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Short stories rubrics
One Pager Reading Comprehension | One-Pager Project Short Story
Have your students share their understanding of any short story by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text with a one-pager reading comprehension project. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)2 Example one pagers (One based on the short stor
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6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Finish the Story Writing Prompt
Finish the Story Writing Prompt with Rubric includes: - 20 Finish the Story Writing Prompts- Lined pages for reproducing (not counted in page count)- Finish the Story Writing Prompt RubricThis resource is part of the Writing Prompt Bundle at a 20% discount with my Writing in Response to Reading Prompts and my Argumentative Writing Prompts . That’s 60 prompts total!This has been updated to a TPT Digital Activity, which means it's great for distance learning! Check out my new ELA Technology Enhanc
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4th - 7th
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The Gift of the Magi: Reading, Discussion, & Literary Analysis
Need a seasonal literature activity with a text that’s complex enough? Do you want to teach a short story, collaboration, essay writing, and/or literary terms?This collaborative unit teaches the short story “The Gift of the Magi” in a way that engages every learner from start to finish! Pick and choose from premade lessons, class discussion, vocabulary, and a small-group literary analysis essay. All students will be pushed to interact with the text and each other!"The Gift of the Magi" is a grea
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7th - 10th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Persuasive Essay - Prosecution/Defense
This Lamb to the Slaughter writing activity will get your students in high gear! After reading the short story by Roald Dahl, students write closing arguments for either Mrs. Maloney’s prosecution or defense. Since we all know she’s guilty, it’s all about citing evidence to support claims.✅ Print✅ Digital✅ Optional SpeakingStudents LOVE this essay because they get to take on the persona of a lawyer. They talk about “my client” or “the defendant” and really ham things up for the judge. Even with
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8th - 11th
The Lady or the Tiger? Short Story Activity - Argumentative Essay
Looking for an enriching activity for the short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton? Check out this argumentative essay! Students write an essay supporting their chosen ending and even add an illustration. This is a great introduction to literary analysis.✅ Students will be able to cite textual evidence to support their claims.Your “The Lady or the Tiger?” Activity includes:Editable Project Description & Brainstorming worksheet (.pdf and .doc)Choice of analytic & holistic ru
Grades:
8th - 11th
Squiggle Stories Creative Writing Journal and Printables
Squiggle Stories is a fun creative writing assignment. Students will use a squiggle to create an illustration, and then write a story about the illustration. Squiggle Stories are perfect for writing workshop or at a writing center. Squiggle Journals are an excellent option for Daily 5's Work on Writing. I also include Squiggle Stories in my emergency substitute file. It is a quick, but well-loved writing assignment that can serve as a meaningful assessment for the teacher. Grab 2 free samp
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K - 3rd
Mini Oficina- Writer's workshop mini office {SPANISH}
Este recurso contiene diferentes paginas que se utilizan para crear una "mini oficina" y que los estudiantes la usen como referencia cuando están escribiendo. Contiene:El abecedario SilabasVerbos AdjetivosMis 5 sentidosPreguntasPalabras de uso frecuente (EDITABLE)Reviso mi trabajo (checklist)FigurasColoresMeses del añoDías de la semana Temas de los que puedo escribirNúmerosMe encantaría saber acerca de lo que piensas de mis recursos, no olvides dejarme tu “feedback.” *Recuerda que ganas puntos p
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PreK - 2nd
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Writing Graphic Organizer Printables for Writer's Workshop
This printable writing graphic organizer pack includes EVERYTHING you need to support your elementary students during personal narrative, informational, and persuasive, and how-to writing projects. The organizers help students in the pre-write part of the writing process. They make for a great writing station or writer' workshop in upper elementary. They are also no-prep and printable to save your precious time!Who? The organizers work for any class from 1st to 5th working on becoming strong wri
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1st - 4th
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Analyze foreshadowing and the horror genre with "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl! This creepy and fun story is an excellent deep dive into foreshadowing and other essential horror genre techniques. Roald Dahl's short stories are delightful and students will be immediately intrigued by "The Landlady" because it comes from the creator of many of their favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Unlike much of the horror genre, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahlis creepy without resorting to gore or PG-13+ language
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit for Digital or In-person
"Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Introduce your students to a perfect example of the horror genre with "Popsy" by Stephen King! This short story brings the deliciously creepy world of Stephen King to the classroom while providing an excellent example of building suspense, foreshadowing, and challenging students to use their inference skills.Stephen King is automatically a name that engages students. "Popsy" is just creepy enough to keep students' attention, but King's writing provides excellent examples for digging into horror
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit for Digital or In-person
Memoir Writing Personal Narrative Essay Assignment - Digital Google Doc! ELA
This assignment provides students with the opportunity to write a meaningful personal narrative that goes beyond just sharing a memory. This memoir writing assignment guides students to a place of reflection on the importance of a moment and how that moment helps to define who they are and how they will be remembered. Digital Google Doc!Included is:A graphic organizer with built in thinking prompts and sentence startersA brainstorming template6+1 Traits of Good Writing rubricTeacher model/mentor
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6th - 12th
Fairy Tale Creative Writing Point of View (Common Core Aligned!)
