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Short stories Common Core CCRA.R.8 resources for staff
Reading Passages Paragraphs Short Stories Comprehension Questions Worksheets
This 175 page PDF file includes 100 Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank questions.The reading comprehension ranges from stories, paragraphs, texts, and passages to give your students a variety to read about. Topics include, but are not limited to, animals, food, sports, cars, family, science, school, and much more!These worksheets have many uses:1. Home school2. Substitute teacher3. Snow days4. Busy work5. Online distance learning6. Class work7. Independent
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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By Any Other Name A Short Quiz
A Short quiz about the short story "By Any Other Name" By Santha Rama Rau, this short multiple choice quiz provides a chance for the teachers to give a quick assessment and check for understanding after reading the text of the story. It is suitable for the students who want to review the story , and it can be used for online assignment and assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Story Of an Hour / By Kate Chopin / Analysis and Discussions
This resource is a complete reading guide to the short story " The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin This resource includes a complete guide to the life of the author and the age in which she lived, the status of women at that age, the themes of the story, an analysis of the themes of the story, the symbols, the literary devices, the irony used in the story.This resource also includes questions and answers about all the aspects of the story. In a word, this resource includes everything that the t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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A Rose for Emily / By William Faulkner / A Complete Reading Guide and Activities
This resource is a complete guide to the study of the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This resource includes a summary of the story's main plot and a discussion of the tools used in building the story, the symbols and the themes, the conflicts, and other literary elements.This resource also includes an activity for class discussion, and it asks the students to debate whether Emily is a victim who deserves our sympathy, or is she a criminal who deserves condemnation.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Edgar Allan Poe and "The Tell -Tale Heart" / A Study of the Writer and The Story
This workbook can be used as an introduction to the study of the life of the author American Poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe and one of his most famous short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart". This workbook includes a short biography of Edgar Allan Poe with some activities and questions and the text of the story "The Tell Tale Heart" with some activities and exercises about it. This workbook can be used as a class activity or as a homework assignment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Araby/ by James Joyce / A Reading and Study Guide with Questions and Answers
This resource is a comprehensive guide to the study of the short story " Araby" by James Joyce. It includes the following :A brief biography of the author James Joyce.The Context of "Araby" A Summary of the plot of the story.A detailed analysis of the story paragraph by paragraph.Key Facts about the story.A study of the themes of the story ( Coming of Age, Religion and Catholicism, Escapism and exotic, Love and Sexuality) A set of discussion question with sample answers. A quiz about the short s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Short Stories Booklet / With Questions about 6 Short Stories
This booklet provides the learners with the basics of short stories and questions of discussion and activities that cover 6 short stories including: 1. “7th Grade” by: Gary Soto2. “Duffy’s Jacket” by: Bruce Coville3. “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by: Rudyard Kipling4. “Three Skeleton Key” by: George G. Toudouze5. “Echo and Narcissus”6. “The Naming of Names” by: Ray Bradbury
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Tell- Tale Heart / by Edgar Allan Poe / Revision Questions and Answers
This resource is an excellent tool for revising the short story " The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. All the questions are followed by their answers. this resource is a useful tool for revising the story in preparation for an assessment. It can also be a resource for the busy teacher to give ideas for questions to include in a quiz or assessment.The questions cover the basic elements of the story like the characterization, the setting the plot the rising action, the climax .....etc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" / A Study Guide and Activity Booklet
This resource is a booklet of activities that introduces one of the most famous short stories in American Literature "The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe to the students. This booklet includes the following titles:Poe's BiographyStory AnalysisStudy Guide QuestionsAn article that relates to the story with a Venn diagram.Two Quizzes about the story.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
ACE Short Answers / A Strategy to Answer Short Response Writing Questions
This resource helps the learners to ACE the short response writing questions that discuss any literary text ( short story, poem, drama, novel) Through following the ACE strategy A - Answer the question C-Cite Textual Evidence to support the answer E- Expand or explain the answer the evidence Each step is explained through a practical answers that discuss two stories "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan and " Champions of the World" by Maya Angelou.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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A Rose for Emily / by William Faulkner / Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story " A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This resource provides the students with background information about the author William Faulkner. This resource also provides some background information about the story and the significance of the title.This presentation provides a detailed reading and commentary on the story along with discussion questions that test the students' understanding of the story as they proceed in reading the text.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Lady or The Tiger / A Reading Guide and Discussion Questions
This presentation is a reading guide to one of the most famous short stories of all time. "The Lady or the Tiger" a short story that can be used as a discussion starter in the speaking class, or it can be used in a literature class to teach the basic elements of a short story. This presentation guides the students to a summary of the story and a discussion of the main literary elements in it. The presentation also includes questions with answers that cover the story.
