523 results
Short stories study guides for homeschool
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
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
Fiction Story Elements Plot Summary Guide Graphic Organizer Digital and Print
Plot Summary Guide. Summarize the plot elements of any fiction short story or novel with these worksheets and graphic organizers. Based on the Common Core State Standards of analyzing how particular story elements interact, like how the setting shapes the plot. Students list the characters, determine the protagonist and antagonist, describe the setting and its relationship to the plot, describe the conflict, complications and rising action, the climax, falling action, and resolution of the story
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
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.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
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,
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
High School Short Story Unit
This is a short story unit that I’ve used with 10th graders but it would work well with grades 9-12. Stories included in this unit are:
“Thank You Ma’am"
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
“The Story of an Hour”
“The Necklace”
Included in this unit plan are:
Eight Lesson Plans
Copies of the stories
Characterization Handout
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Group Work Assignment
“The Story of an Hour" Study Guide Questions
“The Necklace” Study Guide Questions
“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langs
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Activities and Handouts for "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes is a wonderful short story that teaches an important lesson.
Items included in this unit:
✥ Two PowerPoint Lesson Plans (13 slides)
✥ Study Guide Questions and Answers
✥ Characterization Handout (Describes different types of characterization)
✥ Conflicts and Characterization Handout
There are 5 pages in MS Word and 13 slides in MS PowerPoint. All the documents are editable for your convenience.
Please download the preview. If you have any questions feel
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Middle School English Language Arts Bundle
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
Grades:
7th - 11th, Adult Education
Types:
The Canterbury Tales Pack: Powerpoint, Printables, Assessments & Key, Guide
British Literature Teacher Pack for The Canterbury Tales, includes:
Zip File...
2 Power Point Presentations for 2 levels of English- 51 SLIDES!
*Reading Review/Study Guide for each tale*
Final Test (multiple choice, true/false, matching, Picture Identification)
Answer Key
Pilgrims Fill in Chart/ Organizer
Prologue activity -Writing assignment
5 Quizzes
Character Map
This unit usually takes about one month. The pack has everything you need to engage your students.
Used successfully within a re
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: The Canterbury Tales Activities Bundle
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
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 11th
Types:
"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
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 11th
Types:
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson- Literary Analysis & Plot Map
Unique and exciting presentation to teach students how to create a literary analysis! Uses examples and quotes from "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Great for high school! Free Download color-coded template correlates to PowerPoint for easy instruction!!
Literary Analysis/ Plot Map Presentation by Elizabeth Blackwell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Based on a work at images and some text from Google search/images.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
The Devil and Tom Walker Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 49 questions (answer key included) for The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving. This is a very thorough, very complete lesson. Try it!
Great short story about a man - Tom Walker - who meets the Devil in the woods. They strike a bargain and.... well you know the saying "he made a deal with the Devil"... Find out what happens!
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Ken Liu's "The Paper Menagerie" Anticipation Guide and Comprehension Questions
The following seven worksheets/handouts are an anticipation guide, comprehension questions, and discussion questions to guide readers through and after Ken Liu's 2011 award-winning short story "The Paper Menagerie." The first page is an anticipation guide and ask students to agree or disagree with statements that relate to the conflicts and themes of the work. Pages two, three, and four contain comprehension questions or short answer questions that guide students to actively analyze the work's c
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit with Easel Activities
Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit and Teaching Activities. Teaching resources to go with the scary story The Cask of Amontillado by Poe. Includes handouts and slides with a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, Pre-Reading Questions, Overview of the story, Vocabulary to Watch For and vocabulary slides and note paper, 10 Question Multiple Choice Quiz with key (which you can use as a final test or assessment), Vocabulary Matching Test, Essay Questions, Discussion Questions, Character
Grades:
6th - 9th
Fresh Ink: Workbook for "Eraser Tattoo" by Jason Reynolds
NO-PREP workbook for "Eraser Tattoo" by Jason Reynolds. A short story from Fresh Ink: An Anthology.Pg. 0: Contents pagePgs. 1-2: Reading comprehension questions & vocab activityPgs. 3-5: Character graphic organizersPg. 6: Story mountain graphic organizerPg. 7: Story review form Pg. 8: KeyDetails> 23 reading comprehension questionsThree types of questions: Short Response (complete sentences not required) Complete Response (complete sentences required) True/False > "Complete Response"
Grades:
7th - 9th, Higher Education
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 69 questions (with answer key) for The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Great value for $1.50. This lesson covers 69 questions in chronological order. Kids LOVE IT!
This is the most thorough worksheet available for The Yellow Wallpaper.
Check out the free sample. The first 15 questions are being provided free and comes with an answer key.
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Folktales:The Empty Pot-- A Readers' Theater Script with Activities
Included in Folktales-script -activating background knowledge-vocabulary -projects -discussion questions characterization plot theme- student pages and teacher pages with answer key*** can be digital!!This readers' theater script is adapted from a Chinese folktale. It tells the story of an emperor who is looking for his replacement. He gives each boy an empty pot and some seeds. The one who has the greatest success will wear the crown. Many boys try to show him false results. Jun is the only
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Also included in: Folktales From Around the World-- Readers' Theater Adaptations Bundle
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.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Bowwow Powwow Lessons - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Primary Elementary School Students This learning resource has SEVEN different activities to support the charming story, Bowwow Powwow, written by Brenda J. Child. It uses comprehension strategies: Connection, Recall, Summary, Opinion, Sensory Writing Activity, Word Search for Early FinishersPLUS... an informational mini-book that describes: Powwows, the Arena, the Emcee, the Arena Director, the Grand Entry, the Drumming, the dances and i
Grades:
K - 4th
Also included in: Powwow Lesson BUNDLE Indigenous Inclusive Learning
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 26 questions (answer keys included) for Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
Note: This guided reading worksheet is for the excerpt found in many literature books with the first paragraph starting with "Their Safe Arrival at Cape Cod - But to omit other things (that I may be brief)..." and the last paragraph starting with "First Thanksgiving - They began
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 39 questions (answer key included) for The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant. Great value!
The 39 question worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that can be combined to a front/back copy using only 1 sheet of paper. No staples.
The 39 question worksheet takes about 40-65 minutes to complete (all depending on the student).
As a public high school English teacher, the biggest challen
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Activities and Handouts for "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Included in this bundle are a series of handouts and activities for the short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I teach this story before the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller but it would also work well before teaching The Scarlet Letter. I like to read this story so that the students start to see a little bit about the Puritans but also because Nathaniel Hawthorne was a descendant of Judge Hathorne of the Salem Witch Trials. Included in this bundle:
❖ Author Bio
❖ Backgroun
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Middle School English Language Arts Bundle
A Script for "Charles" by Shirley Jackson
After you read the short story, you might want your students to read this script. Students love reading scripts as it is very student-centered and gets them involved. I think they retain more when they are part of this kind of a reading.
This script is arranged into eight parts, four characters and four narrators, so if you have, let's say, a class of 24, you could have three groups reading it aloud simultaneously, two in the class and one in the hallway. The script itself will take less tha
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 523 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands