig deep and think hard about what it takes to speak out against an immoral majority.“The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher is a very compelling and fairly horrifying story of a group of kids who, without even discussing it, decide to let a man die. With themes arou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Short Story Sketch Note Template, Graphic Organizers Digital Activity
I've created a sketch note style template for eight popular short stories: "The Most Dangerous Game", "The Necklace", "The Interlopers","Lamb to the Slaughter", "The Gift of the Magi", "A Sound of Thunder", "The Cask of Amontillado",and "The Story of an Hour". When you add the visual element to note taking (sketch, color) you increase the understanding and analysis of students with many different learning styles. We interpret information in so many different ways, and our students do as well. M
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
The House on Mango Street Mix & Match Characters Bundle
Hello, in The House on Mango Street Mix & Match Characters Bundle, you will find many characters, figurative language, and descriptions for each one. You will find many characters from the novel, and you will be matching the characters with the correct decription. In this file, you will find 30 worksheets and 30 answer keys. Are you looking to build background knowledge before reading the novel? Look no further. This interactive journal activity will teach your students how to make connectio
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6th - 12th
9th Grade Short Story Unit: High School Creative Writing & Literary Analysis
Tired of students groaning and rolling their eyes whenever you mention literary analysis? You can’t really be surprised they act this way when they’ve been lead to believe that reading great literature means trying to figure out some inane, irrelevant puzzle. And when they’ve only experienced texts written by old white men who died one hundred years ago, it’s no wonder that they are bored out of their minds. On the other hand, literature units that are billed as fun and entertaining are often j
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9th - 12th
Zora Neale Hurston Short Stories & Essay | Sweat, Spunk, How It Feels to Be...
Looking for powerful and engaging units on one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century? Zora Neale Hurston’s work is popular for a reason—her writing is both challenging and accessible, her themes are both universal and unique to time and place, and her literary voice is like no other. The units in this bundle will make her work come alive for your classes. Focusing on three short stories and one essay, these innovative units will help your classes to fully appreciate this masterfu
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9th - 12th
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Reading Hunt)
This is a post-reading assignment that aligns with the short story, "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Great for Grades 9-12 OR *HYBRID* AICE General Paper/English Classes in order to help with test prep. Allows students to practice highly tested skills through an engaging short story. Set Includes: Google Doc of short story (with MLA citation)Google Slide assignment (7 Slides - 8 Tasks - 25 Questions)Assignment Objectives // Standards Covered:SWBAT identify and lab
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
American Literature Curriculum: Short Story Unit Plan | Writing & Lit. Analysis
Looking for American Literature curriculum that will engage your most reluctant learners while still challenging your most advanced students? With themes ranging from the purpose of gossip to the conditions of tenant farmers, from the need for artistic expression to how we define freedom, these four short stories offer so much to explore.The variety of materials, real-life connections, and innovative approaches to the information will keep students engaged and excited about learning. Additional
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9th - 12th
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates Short Story Unit
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?These lessons on “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate a literary masterpiece. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a widely-anthologized story about a teenage girl who is tempted by romance, adventure and fre
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9th - 12th
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Science Fiction Lit Bundle: Bradbury, All Summer In A Day, Veldt, Pedestrian
Want to utilize your students’ love of science fiction to keep them engaged through the year and get them thinking about how master writers create works of literary art?Science fiction is lots of fun—it’s imaginative, creative, and innovative. But when your classes read these texts as pure fiction that doesn’t relate to real life, they won’t make the connections to their own worlds, and they won’t feel the responsibility to make a difference in their lives. Even worse, students might use this ki
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9th - 12th
Thank You Ma'am Langston Hughes Short Story Unit Plan | Characterization
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?This lovely, short, accessible story is a modern classic for a reason. Hughes’ masterful characterization and portrayal of the touching meeting of two strangers is a rich portrayal of a moment of generosity, caring, and empathy in life.In this two-day unit, students will start off with a fun opening creative writing
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9th - 12th
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The Yellow Wallpaper Short Story Unit: Lesson Plans, Questions, & Answer Keys
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?These lessons on “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate a literary masterpiece. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a widely-anthologized story about a woman who is constrained by the limitations imposed on her by society and her husband; she y
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9th - 12th
Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed, Bradbury, Short Story Unit, Questions & Answers
Looking for a quick and easy lesson plan to give a substitute teacher, that will also get your students sharpening their writing skills? This lesson on “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate how writers create their art. “Dark They Were And Golden-Eyed” is a widely-anthologized story that explores the classic themes of Cold War-era terror of nuclear war, humanity vs. nature, human identity, getting what we need in
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9th - 12th
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A Sound of Thunder, Bradbury, Short Story Unit: Lessons, Questions, & Answers
Looking for a quick and easy lesson plan that will also get your students sharpening their creative writing skills? This lesson on “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and flex their writing muscles. “A Sound of Thunder” is a widely-anthologized story that explores the classic concepts of time travel and the paradoxes that can result from making changes to the past. The story includes themes of humanity vs. nature, the consequences of our actio
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9th - 12th
Geraldo No Last Name by Sandra Cisneros: Slurs, Stories, & Immigration
Looking for a quick short story unit that will help your students to deepen their understanding of the immigration experience and open up a discussion around stereotypes, slurs, and why we all matter?This short unit lessons on “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros will challenge your students to examine important questions while they examine an accessible story together.When you teach “Geraldo No Last Name” with this resource you will:Start your classes off with bellringer freewrite prompts
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Pedestrian by Bradbury | Short Story Unit Plan | Questions & Answers
Looking for a quick and easy lesson plan to give a substitute teacher, that will also get your students sharpening their writing skills? This lesson on “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate how writers create their art. “The Pedestrian” is a widely-anthologized story about a man who feels himself alone in a world where technology has destroyed the social fabric of humanity, mirroring some aspects of the world today. It is a prop
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9th - 12th
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A Rose for Emily Short Story Unit, Faulkner: Lesson Plans, Questions, & Answers
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?These lessons on “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate a seminal piece of literature. “A Rose For Emily” is a widely-anthologized story about a woman who is constrained by the limitations imposed on her by her father; she yearns for love and com
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9th - 12th
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