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Short stories study guides for Microsoft PowerPoint
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson- Literary Analysis & Plot Map
Unique and exciting presentation to teach students how to create a literary analysis! Uses examples and quotes from "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Great for high school! Free Download color-coded template correlates to PowerPoint for easy instruction!!
Literary Analysis/ Plot Map Presentation by Elizabeth Blackwell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Based on a work at images and some text from Google search/images.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
My Favorite Chaperone
Teach indirect and direct characterization! Use "My Favorite Chaperone" by Jean Davies Okimoto at beginning of the school year to review characters and plot- and build on elements of a short story. This product includes a 40-slide PowerPoint, a 3-page editable EATS Lesson Plan (complete with Essential Questions, Activating Strategy, Exit Ticket, etc), a 3-page Reading Guide, Discussion Questions printable, Summary Paragraph Worksheet, Answer Keys, and an Assessment. What a valuable time-saver.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Rip Van Winkle PowerPoint - Questions, Writing Prompts, and Author Biography
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving PowerPoint. This resource helps students comprehend the story and its symbolism. The slides take the class through Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book, an illustrated adapted version to read slide by slide, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, writing prompts, and critical thinking. Slides are illustrated and engaging for students. Use PowerPo
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7th - 10th
Graphic Novel Booklet Assignment: Shaun Tan's The Arrival
The resources featured are related to Shaun Tan's graphic novel The Arrival (a wordless text- short story). The booklet is a complete resource and features a range of analytic and creative tasks, sequenced in order of increasing complexity and aligned with a range of educational standards. The booklet constitutes a holistic and engaging assignment that is particularly effective for teaching reluctant readers and for teaching inference. There is also an extension activity- prompts for a comparati
Grades:
7th - 10th
Folktales Notes Powerpoints
These powerpoints are each designed to give clear, accessible information about each of the five special types of folktales: Fairytales, Fables, Legends, Tall Tales, and Myths. Many examples are given with the characteristics of each type of folktale in order to assure students' understanding.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Elements of a Short Story (PPT with Guided Notes) EDITABLE
This product contains the following:PPT presentation on Elements of a Short StoryGuided notes that follow the PPT (Google Document, can be edited)Canva link to edit the PPT if you need to add/remove elements
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7th - 10th
The Yellow Wallpaper Short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman / A Reading Guide
The short story is about a woman suffering from neurasthenia or postpartum depression. She wants to work and still be productive, but a physician along with her husband and brother gives her the “rest cure” prescription.This presentation gives the students the basic information about this short story like the narrator, the characters, the theme..... etc.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Rose for Emily / By William Faulkner / A Complete Reading Guide and Activities
This resource is a complete guide to the study of the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This resource includes a summary of the story's main plot and a discussion of the tools used in building the story, the symbols and the themes, the conflicts, and other literary elements.This resource also includes an activity for class discussion, and it asks the students to debate whether Emily is a victim who deserves our sympathy, or is she a criminal who deserves condemnation.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Rose for Emily / by William Faulkner / Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story " A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This resource provides the students with background information about the author William Faulkner. This resource also provides some background information about the story and the significance of the title.This presentation provides a detailed reading and commentary on the story along with discussion questions that test the students' understanding of the story as they proceed in reading the text.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Lady or The Tiger / A Reading Guide and Discussion Questions
This presentation is a reading guide to one of the most famous short stories of all time. "The Lady or the Tiger" a short story that can be used as a discussion starter in the speaking class, or it can be used in a literature class to teach the basic elements of a short story. This presentation guides the students to a summary of the story and a discussion of the main literary elements in it. The presentation also includes questions with answers that cover the story.
