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Short stories independent works for Google Apps and for homeschool
Story Elements Task Cards
16 DIFFERENTIATED Half-Page Story Elements Task Cards! Each task card includes an original short story as well as open-ended question prompts for each story element including Characters, Setting, Problem, Key Events, and Solution.This resource includes the following formatting options:Half page task cardsFull-Page printable versions with lines for answersDIGITAL version via Google SlidesThese Story Elements Task Cards are differentiated for your convenience.The first set of task cards (16 cards
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3rd - 5th
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Types of Character Conflict in Literature Slides & Task Cards
If your students are ready to dive into the various types of character conflict in literature, do yourself a favor and check out this done-for-you lesson! You’ll receive an editable presentation for teaching, a student notetaker, and a kinesthetic task card activity. This all-in-one instructional resource will save you VALUABLE planning time when teaching about the types of conflict! ✨ Check out the PREVIEW for more information on this product! What types of literary conflict are taught in this
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5th - 7th
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The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive
If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand
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8th - 11th
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Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Short Story Analysis & Escape Room
Make your scary short story unit on The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school short story resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school ELA teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more
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6th - 8th
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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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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages 1st Grade Short Stories with Questions
First Grade Reading Passages (FICTION) SET 1Engage your young readers with these 30 fictional reading comprehension passages. Students are asked to read a short passage, answer questions using evidence in the text, state their opinions and justify them and draw an illustration to display an understanding of what they have read. A cover page for a booklet and both US and UK/AUS/NZ spelling are included in the packet. As well as the printable pages, there is an option to use the TPT Digital Tool o
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1st - 2nd
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Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive
Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level
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8th - 11th
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The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Make your scary short story unit on The Landlady by Roald Dahl memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more in The Landlady. Several short story anal
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6th - 8th
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The Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the heartbreaking story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a pre-writing organizing task that will get your students to dig back into the text and organize symbolic elements (also with answer key), and a literary analysis writing assignment where students will examine Hurst’s use of symbolism to support his them
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8th - 11th
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"Thank You Ma'am" Langston Hughes story, literary analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use this classic short story, “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes detailed instructions, a six-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and an optional writing activity that shows students step-by-step how to build a powerful introductory paragraph to any literary analysis essay. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for
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8th - 11th
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Short Story Unit, Eng. 11/12 Short Stories + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Short Story Unit for Older TeensTired of teaching the same old short stories? Did a teacher in the earlier grades steal your thunder by already teaching some of the short stories you were planning to use in your classroom? This bundle of modern and classic short stories (all with multimedia add-ons) is for you! Designed for high school junior and senior English classes, this unit plan includes a wide variety of lesser-known high-interest short works that will entertain and challenge your uppercl
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Apps
Use the classic short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of this public domain story, an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key, of course), an interactive slide lecture (both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions included) to help your students learn how to analyze text as they connect the author’s setting to the character development of Mathilde Loisel, and an opt
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8th - 11th
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Story Retell & Picture Sequencing Beginning, Middle, End Short Stories & Writing
Do you have students who need some extra support with story retell and sequencing stories with pictures? This story retell resource will engage students while they become experts at retelling stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. This leveled, LOW-PREP digital and printable resource will allow your students to develop a true understanding of how to retell a story using transition words and a logical sequence. Don't miss out on this foundational story retell resource for easy teaching
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K - 3rd
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Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, Short Story Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the classic short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes the full-text 9-page story (public domain), an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a simile hunt worksheet (also with answer key), and an optional direct/indirect characterization activity. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for ad
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8th - 11th
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The Elevator Short Story Activities & Worksheets - Digital & Print!
Teaching William Sleator’s short story “The Elevator” is easy and engaging with these post-reading activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging creative activities. Students will p
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6th - 8th
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Writing a Short Story, Creative Writing {Digital}
Have your students write a short story with this Short Story Writing Toolbox! Did your students finish a short story unit, or are you looking for your students to write a short story? Then, add a specific task like short story writing, and for some, the task becomes grueling and impossible. Teaching the elements of writing a short story can be challenging, especially since there is an “order” of developing and brainstorming the actual components of short story writing. Therefore, I created a 29-
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Writing Bundle-Essay, Argument, Creative and Informational Writing
The Landlady Activities - Middle School Short Stories for Plot Diagram & More!
Looking for short stories for your middle school students? Don't miss The Landlady! Teaching Roald Dahl’s short story “The Landlady” is easy and engaging with these literary elements activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included for plot diagram, characterization, & more, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.Check out the P
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Rules of the Game, Amy Tan Short Story from Joy Luck Club, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Rules of the Game” (a short piece from Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club), to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course) and a creative writing assignment with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own work of fiction. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for advanced mi
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8th - 11th
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The Elevator by William Sleator Short Story Activities & Escape Room Bundle
Make your unit on “The Elevator” by William Sleator memorable with this short story activities & escape room bundle. This resource will supply you with a wide variety of engaging and creative activities guaranteed to encourage your students to interact with the text in various ways. ⬆️ CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSER LOOK! ⬆️Teachers love using this resource to review the elements of a short story and incorporate a bit of suspense with “The Elevator.” Several activities *sneak in* standar
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6th - 8th
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Task Cards for Flowers for Algernon - DIGITAL & PRINT
"The Flowers for Algernon task cards are a great resource to implement immediately! Visually appealing, easy to use text box entry, and more than enough information to get the kids thinking and responding." - Kelly H."The varied tasks on these Flowers for Algernon task cards made differentiating for our students a breeze, even in our current distance learning situation! My co-teacher and I were looking for a way to have students work on a collaborative GoogleSlides while we were reading the "Flo
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6th - 9th
A Jury of Her Peers, Susan Glaspell short story, art analysis PDF & Google Drive
Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” a short story version of her one-act play, Trifles, is a quick-paced thriller that’s sure to get your students thinking and debating the nature of justice.This 20-page PDF download (includes Google Drive version of all student handouts) includes a full-text copy of Glaspell’s public domain story (nine pages), a 9-question short answer sheet, a symbolism harvesting activity, and a supplemental art analysis activity. Answer keys and suggested responses are i
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Egg by Andy Weir Modern Short Story + Media Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Looking for a short story from a modern writer that’ll get students reading and thinking? “The Egg,” a short story by The Martian author Andy Weir, will hook teens’ attention and hopefully inspire them to think deeply about how we treat each other.Although not particularly religious, the story centers around a God figure talking to his supernatural child. The story includes a bit of science fiction and a bit of philosophy. It’s just under 1,000 words, a very short read.In this 45-minute lesson,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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