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Short stories study guides for Easel Activities
Gift of the Magi-- Readers' Theater Adaptation with Activities
Included in Gift of the Magi-teacher and student pages-vocabulary -pre-reading activities-questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “Gift of the Magi” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and h
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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Fiction Story Elements Plot Summary Guide Graphic Organizer Digital and Print
Plot Summary Guide. Summarize the plot elements of any fiction short story or novel with these worksheets and graphic organizers. Based on the Common Core State Standards of analyzing how particular story elements interact, like how the setting shapes the plot. Students list the characters, determine the protagonist and antagonist, describe the setting and its relationship to the plot, describe the conflict, complications and rising action, the climax, falling action, and resolution of the story
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
The Monkey's Paw Short Story Unit with Easel Activity
Monkey's Paw complete study guide for the short story The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs - Short Story Unit. Includes Anticipation Guide, Vocabulary Activities, Plot Summary, Vocabulary Fill-in sheet with key, Word Search Puzzle, Crossword Puzzle, About the Author, Comprehension Quiz with key, Final Test, Essay Questions and Short Answer Questions that require students to use evidence from the text in their answers. Also includes useful links to the story, a podcast, and a short video, various gra
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7th - 10th
Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit with Easel Activities
Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit and Teaching Activities. Teaching resources to go with the scary story The Cask of Amontillado by Poe. Includes handouts and slides with a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, Pre-Reading Questions, Overview of the story, Vocabulary to Watch For and vocabulary slides and note paper, 10 Question Multiple Choice Quiz with key (which you can use as a final test or assessment), Vocabulary Matching Test, Essay Questions, Discussion Questions, Character
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6th - 9th
Folktales:The Empty Pot-- A Readers' Theater Script with Activities
Included in Folktales-script -activating background knowledge-vocabulary -projects -discussion questions characterization plot theme- student pages and teacher pages with answer key*** can be digital!!This readers' theater script is adapted from a Chinese folktale. It tells the story of an emperor who is looking for his replacement. He gives each boy an empty pot and some seeds. The one who has the greatest success will wear the crown. Many boys try to show him false results. Jun is the only
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Folktales From Around the World-- Readers' Theater Adaptations Bundle
4th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 1 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 4th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 4th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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4th
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Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective Support Materials with Vocabulary and Test
The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Support Materials to go along with the PLAY adaptation contains a before-reading research sheet, plot diagram activity, study guides, a vocabulary handout and worksheet, pictures you can project on your whiteboard of a calabash pipe, magnifying glass, and deerstalker hat, and a carafe. There is a stage directions hand-out for fun practice, a comprehension quick check T/F quiz, a TEST with a key, and a writing response. Also includes the story versio
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6th - 9th
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Short Story Unit Digital and Print
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Short Story Unit. What you need to teach The Necklace: Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions, Cause and Effect, Observing Details, Making Inferences, Dialogue, Word Scramble and Fill-in, Essay Questions. Open Book Essay and Final Test. Answer keys included. Also includes a printable copy of the story, with a link to read it online, and some information about the author. Printable and Digital Resource: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital too
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6th - 9th
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Short Story and Rebus Study - 2SL - SimpleLitRebus
This 80-page, ELA book packet is aligned with common core reading standards and includes the following for ”The Tale of Peter Rabbit” short story.The Tale of Peter Rabbit Short StoryAnswer keyStudy guideWriting prompt Exploring what Peter didRelating to character qualities Retelling the storyMini-book (sequencing)Characters worksheetMatch game with words and picturesStandardized test practiceOrder of the Story SequencingThe Tale of Peter Rabbit RebusFirst, Then, Next, After That, LastAbout the C
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: 2SL - What Should Second Graders Read? BUNDLE
4th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 2 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 4th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 4th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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4th
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Short Story Unit and Easel
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain Short Story Unit. Includes Vocabulary, Plot Summary, Use Your Vocabulary sheet with key, About the Author Mark Twain, Comprehension Quiz with key (also created as a self-grading Easel Assessment), and 3 Essay Questions that require students to use evidence from the text in their answers to support Common Core State Standards. Also includes a Vocabulary Word Scramble with key just for some extra fun. Includes a copy of the story. (This
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7th - 10th
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Included Dr. Heidegger's Experiment-vocabulary study-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions -suggestions for projects-quiz-answer key -student answer pages This adaptation adheres to the plot, characterization, settings, and themes of the original story. Students will be engaged as they read the script of this timeless piece of literature.What other teachers are saying about these readers’ theater resources:“Great for student engagement!”“Very good resource and easy to use!”“I used this
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 2
Secret Life of Walter Mitty, A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Included in Secret Life of Walter Mitty-vocabulary study-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions with answers-suggestions for extended projects-quiz-answer key -student answer pages-synopsis of the story-suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, a
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 2
Rikki-tikki-tavi-- A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Included in Rikki-tikki-tavi: *Vocabulary * activation of background knowledge* discussion questions* projects Student pages with spaces for answers-- can be completed digitallyTeacher pages with answer keyThis adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of loyalty will come alive for your students. As they engage in the dialogue, they will better understand the plot, characterization, and theme of the story. The play is divided into several acts, making it easy to change readers. It is s
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Fairy Tales Readers' Theater Adaptations Bundle
5th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 1 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 5th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 5th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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5th
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4th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 4 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 4th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 4th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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4th
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Most Dangerous Game-- A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Most Dangerous Game Includes:-script-teacher and student pages-vocabulary study-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions -projects-quiz-answer key This script adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original horror story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and high schools, will be engaged as they read the
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 1
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME Short Story Study Unit, Analysis, Questions, Activities
A ready-to-go, time-saving study guide to accompany the thrilling short story THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell. Print-and-fold pages create a booklet that focuses on a wide variety of skills—author study, vocabulary, word webs, puns, foreshadowing, figurative language, prediction, genre characteristics, motifs and symbols, setting, mapping, characters, instinct vs. reason, comprehension questions and answers, and more!If you want to pick and choose topics, all the pages are enlarged in
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6th - 11th
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5th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 2 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 5th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 5th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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5th
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The Necklace, A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Included in The Necklace easy reader:-vocabulary study-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions with answers-suggestions for extended projects-a reproducible quiz-answer key -student answer pages-synopsis of the story-suggestions for teacher use This readers’ theater adaptation of “The Necklace” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. What other teachers are saying about these readers’ theater resources:“Great
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 2
4th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 3 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 4th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 4th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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4th
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5th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 3 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 5th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 5th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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5th
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5th Grade Wonders 2017 Weekly Reading Worksheets Unit 4 - Print and Digital
Are you short on the time to practice the Wonders weekly skills or to assess for the week? These weekly reading worksheets are the perfect companion to the Wonders 5th grade 2017 Reading Program to save you time in your jampacked day. These worksheets cover the same skills as the Wonders program each week: Essential Question, Comprehension Strategy, Comprehension Skill, Genre, and Vocabulary Skill. These Wonders 5th grade worksheets can be used as review, homework, or even as a weekly quiz. The
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5th
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Folktales: Yuuki and the Tsunami-- A Readers' Theater Script with Activities
Included in Folktales:-script-activating background knowledge-vocabulary -projects discussion questions characterization plot themeStudent pages for written answers-includes digital layer for remote learningTeacher pages with answer keyThis readers' theater script is adapted from a Japanese folktale. It tells the story of a clever boy who saves his village from drowning in a tsunami. The theme of this tale is: sometimes you must take a risk in order to do something good.This activity is suita
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Folktales From Around the World-- Readers' Theater Adaptations Bundle
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