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Short stories study guides for Microsoft Word
The Monkey's Paw; Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This scavenger hunt is an open book in class assignment where students search for details from the story. There are 30 questions. It is easy to grade. This could also be done as a homework assignment or in class with a partner. The KEY is included. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. Please do not share the KEY.
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6th - 10th
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Flowers for Algernon questions for discussion or comprehension checks
Eight pages of questions based on the short story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes are broken down by progress reports and can be used as class discussion-starters or printed out as reading checks.
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6th - 10th
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Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Scavenger Hunt & KEY
This open book, two page, 50 question scavenger hunt for Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" follows the short story in chronological order. It also includes a short essay question at the end. As students read or reread the story, they search for details to answer the clues. This can be done in class, individually or with a partner, used as a homework assignment, a study guide, directed reading or open book quiz. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high
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8th - 11th
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"Detective Fiction": Six Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Six Classic Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: A Study Guide" NOTE 1: This version does NOT include the text of the stories, which are available online. However, a version that DOES include the texts of the stories is also available on TPT.NOTE 2: Both versions were revised and expanded in 2022.The guide supports reflective reading of the texts.It contains a detailed, original introduction to the detective fiction genre and to the Sherlock Holmes canon followed by study guides to six popular Sherlo
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8th - 12th
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The Lady or the Tiger Open Book Scavenger Hunt + KEY
The Lady or the Tiger Open Book Scavenger Hunt p. 31-36 (25 questions and a KEY) Could be done by students in class or as homework. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A page answer KEY is provided, making this two pages total. Please do not share the KEY._________________ 1. The hyphenated word used to describe the king_________________ 2. "He was given to se
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7th - 11th
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Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" TEST with Answer Key
100 point assessment and answer key over Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." This will test your's student's knowledge over the characters, setting, plot, theme, and symbolism of the story. There are several sections: vocabulary, plot timeline, fill in the blank, and extended response questions.
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6th - 10th
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“The Seventh Man” – Haruki Marakami Figurative Language Reading Guide
This is a reading guide to accompany the short story, "The Seventh Man". This story is packed with great figurative language. Students will have to identify strong examples of each figurative language device and answer critical thinking questions about the story.
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9th - 12th
Study Guide Questions for Daphne Du Maurier's "The Birds"
This is a handout to be used in conjunction with the Daphne Du Maurier short story titled "The Birds". These questions include basic reading comprehension questions as well as deeper literary analysis questions. This could also be used as a reading quiz at the end of the story.
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9th - 12th
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"The Interlopers" Study Guide Questions
This study guide contains 19 questions for “The Interlopers” by Saki that can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently. The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes answers.
Questions can also be used as a question bank for making exams or quizzes.
The study guide is in Microsoft Word format, allowing you to eas
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9th - 12th
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Three Skeleton Key Editable Study Guide Questions
Editable file contains 53 questions for the short story. Use as many or as few as you like to differentiate instruction.
Three Skeleton Key Editable Study Guide Questions by K. Zutali is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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5th - 12th
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Baseball in April by Gary Soto: Writing Prompts/Discussion Questions
This 3-page download includes written response and discussion questions for Gary Soto's short story collection "Baseball in April."
With open-ended writing and discussion prompts--18 prompts covering all 11 short stories--this set of questions is ideal for in-class seminars, small group discussions, literature circles, quick writes, or providing a starting point for formal essays or in-class responses.
Designed for students in grades 5 through 8, these prompts require students to reflect upon
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5th - 8th
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How Much Land Does A Man Need? by Tolstoy study guide questions and key
This is a set of study guide questions for "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy. These can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently. Contains 20 questions total with a key.
Used primarily with 10th graders, though 9th and 11th could use it as well.