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Rose for Emily / by William Faulkner / An Introduction & Summary
„„A Rose for Emily,‟‟ in a few pages, covers approximately three-quarters of a century. The birth of Emily Grierson takes place sometime around the Civil War. Her death takes place sometime in the late 1920s or early 1930s—that is, sometime around the year Faulkner wrote the story. Because Faulkner came from a family with an aristocratic bearing and associated with other similar families, he was familiar with the arrogance of characters like the Griersons. Some of these people continued to behav
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving - Discussion PPT Slides (1920x1080px)
Rip Van Winkle (short story) by Washington IrvingPowerPoint slide deck (1920x1080px, which is the standard 16:9 format)Description:Rip Van Winkle is a seemingly simple short story that has many underlying themes for discussion. Author Washington Irving provides vivid descriptions of the picturesque landscape, an exciting and widely interpreted plot, and a relatable character with whom the reader navigates the impact of a community's life-changing progress. Able to read in one sitting, Rip Van Wi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Devil and Tom Walker / Reading Guide Questions and Answers
This resource is a simple guide to Washington Irving's short story " The Devil and Tom Walker".This resource includes a number of questions and answers.These questions are related to the theme and the literary devices used in this short story.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Short A Decodable Books
3 Short A decodable books for early readers! All these books are based on short A vowel words, have less than 10 pages, and include fun graphics! Pages on doubled on one page for printing purposes. If you love these, continue to look for other vowel and letter pattern books in my shop! If you don't see one you are looking for, let me know and I can add!
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K - 3rd, Staff
The Tell-Tale Heart Q and A / A Review of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
This resource guides the learners through a collection of questions and answers that discuss all the elements of the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. This resource is a good tool for a quick review of the short story in preparation for any assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan / An Introduction
This resource is an excellent introduction and analysis of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. This introduction includes a background information about the life of the author Amy Tan and a summary of the plot of the story, a study of the characters, the conflict and the theme of the story. It is excellent for introducing and summarizing the story and it is very helpful for revision purposes.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Broken Chain/ by Gary Soto / A Study Guide
This resource is a study guide to the short story " Broken Chain" by Gary Soto. This resource includes exercises on the vocabulary of the story (with links to practice the vocabulary words and use them in meaningful sentences.) This resource also includes a study of the elements of the story like the characterization, the theme , a summary of the plot and the conflict. Moreover, this resource also includes a group of questions that highlight the important features in the story along with their a
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Tell-Tale Heart Study Guide
This resource guides the student through the short story "The Tell Tale Heart " by Edgar Allan Poe by providing 40 questions with their answers that address the main issues of the tale like the theme, the narrator, the setting and the plot of the story. it is suitable for revision purposes and for the teacher, it provides a host of ready made questions that can be used in after reading assessment or while reading activities to check the progress of the students.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Seventh Grade / by Gary Soto / A Reading Guide and Review of Story Elements
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "Seventh Grade " by Gary Soto, and it introduces the elements of the story, the vocabulary, the characters and the theme with exercises that revise the students knowledge of the elements of the short story.
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Rose for Emily Multiple Choice test
A Quick multiple choice test that covers the short story " A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, This test can be used as a summative evaluation to test the comprehension of the students after finishing reading the story and it can be used for quick evaluation of the main characters and other story elements.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Contents of The Dead Man's Pocket / A Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "Contents of The Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Fenny. It includes an introduction about the setting, the characters, conflict, theme, plot and foreshadowing.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Rose for Emily / by William Faulkner / A Reading Guide
This resource is a reading guide to the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. This presentation includes a biography of the author William Faulkner, and it includes the following titles:Stream of Consciousness ForeshadowingSymbolismAmbiguityAllegoryThe story order of eventsThe Chronological Order of Events.This resource can be used as an introduction to the story, or it can be used as a summary at the conclusion of the study of the story and in preparation for the exam or the asses
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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