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8th grade short stories rubrics $5-10
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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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
Plot Structure Activities Pixar Shorts Plot and Elements Quiz Blank Plot Diagram
Get ready to engage students with a fun, high-interest plot unit. Use three animated short films, a funny tv show episode, and an ambiguous short story to introduce or review elements of plot and plot diagrams with your secondary ELA students.You like to be prepared. Make sure your students are ready to embark on literary analysis of grade-level-appropriate texts by ensuring they have a clear understanding of these foundational elements:PlotExpositionComplicationsClimaxResolutionand prepare for
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8th - 10th
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Flip the Script End-of-Year Project (Students teach the class)
Each group is given a short story and a standard to teach. This download includes resources for up to six groups. This activity could be used at the end of the school year or at any time. No prep - simply print and get started or edit to fit your needs. This project can be done in as little as one week or as many as three.The following is included in the download:1. Teaching manuals2. Pacing guide3. Links to six short stories (all Accelerated Reader)4. Lesson planning guides5. Rough draft templa
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4th - 9th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 4)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, "The Good Deed" by Peal S. Buck, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide - Google (Vol. 4)
This self-grading test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, "The Good Deed" by Peal S. Buck, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 2)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, "The Interlopers" by Saki, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "Dead Men's Path" by Chinua Achebe, "Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks, "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner, "The No-Guitar Blues" by Gary Soto, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros, and "All the Years of Her Life" by Morley Callaghan. A test prep guide, answer k
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 1)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney, "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich, "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati, and "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. A test prep guide, a
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 3)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, "Games at Twilight" by Anita Desai, and "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. A test prep guide, answer key,
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide - Google (Vol. 3)
This self-grading test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, "Games at Twilight" by Anita Desai, and "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. A test prep guide, answer key
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide - Google (Vol. 2)
This self-grading test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, "The Interlopers" by Saki, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "Dead Men's Path" by Chinua Achebe, "Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks, "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner, "The No-Guitar Blues" by Gary Soto, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros, and "All the Years of Her Life" by Morley Callaghan. A test prep guide, answer
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide - Google (Vol. 1)
This self-grading test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney, "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich, "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati, and "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. A test prep guide,
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8th - 12th
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Native American Monster Stories Reader's Theatre x9 -Rubric -Questions
Included in the Native American Monster Stories Reader's Theatre Unit:32 page scripts 9 stories containing Native American Monsters19 metacognitive questionsReader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsTeacher's Reader's Theatre ChecklistMr. Marvel's Musings:I am always the narrator, and I choose students to be the characters in the stories. I act as the narrator and as the director, so I can help the readers understand how to speak
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5th - 8th
Writing Fluency - 120 Creative Writing Prompts, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics
120 Creative Writing PromptsWriting fluency! The 120 Creative Writing Prompt Unit arms teachers with a writing tool that will increase how much students can write during a timed writing assessment. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will help them meet future writing goals. 120 Creative Writing Prompts can also be used in shared classroom timed writing notebooks to improve fluency and allow students to have fun writing.Students should write in active voice a
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8th - 12th
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6 Mystery Writing Short Story Completion Prompts - Individual or Small Group
6 Mystery Writing Short Story Completion Prompts Writing Fluency, Individual or Small Group* Mystery at the Library* Mystery at the Mansion* Mystery in the Forest* Mystery on the Island* The Clock Tower Mystery* The Letter WriterWriting fluency! The 6 Mystery Writing Short Story Completion Prompts Unit arms teachers with a writing tool that will increase how much students can write during a timed writing assessment. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will he
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6th - 12th
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Setting Graphic Organizer BUNDLE with Writing Activities & Rubrics in PDF
This Setting Graphic Organizer BUNDLE focuses on SETTING and helps students examine how the author uses TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to create a SETTING for a specific purpose (mood, meaning, or theme) for ANY TEXT. It includes Setting Analysis Activities, Graphic Organizers, Setting Visualization Activities, Setting Short Response Templates with Sentence-By-Sentence guides to answering a short response question (Beginning Setting, Ending Setting, Change in Setting), EASY-TO-USE Teacher Cut-Outs for Less PR
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6th - 11th
Scar Stories: Narrative Story Writing, Memoir, Peer Editing, Exit Pass, Sub
Scar Stories is a Narrative Writing Unit to help prepare students to write essays for test assessment in grades 6 through 12.Classroom activities include discussion of the Survivor television show relating to scars the participants might bring away from the show.Red Badge of Courage character Henry Fleming is also discussed and this activity will work whether the class is reading the novel or not.Students will compare and contrast two poems about scars. Cut and Owning Our Scars are the poems.So
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8th - 12th
8th Grade Common Core Narrative Rubrics - Editable in Multiple Formats!