The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read, as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes the answe
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9th - 12th
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Flowers for Algernon Study Guide, annotation, analysis, paragraph (Google) KEY
The packet is divided into five parts, all editable, and progress with more challenging responses. The first and second parts include pre-reading activities using EdPuzzle and Nearpod to familiarize students with the inkblot tests and to generate pre-reading discussions and they include story text for annotating and highlighting text. Parts three, four, and five contain excerpts only. Each reading response provides diversity in how students respond, including:Open-ended analytical questionsSumma
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7th - 9th
The Jungle Book: Middle School Reading Activities for Kipling's "Mowgli" stories
Included in this 24-page booklet are rigorous lesson ideas to go along with Kipling's classic Mowgli stories, the first three chapters of The Jungle Book. Seasoned middle school teacher Dawn Anderson has correlated activities and assessments to the Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading, grades 6-12, though these lessons are specifically designed for 6-8 graders or home school students.
This diverse packet includes: ideas for pre-reading; study questions for each of the three chapters; mini-
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6th - 8th
Good Country People - Mini Unit Activities
Use the following items to aid an in-depth study of Flannery O'Connor's short story, "Good Country People":
- A biography of Flannery O'Connor's life and works.
- 29 analysis questions that focus on setting, characterization, making text-self connections, and strong comprehension.
- A 10 question multiple choice DYRT (Did You Read This) quiz.
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7th - 12th
The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells - Reading Assessment and Study Guide
This is a 13-page study guide (reading assessment) for the short story The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells. This story has the text on the left and questions focusing on character, setting, mood and inference on the right hand side. Students are encouraged to highlight the text and use high-level thinking skills to infer answers to these questions.
This handout can be used as a practice reading assessment. A Key is provided.
Please see the example.
Grades:
9th - 10th
Young Goodman Brown - 20 study guide questions with key
Young Goodman Brown study guide questions with key
This is a set of study guide questions for Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The study guide consists of 20 questions. This includes the key.
The questions range from relatively easy to more thought-provoking. Suitable for advanced 10th grade through 12th.
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10th - 12th
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The Scarlet Ibis Modified Reader
This modified version of this short story was created for a ninth grade special education student in an inclusion class. This file includes a modified version of the story packed with visuals. The student this was made for reads at about a fourth grade level, but this modified reader can be used for kids at many different levels, either as a primary reader or as supplementary material.
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4th - 9th
Where is Here? Oates Q&A - Straightforward material.
Comprehensive questions and answers that are derived directly from the text. All of these questions are intended to keep students focused on the reading. Many of these questions could easily be an introduction to a larger conversation about the reading. Please feel free to follow me as I update my products regularly! Have a nice day!
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9th - 12th
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Study Guide Questions
This study guide contains 19 questions for “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl that can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently. The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes answers.
Questions can also be used as a question bank for making exams or quizzes.
The study guide is in Microsoft Word format, allowin
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9th - 12th
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The Scarlet Ibis Student Graphic Organizer Story Mapping and Key
This resource was created to be used with the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. The Story Map provides the students with visual to help student with enhanced comprehension that target the Common core State Standards for Literature. The student Story Map is ready to duplicate for classroom use and teacher key for the test is included. Other resources are also available for “The Scarlet Ibis” on my site including a Multiple Choice test (three choices) and a Modified Multiple Choic
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9th - 12th
Stray by Cynthia Rylant: 7 Lesson Plans
This 5 page, 7 section, comprehensive set of lesson plans accompanies Cynthia Rylant's short story "Stray." Part 1 is a 40 question open book scavenger hunt; Part 2 comprises 8 vocab words in context; Part 3 is identifying details to establish theme; Part 4 is on "surprise ending;" Part 5 identifies & defines the Figurative Language Ms. Rylant uses in this story; Part 6 is on characterization & writing topic sentences; Part 7 is writing clincher sentences. This set of lesson plans is per
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6th - 10th
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Wrinkle in Time short answer chapter quizzes
This product has complete chapter by chapter quizzes over the plot and characters of "A Wrinkle in Time." It can be used to check comprehension or as an "answer as you read" evaluation. I ALSO HAVE MC TESTS, READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS, AND MOVIE QUIZZES AVAILABLE FOR THIS BOOK!!!! Please let me know if you would like me to make you an evaluation for any story or book. Please follow me and share with your friends. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-N
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6th - 10th
"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" - study guide questions
This is a study guide for "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter containing 20 questions for that can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently.
The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read, as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes the answers.
Questions can also be used as a question bank for making exams or quizzes.
The study guid
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10th - 12th
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