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Middle school short stories resources for Easel $5-10
Fairly Tales: Grimm, ELA Reading Digital Escape Room: Middle School Escape
⭐IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A GRIMM FAIRY TALE WITHOUT AN ADVENTURE OR ENCHANTED FOREST. ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Grimm Digital Escape conjures up enchanted forests, villains, and happily-ever-afters. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to escape this Grimm Adventure using clues that practice reading, listening, sequencing, comparisons, logic, and other important skills!Now with two versions! A flat version with self-checking answers is included, no Google form is required. ⭐ Want a printable versio
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Halloween Escape Room, Middle School, High School ELA Reading, Urban Legends
⭐ This Halloween Digital Escape Room for Middle School ELA with self-checking answers conjures up thrills and chills while reading and listening to scary stories. And timing is perfect to gather middle school students together for some tales of terror with this Halloween virtual escape room. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to hunker down in this dark forest and listen to scary tales using clues that practice reading, listening, sequencing, comparisons, logic, and other important skills! ⭐ It
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle 2
The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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Pixar Shorts Films NARRATIVE WRITING THEME PLOT LITERARY ELEMENTS ANALYSIS SEL
LITERARY ANALYSIS OF PLOT AND FULL NARRATIVE WRITING UNIT for GLUED! Google Slides and Worksheets. This adorable animated short film is perfect for teaching PLOT, THEME, CHARACTER TRAITS & MOTIVATION, CONFLICT, SETTING, FORESHADOWING, AND NARRATIVE WRITING in the most FUN AND EFFECTIVE way! In this workshop, students are guided through a full interactive plot analysis of the short film Glued. Students will then use the knowledge they've gained in the workshop to create their own narrative
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5th - 9th
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Short Story The Monkey's Paw Analysis and Reading Comprehension Questions
Your students will love this delightfully creepy short story. It's perfect for practicing reading comprehension, literary analysis, foreshadowing, point of view, and irony with your middle school and high school students. And... by the end of the unit, students will have written a literary analysis response.Here's what teachers are saying about this unit: "An AWESOME unit. This resource is put together really well and was really easy to use.""MY KIDS LOVED THIS!!!!! We have been having so muc
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6th - 10th
Myths and Legends Close Reading Comprehension - Print and Digital Resources
Elevate your students' reading comprehension with these comprehensive Myths & Legends Comprehension activities. Designed to meet educational standards, this resource is perfect for students in 4th to 6th grade, bridging critical gaps in the curriculum. Dive into a world of diverse myths and legends, from Native American to Greek mythology, and enhance reading skills with activities designed for various learning styles. PRODUCT FEATURES:Versatile Learning Formats: Includes both printable PDF
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4th - 6th
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12 SHORT MYSTERY STORIES & READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Follow Clues - Fun
Watch reading comprehension skills soar with these captivating short mystery stories and activities! Follow the clues around New York City with Detective Hanlon as he uncovers the truth in each short, high-interest mystery - guaranteed to capture the attention of even the most reluctant readers! Students will LOVE following clues, discovering evidence, making inferences and solving these intriguing mysteries!Meet the DetectiveTravel throughout New York City as you visit famous places and solve
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4th - 9th
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MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Interactive Flip Book, 10 Activities
This interactive resource contains everything you need to engage students with Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic, "The Tell Tale Heart." Perfect in October (or any time of year!) this resource can be used alone, with Interactive Notebooks, or with Interactive File Folders.THIS "TELL-TALE HEART" RESOURCE INCLUDES:full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms definedlesson plananticipation guidetext-dependent questions10 activities9 writing prom
Grades:
7th - 9th
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Units - Questions - Activities
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe - Print and go literacy analysis activities and short story annotations activities - A full text version of The Black Cat is included, along with Black Cat comprehension questions and Black Cat activities. These Poe themed lesson materials ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. A great addition to a short story unit on classic literature, these short story reading comprehension resources include graphic organizers,
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7th - 10th
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PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Devices Elements Theme Characters Plot SEL
