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Short stories resources for Microsoft OneDrive and for staff and administrators
Literary Elements of a Short Story PowerPoint
Literary Elements PowerPoint on literary terms and the main short story parts including characters, plot, conflict, setting, theme, resolution, denouement. This digital resource explains the critical elements of a short story and specific knowledge (like plot diagram, types of conflict) that students need to be able to identify when they read, as well as incorporate into their own writing. Short quiz on story elements at the end for assessment. Project on your whiteboard or print out the print f
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Show Not Tell Writing PowerPoint with Elaboration Practice
Use the Show, Not Tell writing strategy to write descriptions more vividly. This lesson shows how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures to help the reader visualize. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. This digital resource gives students four different strategies to use to replace 'to be" verbs, including combining sentences, adding strong verbs, details and precise language, using nouns as verbs, and changing the sentence orde
Grades:
5th - 8th
Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint and Printable Reading Activity
Fairy Tales PowerPoint will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. I use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slides at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle
Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away- Social Story
Do you have a student who always burps, passes gas or picks their nose? If yes, this story is perfect for them! Whether they do it on purpose or just don't know proper etiquette, "Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away" teaches the appropriate choices to make when mother nature hits, and it explains how one's actions affect whether someone will want to be their friend or not.The Spanish version is available here.NOTE: This story is part of a bundle. If you are interested in visuals, task ca
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Friendship- Social Story Bundle (set 1)
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint Preview, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Response
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint. Preview and respond to the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling with this presentation. Introduces vocabulary with definitions, plot diagram, literary elements, anticipation guide, author biography and background information, strategies for reading short stories, comprehension check, and writing responses. Cobra and mongoose facts and photos, a link to the story and a National Geographic video clip of a mongoose encounter with a cobra. This is an engaging
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
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
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response (Vol 2)
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Digital Reading Response Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use digital assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-slide assignments can be shared digitally with your students – it’s that easy! There is an assignment for every student in your class in this packet – even students who struggle or are rel
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6th - 9th
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Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
All Summer in a Day Short Story Activities and Close Reading
Your students won't stop talking about the themes of this story! "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury addresses so many themes that resonate with kids! Your students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and the concept of living on another planet. This unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students -- sure to bring up great discussion on bullying, compassion for others, and accepting newcomers. Perfect to teach at the end of the year.This resource includes:p
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities Bundle Grade 6 7 8 Reading and Writing
Reading Comprehension Passage Interactive PowerPoint - Dirt Bike Racing
This is a reading comprehension passage and digital resource for your struggling boys who are just not motivated to read. Finish Line is the fiction story of a boy who is trying to find his own special talent in a family of many talents, who finds a dirt bike, fixes it up, and goes on to win at a dirt bike race, making new friends along the way. Each slide is a piece of the motocross story and is followed by a slide of reading comprehension questions requiring thinking, evidence, and inference,
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3rd - 5th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint. Introduce the short story 7th grade by the author Gary Soto. Develops background knowledge. Author information. Images compare Fresno, California to Paris, France. Vocabulary includes words like tortilla, fiesta, and siesta. Reminds students to think about the author's purpose and the theme of the story as they read. Also shows recommended Gary Soto books for students who are interested in reading books by this author. Use this presentation to intr
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
Characterization PowerPoint
Characterization PowerPoint - Character Development in Short Stories. Shows students how to develop characters when writing short stories by analyzing author strategies, like using sensory details, gestures, and interior monologue. Demonstrates different strategies to use in developing a character in a short story, helping students write better by making their characters come to life! Animated graphics and sound. 24 slides. Includes three handouts for students to put in their writer's notebook t
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5th - 8th
Rip Van Winkle PowerPoint - Questions, Writing Prompts, and Author Biography
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving PowerPoint. This resource helps students comprehend the story and its symbolism. The slides take the class through Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book, an illustrated adapted version to read slide by slide, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, writing prompts, and critical thinking. Slides are illustrated and engaging for students. Use PowerPo
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7th - 10th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions FREEBIE
Looking for a program to really HELP your students learn how to comprehend what they are reading? I have you covered! These reading passages with questions are designed to help students develop comprehension skills early, creating a great foundation for reading success.This is a FREE sample of what you can find in my YEARLONG Comprehension Reading Program⭐These are included in my READING CURRICULUMMEGABUNDLE ⭐ ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●What is in this download?1. Cover
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K - 3rd
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman PowerPoint
Reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the story of the Headless Horseman? This resource helps students comprehend the story - vocabulary, characters, setting, plot, and theme. The PowerPoint activities take your class through Washington Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book and audio, a sequencing activity, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, a plot diagram activity, and an essay w
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7th - 10th
A Rose For Emily Assessment
This Omega English product contains an assessment based on the short story, “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner. The assessment consists of 50 multiple choice questions that include critical thinking, higher order, text dependent, and comprehension questions. It also contains a teacher answer key.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Pre-k and K - fun resources
Get everything you need to prepare the best English classes for young kids. Video, song, games, worksheets, crafts and lots of fun and learning.
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PreK - 1st
English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Safety Superheroes: Keeping Kids Safe and Prepared
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with your child while imparting essential safety lessons? Look no further! "Safety Superheroes: Keeping Kids Safe and Prepared" is the perfect storybook that combines the thrill of superhero adventures with vital life lessons about safety.Key Features:Meet Superheroes : Join Superheroes, the guardian of safety in the city, as they take on thrilling adventures to protect their friends and teach valuable safety lessons. Your child will be captivated b
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K - 6th
Interactive Common Core RL.2.3 Passages with Comprehension Questions
#TPTDIGITALSALE Interactive Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions for Google Classroom Edition and Microsoft OneDriveThis is a great way to get your primary kiddos onto Google Classroom or Microsoft OneDrive. Students can reading passages and answer questions within the interactive document. Fictional passage aligned with CCSS RL.1.3, RL.2.3, RL.3.3 (Describe characters, setting, and major events, using key details). These interactive slides are aligned with common core standards RL1.3 an
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1st - 3rd
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The Teacher, the Chef and the Hockey Player E-Book
Jay Carter is a first year physical education teacher struggling to survive the many ups and downs of teaching kindergarten through fifth grade. On the verge of quitting, he contacts Savannah Davis, a veteran teacher, hoping she’ll get him back on track. What he doesn’t know is that Savannah has other plans. On this journey, Jay meets not only Savannah, but two more mentors that hope to teach him life lessons to guide him throughout his career.
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Not Grade Specific
All Summer in a Day PowerPoint and Writing Journal Activity
This All Summer in a Day PowerPoint introduces the story, gives background and vocabulary, and has a response writing activity to be used after reading this short story by Ray Bradbury. Before, during and after reading slides. Presentation focuses on the elements of plot in the story, as in exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Discussion prompts with key. Includes three journal topics and a journal writing paper at the end. Use PowerPoint in video conferencing or Zoo
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Bundle
Character Education: 10 Lesson Packet: People Overcoming Great Odds
This packet contains 10 short story character ed. lessons about real people overcoming great odds to achieve great success. Each lesson comes with a short story about the famous person’s life and follow up questions.
Here are the lessons in the packet:
1.Resolution to Succeed: Abraham Lincoln
2.You Are Judged How You Act: Actor Harrison Ford
3.Overcoming Hardship: Actor Jim Carrey
4.Never Stop Trying: Inventor Thomas Edison
5.Determination: Restaurant Owner Colonel Sanders
6.Taking Resp
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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