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Middle school short stories task cards $5-10
Paired Passages - Text Connections
Twelve high-interest paired paragraphs, each with one question that requires a high level of thinking to complete. You will receive:-24 high interest paired passages (2 per page)-12 questions, each requiring the reader to make text to text connections-answer recording sheets-answer keysThe set is provided in both color (for use in learning stations) and black and white (for student reproducibles). Six of the paired passages are presented in the free downloadable preview.Use these short passages
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle
Short Story Unit Ruthless by William De Mille
The perfect short story for any class, Ruthless by William de Mille tells a story of revenge gone wrong. If you are looking for a short story that is gripping, with a twist in its tale. Then this short story is for you.Interested in distance learning activities? See my digital unit on Ruthless here.This activity contains a full version of the short story itself, numerous pre-reading activities, comprehension questions for during, a Socratic seminar lesson with 6 discussion prompts, a FREE previ
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle
Inferences Bundle
A bundle of both my flashcards and short stories, the #1 and #2 bestsellers in my store! Address your students' inferencing needs from grades 1-8. The flashcards are great for grades 1-5, while the short stories target upper elementary and middle school topics from grades 4-8. Click on each link for previews!
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1st - 8th
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Short Stories with Comprehension Questions
Use these 10 short stories with accompanying questions to target comprehension, story structure, vocabulary, idioms, main idea, predicting and inferencing skills.
Read the story and then ask the questions on the next page or preview the questions before reading the story to help with comprehension. The card then asks the student to retell the story in their own words after answering the questions to target expressive language skills.
Includes an image for each story to support understanding
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3rd - 10th
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All Summer in A Day Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
The "All Summer In A Day" short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, and more. This 8 day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requires students to write a
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6th - 9th
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Short Story Bundle, No Print, No Prep!
Short Story Bundle!!!!
Products Included in this bundle:
Language Loaded Stories
Story Retell and Sequencing
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• This bundled product includes 40 original short stories total!
• Perfect for use with language small groups in speech therapy or even ELA centers!
Language Loaded Stories
• includes 20 original stories of varying length and complexity that range from 3rd-7th grade level appropriateness, but really depends on your student's level of function
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3rd - 7th
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A Christmas Carol Escape Room
Escape Room Activity: A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHave your students demonstrate their knowledge of this popular novel with a highly-engaging interactive escape room! This works great as a culminating activity after your students/class have finished the book.No keys or lock boxes needed!Less Prep for teachers as students will cut out the cards for each task!This escape room contains four activities:1. Plot Elements: Students will correctly order the plot cards. There are 4 extra distract
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6th - 9th
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Setting Affects Plot and Characters Mini BUNDLE - Setting of a Story 6th - 8th
Are you looking for a setting affects plot lesson with reading passages and task cards? Look no further! This mini bundle has everything you need for your students to practice understanding how the setting of a story shapes the plot and characters.✨This resource allows students to think critically about how the setting affects the plot of the story! This resource includes everything you need to create a rockstar lesson! Simply print off the notes and passages and present the lesson slides. This
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6th - 8th
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Activities and Handouts for “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is an American Gothic short story that I've used with both 11th and 12th grade. If your students are advanced it could work with 9th and 10th grade as well. Included in this bundle you will find:
Lesson Plans
Background Information
Vocabulary List with Definitions
Study Guide Questions with Suggested Answers
10 Question Short Story Quiz with Answers (Fill-In)
20 Question Quiz on the Story and the Vocabulary with Answers (Matching and Fill-In)
A copy of the story
Article
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School English Language Arts Bundle
DIGITAL Descriptive Writing Prompts for Use with Google Classroom
My kids are VERY visual learners, which is why I made this resource for my kiddos. Included are 40 pictures, each having a first line to their story. The first couple of sentences are sometimes the hardest for my 3rd graders, and these cards just give them a little nudge to get thinking about the picture and the rest of their writing. This is a DIGITAL file, which means that this can be used with Google Slides, Google Drive, and Google Classroom.There are a ton of ways to use these prompts. *Des
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: ULTIMATE Digital Resource Bundle to Use with Google Classroom
Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs Differentiated Bundled Unit
This is a bundled unit on Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs perfect for meeting the Common Core Standards: ELA L.4.5b and L.5.5.b: Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
In this unit you will find an engaging Powerpoint which defines idioms, proverbs, and adages, gives examples, and provides practice in identifying them. They may also be printed out and used as classroom posters.
The task cards can be used as a center activity or whole group activity. There
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4th - 7th
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Unit - Reading Task Cards
The "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, plot elements, tone and mood, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic suspenseful tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requ
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6th - 9th
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Harrison Bergeron Short Story Unit - Argumentative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep argumentative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions. This bundle includes a scaffolded reading unit and 36 CCSS-Aligned task cards to accompany thi
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6th - 9th
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The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as an adapted play, differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions.Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to thi
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5th - 8th
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Common Core Aligned Theme Unit
This unit will help students and teachers take on the ever elusive theme, which is a difficult concept to teach. This unit also delves into students writing constructed responses to text, which is aligned to Common Core Standards. There are more than 65 pages in this unit, which include posters, graphic organizers, half page graphic organizers, and practice questions (spanning multiple common core standards).
Literature Passages:
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Aesop fable)
• The Lion and the Mo
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4th - 7th
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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6th - 8th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit - Task Cards - Argumentative Writing
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? How about a short story set in a futuristic dystopian society where technology can replace even the most basic of human activities and has one of the most jaw-dropping endings in literature? Look no further than “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, a middle school reading comprehension activity. This engaging and rigorous close reading unit is full of high quality and critical thinking activitie
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6th - 9th
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Kentucky Derby Activities {QR Codes, YouTube Videos, Picture Books
I wanted to create a day centered around the Kentucky Derby since it is a local event that is known world wide. Many of my students don't know much about the Derby and we are only 45 minutes away from Louisville, Kentucky. In this unit, you will find QR codes that have videos where students (or the class) can watch about the History of the Kentucky Derby, Listen to the Call to the Post, Listen to the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” and hear many horse related picture books read aloud on YouTube.
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2nd - 7th
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PICK A PHOTO PROMPT • 60 Writing Ideas with Word Boxes • Grades 4–6
60 PHOTO PROMPTS for CREATIVE WRITING!5 High-Interest CategoriesPick a Photo Prompt is a great solution for your reluctant writers! Pick a Photo Prompt is a unique collection of 60 full-color photographs to motivate students to think and write. The photographs are divided into five categories, so there’s something to stir the imagination of all your students. The photos are in the public domain, so feel free to use them without copyright worries.Each of the five categories has twelve awesome
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4th - 6th
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Unit Bundle
Teaching "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl? This short story bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. Product includes a 39-slide PowerPoint, 40 Mystery/Suspense Story Task Cards, and a 10-page exam test with answer key! Bundle is super sub friendly! Keep them learning - even when you're not there. Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transfixed by this thrilling shor
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6th - 12th
Sherlock Holmes and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" Unit Bundle
Teaching Sherlock Holmes and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"? This 82-page product bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. Product includes a 60-slide PowerPoint, 40 Mystery/Suspense Task Cards, and a 10-page exam test with answer key! Bundle is super sub friendly! Keep them learning - even when you're not there. Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transf
Grades:
7th - 12th
STAAR Reading - Quick Bell Ringers - Fiction
This product is designed to be used as a bell ringer to help students practice fiction texts for the STAAR test. There are 20 different texts and each text has two short answer questions. There are two versions of the product. One is a full page and color; it is designed to be projected. The other is a black and white half page that is designed to be used as a more traditional worksheet. (There are two per page for easy copying.)Helpful how tos:This can be used several ways. You can print
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: STAAR Reading Resources - HUGE Growing Bundle
Retell and Sequencing Bundle
This bundle includes the following products:Story Retell and SequencingStory Retell and Sequencing Set 2Each product includes 20 original stories for a total of 40 for students to listen to and retell to the therapist/teacher. These are great for use in Speech & Language Therapy as well as English and Language Arts. This task targets retell and sequence abilities as well as auditory comprehension/memory. Each story also includes a "Bonus Language Concept" to target other language skills! Com
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2nd - 6th
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WH Questions Task Cards - 75 Funny Reading Comprehension Passages
Students read the hilarious passages then answer wh questions. Plenty of who, what, when, where, & why questions designed to test reading comprehension. Each of the 150 funny passages focusses on one of the Five W questions at a time. Reading level 3 - 5.Each task card is written in the form of a "newspaper article." The laugh-out-loud stories are about a fictional town called Bovine City. Whacky characters and obscure events happen in the town and are reported in the Bovine City News.Thes
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: WH Questions Task Cards BUNDLE: 150 Funny Reading Comprehension Passages
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