Teach literary elements using this Pixar-like animated short film , Carl & Ellie from the movie UP! It is a highly engaging way to teach character traits, theme, and dialogue. This film may be may be cute, but it is packed with rigorous and challenging activities. Students will step through a complete character and theme analysis of Carl and Ellie and learn how real writers use characterization techniques to add layers and details to make realistic and fascinating stories. They will learn
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5th - 8th
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The Lottery Short Story Analysis, Writing and Textual Evidence Dystopian Lit
Your middle school students will be captivated by this chilling short story! Students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and foreshadowing. This creepy, unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students. Reasons to love this unit:print and digital versions (Google Slides and PowerPoint)super creepy story is sure to engage your students!includes lesson plans and teacher checklist – makes an ideal sub plan provides literary analysis practice: students will analy
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6th - 10th
Fiction Context Clues Reading Passages and Activities with Vocabulary Grades 4-6
Vocabulary in Context is great for building vocabulary, applying learned vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency! These ten reading passages use real photographs to help support comprehension which is a great strategy if using for ELL's or intervention. This product is packed with 10 reading passages, vocabulary with definitions, fill in the blank application activities, and writing prompts. Answer keys for activities included! This resource is intended for grades 4-6 but can be used for other gr
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Context Clues Reading Passages and Activities Bundle with Vocabulary
Fractured Fairy Tales & 5 Wh Questions -Reading Comprehension No Prep Worksheets
These 40 high-interest, low readability fractured fairy tales with a twist were designed to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. These no prep worksheets will also help them to experience unusual and varying points of view. By reading the short, humorous stories and answering the accompanying who, what, when, where, and why questions, students will learn to apply comprehension strategies so that they can understand and retain the information they read. Contents Include:- 4
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2nd - 8th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Rikki-tikki-tavi Lesson Plans - NOW GOOGLE READY!
This is a Common-Core-based teaching packet for the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. The handouts and ideas included in this packet will engage your students in meaningful and fun pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities. All handouts are ready for you to print and use! No prep is required!Now this product is Google Ready! Google Slides and a Google Forms quiz are ready for you to use in Google Classroom today!You can also now use all of the chapter activities i
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7th Grade Short Story Common Core Aligned Lesson Plan Bundle
Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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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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Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit
This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.Included in the mini-unit is: ❒ A copy of the short story❒ A prediction chart ❒ An anticipation guide❒ Activity sheet (select important passages in the text for later theme and paragraph support)❒ Author’s purpose activity sheet❒ How to develop a theme sheet with an example❒ A graphic organizer to help students plan their para
Grades:
7th - 10th
How to Write a Short Story Lesson - Narrative Writing Pixar Inspired Template
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to help your students write short stories that sparkle interest with the help of catchy PIXAR shorts? Is one of your goals to strengthen the narrative writing skills while offering fun and out of the box Pixar shorts activities? Would you be interested in a quick step by step how to write a short story writing graphic organizer that will change the way your students approach narratives? If you found something that gave you all these benefits, wo
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6th - 8th
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The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
Heroes of History Reading Comprehension Activities - Print and Digital Versions
Students will read articles about famous and inspiring leaders around the world and practice important language and comprehension skills. Includes QR codes for instant feedback as well as answer keys. Printable PDF and digital Google Slides™ versions included for blended learning. ---------- RESOURCE DETAILS ----------You are covered with this resource. It includes a PDF printable version as well as a Google Slides™ digital version for distancing learning and homeschool. Included in this packe
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5th - 7th
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Emergency Sub Plans Short Story, Middle School ELA Substitute Teacher Activities
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to leave engaging activities in your emergency sub plans and have no worry about the time you are gone? Is one of your goals to have students reading a catchy short story even if you are away from class? Would you be interested in knowing what to include in emergency sub plans so that your students explore a different kind of worksheets with reading and writing activities that are unique and intriguing?If you found something that gave you all th
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4th - 6th
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