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Middle school short stories resources for Microsoft Word $5-10
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Writing a Short Story - Complete Unit
Your students will have their short story story written and completed in 15 days! This unit includes activities, specific lesson plans and every thing you need to help your students. My kids were very successful during this unit and enjoy it every year. It's positively directed but fast paced.
How to Write a Short Story
Day 1: Background Survey & Getting Excited Activity
Day 2: Character Development
Day 3: Continue Character Development & Setting Development: Where, When and We
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4th - 10th
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What Should Danny Do? Activity Booklet
This activity booklet perfectly compliments the story book 'What Should Danny Do?' by Ganit Levy & Adir Levy.What's included in this download:- Doubled sided booklet- Make 2 booklets at a time! Print on A4 to make A5 booklets or blow it up to A3 and make A4 booklets- How to make and use the booklet instruction page- A scenario guide to help you keep track of all the story lines you have read- FOR AUSSIE TEACHERS Australian Curriculum Links English document for Years 1-3. Also useful for Heal
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1st - 6th
"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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Fractured Fairytale Crime Scenes
In this assignment students will create a presentation of a mock crime scene based on a fairytale. Each crime will include characters from common fairytales. Students will include evidence to create a crime scene scenario. The assignment is organized into two main projects. The first part of the assignment involves creating a presentation of the crime. The second part of the assignment is a narrative story that explains the actual crime scene.
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5th - 9th
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Final Test (A and B versions)
This is a final test which can be used with or without a scantron (all answers are objective). There are two different versions (A and B) just in case you have some students who have wandering eyes! The answer keys are also included. The test totals 40 points and covers:
Part 1 - 10 multiple choice questions covering: irony, setting, characterization, theme, tone, plot, conflict, and symbolism
Part 2 - 10 multiple choice questions covering foreshadowing
Parts 3 & 4 - 6 multiple choice que
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6th - 10th
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Chrysanthemum! Teaching the Elements of a Short Story
This unit provides lesson plans for teaching the elements of a short story using Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes as a model. Several graphic organizers are included as well.
Topics covered: setting, characters, conflict, rising and falling action, climax, resolution, and theme.
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3rd - 8th
Guy De Maupassant's The Necklace: Pre-AP Skills Applied to the Short Story!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this 1-week unit includes an interactive anticipation guide, activities to assist students in close reading and annotation, the LIQFU! strategy for accurately quoting written material, an introduction to character motivation, a lesson on characterization and close reading, and an outline for writing a summary. The culmination of this unit includes a survey about teen spending habits, a satirical article about teen consumerism, i
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8th - 11th
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The Santa Substitute - A Christmas Play
The Santa Substitute is a comedy play written for 4th - 8th grade level students. The plot focuses on a story of Santa Claus, who is unable to deliver the Christmas presents after he breaks his leg. The elves come together to find a “Santa Claus Substitute”! The skit is simple, funny, and loved by students, teachers, parents, and any audience!
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5th - 8th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury differentiated packets for ELLs (Central Idea)
Do you teach ELLs? Do you have a lot of different english proficiencies in the same classroom? Do you have trouble differentiating to meet all of these students needs? LOOK NO FURTHER! These packets will challenge your top students with a grade level text and support your newcomers with images and academic sentence starters!
There are 3 levels of “The Veldt” packet that are differentiated to support all students needs.
Level 1 (Newcomers and Entering)- This packet has the lowest level englis
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7th - 12th
Wrinkle in Time mc chapter quizzes
This product is a complete mc chapter by chapter quiz over the plot and charcters of "A Wrinkle in Time." It can be used to check comprehension or as an "answer as you read" evaluation. I ALSO HAVE READING COMPREHENSION TESTS, SHORT ANSWER 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. Email me at zelayaa.az@gmail.com for all your reading needs.This w
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5th - 10th
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Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado": A Short Story Unit Focused on Pre-AP Skills!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this one week unit includes engaging and challenging lessons to teach pre-AP skills to your students. You'll find 16 pages of original handouts, including a words and phrases scavenger hunt to teach connotation and mood, an interactive anticipation guide to introduce major thematic elements, an introduction to paraphrasing Poe, engaging lessons on irony, close reading, and annotation, and two key writing assignments. The first
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8th - 11th
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Flowers for Algernon Unit Plan (worksheets, activities, quiz, test)
In this file, you will find a Web Search for students to complete before reading "Flowers for Algernon." The search will give students background information on Rorschach tests, IQ, and the brain. There's also a set of handouts students can use to identify literary elements in the story, including irony, foreshadowing and allusion. Finally, there is a test for the story that includes multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
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6th - 10th
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“Two Kinds” by Amy Tan Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension & Analysis Test
This 49-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the short story “Two Kinds” from The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state test
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5th - 8th
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"Dragon, Dragon" by John Gardner Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Quiz/Test
This 32-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on "Dragon, Dragon" by John Gardner has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests). Includes link to free file of the text. Answer key included. Feedback is always welcome
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5th - 7th
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Red Dog - Film Study
Booklet for the film study 'Red Dog'. The booklet includes a range of questions, camera angles and research and assessment tasks.
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7th
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
Suspenseful Writing Packet for Middle School Students
This easy and engaging packet moves writers from brainstorming and planning to a finished short story that they will be proud of! You can have students work individually or with a partner; my students love working with a partner! Students have really enjoyed this writing assignment and still remember it by the end of the year! Suspense, more than any other genre, reinforces the components of strong narrative writing!
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6th - 9th
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Complete Unit for Henry Slesar's "Examination Day" - Editable - Answer Keys
This resource is a complete and editable unit for Henry Slesar's short story "Examination Day." What's included in your purchase: a teacher guide for assignments, links needed for the unit, a week's worth of bell work questions, comprehension questions, a plot diagram, foreshadowing analysis, theme analysis, and a choice project. Want more ELA resources? Check out my store!
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7th - 12th
“The King of Mazy May” by Jack London Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test
This 42-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on “The King of Mazy May” by Jack London has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourag
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5th - 7th
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THE BLACK CAT! BY POE {FUN, CCSS ALIGNED, TESTS ETC, 46 PP}
This includes the famous story briefly re-told and also the full version;
Poe's Life Story;
Handy Tests;
10 Word Searches;
Letters Cryptograms;
The Full Original Story;
“Annabel Lee—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
“The Raven”—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
"Why Is Edgar Allan Poe So Great"--which tells why this particular author and story are worth studying;
Common Core State Standards: ELAS.R:IT.1-10 re support; central idea; introduction of key persons, events, ideas; meanin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Rogue Wave" Unit
In this unit is everything you will need while reading the short story, "Rogue Wave!" You will find pre-reading activities, during reading activities, and post-reading check questions. There are also two options for post-reading projects included! Enjoy!
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5th - 8th
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“The All-American Slurp” Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Quiz/Test
This 47-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on “The All-American Slurp”by Lensey Namioka has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. Includes link to free f
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5th - 8th
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"Seventh Grade" Curriculum All in one DEAL
Help your students read and understand Seventh Grade, a short story by Gary Soto.
Includes the following products (for less than what it would cost to purchase each document separately):
Anticipation Guide
Quick Write and Write Around
Building Background Notes and Answers
Vocabulary Builder
Vocabulary Quiz and Answers
Connecting Chart
Character Chart
Discussion Cards and Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Quiz and Answers
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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