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Narrative Writing - Mega-Bundle for Creative Writing & Short Story Writing
This Narrative Writing mega-bundle includes 8 resource sets that focus on a wide range of narrative writing strategies. The tasks in these bundle sets include the following types of resources that can be used over and over with any type of creative writing unit.*Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Games *Interactive / Printable PDF Worksheets *Interactive Spinning Wheels (for story prompting and developing ideas for stories)*Information Booklets / Posters *Read-only PowerPoint versions of the worksheets
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5th - 9th
The spring journey of the hoopoe to build a family Story for children
Title: The Spring Journey of the Hoopoe: A Tale of Family and AdventureIntroduction: Embark on a heartwarming adventure with "The Spring Journey of the Hoopoe: A Tale of Family and Adventure." Perfect for young readers, this enchanting story follows the hoopoe's remarkable springtime journey to build a family, offering a delightful blend of excitement, discovery, and valuable life lessons.Key Features: Beautifully Illustrated: Captivating illustrations bring the hoopoe’s vibrant journey to life,
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Jeopardy: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan
Review game for "Two Kinds". The game reviews vocabulary, characters, and events in the story.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: "Two Kinds" Lessons and Activities
The Devil and Tom Walker / Reading Guide Questions and Answers
This resource is a simple guide to Washington Irving's short story " The Devil and Tom Walker".This resource includes a number of questions and answers.These questions are related to the theme and the literary devices used in this short story.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
ELA Elements of Plot Roller Coaster - Fiction - PPT w/ Fill-In Student Notes
Teach students how to identify elements of plot in fiction with this SUPER-detailed PowerPoint presentation! This presentation uses a plot roller coaster diagram to guide students through the story-telling process. Also includes definitions for characters, setting, foreshadowing, flashbacks, etc. "Shrek" is used as a main example throughout the presentation, with additional video slides of students' favorite animated movies!**THIS PRESENTATION IS SOLD SEPARATELY FROM THE FOLLOW-ALONG, STUDENT FI
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6th - 10th
'All Summer in a Day' by Ray Bradbury - Analysis & Dystopian Writing Task
Explore the wonders of dystopian fiction with Ray Bradbury's short story 'All Summer in a Day!'This resource includes:AnalysisAuthor contextDystopian genre featuresShort story transcriptAnalysis questions + annotationSample answersWriting Task - Creative + ReflectionDystopian promptsCreative writing tipsReflective writing tipsSample response (creative + reflection)You will receive fully editable Google Drive files including:25 teacher Slides8 page student handout (digitally interactive)Additiona
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
ELA: Short Stories - Elements of Plot - Setting & Characters - PPT w/ Notes
Teach students about how the elements of plot interact with each other in a short story with this super-detailed PPT presentation and follow-along, fill-in-the-blank notes! This presentation pays special attention to the elements of setting and characterization. *THIS LISTING IS FOR THE PPT ONLY. THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IS SOLD SEPARATELY FROM THE STUDENT FILL-IN NOTES.***Buy the Presentation and Student Notes Bundle HERE!**
Grades:
6th - 10th
Hemingway short stories bundle
3 presentations including Hemingway bio and detailed close-reading questions and answers for Hemingway's short stories: "In Another Country," "A Cat in the Rain" and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." Presentation on chiaroscuro. Code hero fill-in-the-blank handout (with answers). Also including a "bonus file" of a review guide for students to complete before their test. This guide focuses on analytical questions and the Iceberg effect. My Store Here
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Not Grade Specific
Seventh Grade / by Gary Soto / A Reading Guide and Review of Story Elements
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "Seventh Grade " by Gary Soto, and it introduces the elements of the story, the vocabulary, the characters and the theme with exercises that revise the students knowledge of the elements of the short story.
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Contents of The Dead Man's Pocket / A Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "Contents of The Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Fenny. It includes an introduction about the setting, the characters, conflict, theme, plot and foreshadowing.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Little Red Riding Hood / A Study about the Elements of Story
This lesson takes the well-known story "Little Red Riding Hood" to explain the elements of the story to the students from all the level in a memorable way since it connects these elements to a well-known story.
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3rd - 9th, Staff
A Rose for Emily / by William Faulkner / A Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This presentation includes a biography of the author William Faulkner, and it includes the following titles:Stream of Consciousness ForeshadowingSymbolismAmbiguityAllegoryThe story order of eventsThe Chronological Order of Events.This resource can be used as an introduction to the story, or it can be used as a summary at the conclusion of the study of the story and in preparation for the exam or the asses
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Most Dangerous Game A Power Point Presentation Tool
This is a Power Point Presentation Tool to assist in teaching this short story. It includes a quick write activity, plot chart and map work, internal/external conflict activities, character analysis activities and a culminating character analysis essay. This tool can be used as both an on-line resource or an in class lesson plan.
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Grades:
8th - 9th
The Treasure of Lemon Brown - Powerpoint Slides
Comprehensively updated and revised
Analysis of plot events
Analysis of Literary Devices
Analysis of Characters, Theme and Conflicts
5 interesting worksheets with answers provided
Perfect for lesson or for review and revision
Perfect for parents to follow up on their child's understanding
31 slides full of information
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Grades:
7th - 8th
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