This product has EVERYTHING you need! There are four versions of a narrative rubric that are COMPLETELY EDITABLE to customize to your specific assignment but are also flexible enough to be used as-is for just about any final narrative assignment. One format even comes with a Google Classroom version for assessing digital work!The rubrics are all based on Common Core Standards for Narrative Writing in 8th grade, so you can be sure you're centering your assessment around the core objectives. You c
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8th
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Personal Narrative (Short Story) Writing Project
Complete personal narrative writing project: attractive presentation slides to guide the entire project, graphic organizers for each step of the writing process, a writing guide, rubric, and sample student narrative. Writing project focuses on identifying a central conflict & resolution and utilizing the five elements of plot to shape the narrative arc. Use of figurative language, imagery, and dialogue are also highlighted. This writing project is a perfect assessment for lower grades fir
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6th - 12th
"The Landlady" Reading Unit including Text
This is an entire lesson plan for Roald Dahl's short story "The Landlady," a creepy story that middle schoolers love. The story is very good for demonstrating foreshadowing, inferencing, irony, and many other literary devices. This unit includes the entire story text, CSRQ (complete sentences that reflect the question) comprehension questions, a letter writing activity with rubric, step by step directions, and model sample. The writing activity is a great way to teach letter writing as well a
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7th - 8th
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The Most Dangerous Game Compare or Contrast Essay
At the beginning of each school year, I read "The Most Dangerous Game" with my students. My concluding essay for "The Most Dangerous Game" is a compare or contrast essay between General Zaroff and Sanger Rainsford. The students choose whether they have enough evidence to support how Zaroff and Rainsford are similar or different. Included is a compare/contrast chart, skeleton outline for the essay, expansion outline which includes proof of students point, a rubric, and a peer editing guide.
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8th - 11th
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Comprehensive High School Short Story Unit (Distance Learning Friendly)
Here is my-tried-and-true, comprehensive short story unit for high schoolers. I have used this unit successfully many times with students grades 9-12. Students will learn:Key short story devices, techniques, and symbolsNote-taking/annotation skills for how to read short stories effectivelyReading/analysis of a diverse range of short stories, from classic American writers like Shirley Jackson and Nathanial Hawthorne, to international writers like Road Dahl, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Nadine Gord
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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SHORT STORY WRITING PROJECT: DIGITAL & PRINT (NO PREP)
This SHORT STORY WRITING PROJECT includes everything your students will need to write their own original short stories. Great to use as a final assessment for any short story unit. This product includes both digital and print versions of the following resources:Planning Page- Graphic OrganizerPlot Mountain Teacher PresentationPlot Mountain Blank DiagramStudent Writing SampleEditing ChecklistRubricTeacher GuideThese resources include prompts, examples, and helpful links to guide your students thr
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: COMPLETE SHORT STORY UNIT: DIGITAL & PRINT (NO PREP)
The Unreliable Narrator in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Distance Learning
Teaching Edgar Allan Poe and the Unreliable Narrator? Engage your students with the Unreliable Narrator in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe. This 15-page product includes a Compare/Contrast Writing Prompt, three complete texts of Edgar Allan Poe: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," and "The Cask of Amontillado," Graphic Organizer, and Writing Rubric. Perfect for Distance Learning! Need more Unreliable Narrator products? Check out my Unreliable Narrator Literary Bundle for everything you need!Ne
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: The Unreliable Narrator Literary Bundle
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