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PowerPoint Includes Terms, Definitions, and Examples for:
1st Person P.O.V.
2nd Person P.O.V.
3rd Person P.O.V.
3rd Person Limited P.O.V.
3rd Person Omniscient P.O.V.
3rd Person Limited Omniscient P.O.V.
3rd Person Objective P.O.V.
All important information that students need to copy is in green font (for easy note-taking!)
Writing Assignment & Rubric
Students Rewrite their Favorite Fairy Tale From the Villain's Perspective!
Grading Rubric Included
*High-Interest
*Common Co
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6th - 12th
FREE Narrative Writing Checklists | Rubrics | All Ages | Editing Assessment
Teach your students to independently check their narrative/story writing using these beautiful checklists and rubrics. this is the free PDF version. If you are looking for an EDITABLE VERSION WITH ALL TEXT TYPES, you can find it here.These editable checklists are specifically for narratives or story writing. We will be creating more for other writing genres shortly.There are three age variations in the bundle for Junior (Ages 5 - 7), Middle (7 - 11) and Senior (11 - 15). Each bundle contains
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K - 9th
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The Landlady Roald Dahl Short Story Close Read Analysis Unit & Lesson
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a fantastic short story to use to to help teach foreshadowing and characterization! This unit for The Landlady includes an activating activity, pre-read vocabulary, during reading questions, post reading foreshadow and characterization charts, as well as a quiz and post reading narrative activity! There is also a comparing mediums worksheet for students to use with the 1979 film version of the The Landlady!The worksheets with foreshadowing and characterization rea
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7th - 10th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl Complete Short Story Unit Activities, Keys
Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter is great for students to practice and hone their analysis skills. Dahl is a loved author and well renowned for his creativity and resilient characters, and Lamb to the Slaughter is no exception. With this unit students will be able to dig deeply into the text searching for irony, and practice their analytical abilities for inference, mood and tone!This unit contains a pre-reading vocabulary and activating activity, during reading (or post, dependi
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Rubric Short Story Mechanics Student Self Assessment Characters
You will download 2 creative writing rubric assessments (teacher and student self assessment) for short story writing. The first rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in organization; mechanics and readability; character development; problem or conflict; and creativity. The rubric assessment is on a four point scale. The second rubric is the student version of the first one and uses "I" statements. These rubrics also work well for special education IEP data collect
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3rd - 5th
Short Story (any) : Writing Prompts Constructed Response Practice Unit
Let me make your life easier. Use these 13 constructed responses to test knowledge of the CCSS standards after any short story. They include questions about: theme, characterization, text structure, word use, literary devices, comparison and contrast of similar short stories, mood, tone, conflict, and more. I've also included a handy rubric for easy grading. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Check out these other
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
Lit Circles Active Listening Participation Rubric Student Self Assessment Rubric
You will download 4 rubrics (3 teacher and 1 student self assessment rubric) to use with your lit circles and reading groups. The first rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' reading comprehension skills in the following areas:active listening and participation; key/main ideas and details; integration of knowledge (describing characters in a story/character traits); and craft and structure (story sequencing). The rubric is on a four point scale. The second rubric assesses the
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1st - 4th
Read Naturally Log - Monitor & Track Fluency, Comprehension, and Reading Scores
Use this log to keep track of the steps in the "Read Naturally" Fluency Program. I used it with parent volunteers. My volunteers changed every day, so this log improved our communication. It showed the new volunteer how far the group had progressed on the story and the steps each group still needed to complete.You may choose to print the two pages double-sided. This way students can graph their progress and view score summaries while also keeping track of their current story. Involving students
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2nd - 5th
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'A Good Man is Hard to Find' Discussion Questions & Essay Prompt
This file contains a detailed set of discussion questions for Flannery O'Connor's short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." In addition, you'll find an essay/paper assignment, along with a rubric to evaluate that essay.
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10th - 12th
Short Story Analysis Unit Bundle Trifles A Rose for Emily Lamb to the Slaughter
This short story bundle contains three full units, each with a protagonist in desperate need of analysis, diagnosis and intervention! In this bundle for A Rose for Emily, Trifles and Lamb to the Slaughter, students will have the opportunity to analyze and interact with three murderous protagonists. Each story contains: pre-reading vocabulary, a pre-read activating prompt, during reading analysis questions, a quiz, and a post-reading activity. Answer keys and rubrics are included for everythi
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Prompts for Spring for First and Second Grades, with Rubric
These NO PREP writing activities for spring, with word banks and self-check rubrics, can be used from kindergarten to second grade. It includes two different sized lines to allow for DIFFERENIATION, plus a blank template for your own needs. It can be used for small group writing, whole group writing, morning work, center work, writing workshop, guided reading or early finishers. Great for in your sub tub! This resource is part of a bundle: Spring Literacy Bundle - Writing and Word Work (3 Resour
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Spring Writing Activities, Prompts and CVC Worksheets Distance Learning
Children's Book: Rubric
This comprehensive rubric evaluates eight areas of a Creative Writing assignment in where high school students were assigned to create an original children's book. The areas assessed are: Cover, Settings, Characters, Problem/Conflict, Plot Development, Creativity, Illustrations, and Mechanics.
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6th - 12th
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