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10th grade short stories literature circles
Literature Circles, Posters for Any Novel, Short Story, or Text Mega Bundle
The mega bundle for literature circles is here! All in one bundle! It's time to collaborate and get your students moving with this literature circles bundle! Teachers love using literature circles for small group reading groups, book clubs, collaborative learning. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, plot diagram, characterization, making connections, figurative language, themes, symbols, ethos, pathos, and logos, rhetoric, and author's purpose
Grades:
5th - 12th
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
Grades:
2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Literature Circles, Posters for Any Novel or Short Story Bundle
It's time to collaborate and get your students moving with this literature circles bundle! Teachers love using literature circles for small group reading groups, book clubs, collaborative learning. Your students will love their collaborative posters for their novel or short story's plot diagram, characterization, figurative language, and making connections. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, plot diagram, characterization, figurative language,
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
Introduction to Dystopian Literature | Intro to Dystopian Lit
Included is a presentation on dystopian literature.This is perfect for any teacher who is starting to read a novel or short story of the dystopian genre.This Powerpoint presentation includes a definition and explanation of the genre as well as the elements and common characteristics one would find in a dystopian story.This presentation also covers literary elements found in dystopian literature, to include: irony, conflict, foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, and paradox. Guided notes worksheet
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Essential Question Digital Choice Boards: Supplemental Readings for ELA & SEL
Finding the time to track down supplemental resources for your units is difficult, so I've done all of that for you. Each digital choice board in this bundle is defined by a juicy Essential Question and each board contains 25 supplemental resources that will help students broaden and deepen their answers to that essential question.If you have your novel unit ready to go but just need one more thing to broaden the unit a bit outside the central text or texts, these digital choice boards are the
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" 15-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following 15-question multiple choice quiz on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" does not feature simple, low level comprehension questions on the work's story/plot. The quiz features high level, critical thinking questions that analyze students' understanding of the work's central conflict, diction, figurative language, indirect characterization, inferences, irony, plot (climax, falling action, and resolution), point of view, setting, style, and title significance.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Chapter Quizzes Cheat-Proof
Who we are:
Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
What's included:
The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers. An alternate version with the same qui
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper" 20-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
NOT a low-level quiz with simple comprehension questions like most assessments online, this 2-sided, 20-question multiple choice quiz on Liam O'Flaherty's short story "The Sniper" assesses students' application and analysis of several literary devices and terms used in the short story. Students are assessed on understanding the work's plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), conflict, dynamic characterization, inferences, indirect methods of characterization, moo
Grades:
6th - 12th
W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw" 15-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
NOT a low-level quiz with simple comprehension questions like most assessments online, this 2-sided, 15-question multiple choice quiz on W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw" assesses students' application and analysis of several literary devices and terms used in the short story. Students are assessed on understanding the work's plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), dynamic characterization, foreshadowing, inferences, irony, point of view, setting, and
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Devil and Tom Walker (Washington Irving) Close Reading Activity
Washington Irving's classic short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a folk tale, a Faust legend, and an example of Romanticism--Wow! That's a lot of labels! Get your students delving in to the text of this story as they closely examine how the story is an example of each of these types of literature. For example, students will dissect a folk tale into its elements and investigate how this story relates. In addition, students will work to decode some of the extensive symbolism and satire used
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Lottery Socratic Seminar (Shirley Jackson)
Socratic Seminar Materials for Shirley Jackson's The LotteryA Socratic Seminar (or a "Fish Bowl" Conversation as I like to call them with my students) is a higher order way of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource was created to include
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in:Â The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
Scripts: Poe Pack (readers theater, Power Point +)
Edgar Allen Poe comes alive with reader’s theaters, choral readings, Power Point, projects, writing prompts and more. Package includes a 52 slide Power Point as well as 53 pages of scripts, graphic organizers, a visual dictionary for The Poe's Cask of Amontillado, rubric, and a How to do reader’s theater .PDF.The Raven and Annabel Lee are presented as choral readings; Helen 1831 and 1848 as tiered group project readings, The Cask of Amontillado is presented as a reader’s theater trial pre-readi
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Bundle: American Literature
O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story 15-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following 15-question multiple choice quiz is on O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi." Unlike other online assessments that contain low level comprehension questions on plot, this quiz contains questions that assess students' knowledge and application of conflict (central, external, and internal), idioms, indirect characterization, irony (dramatic, situational, and verbal), point of view, plot diagram components (e.g. initiating event, climax, resolution), setting, symbolism, and th
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit Distance Learning
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a great story about love and sacrifice; my unit includes everything you need to share this timeless classic with your students: the story, mini-research activity, reading comprehension and analysis, theme analysis, figurative language, vocabulary practice, and a creative writing exercise. Plus, everything can be shared DIGITALLY via a secured platform. I included a Google Slides version of the story and handouts that students can type directly into.This is i
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in:Â Short Story Unit Bundle for Distance Learning or Print & Go
Literary Elements & Techniques (Student Reference)
This is a great reference for students to use when reading short stories, during novel studies, and to refresh student memory before starting final assignments.
There are over 50 elements and techniques included in this reference sheet:
- Narrative Point of View
- Setting
- Plot
- Figurative Language
- Conflict
- Theme
- Symbol & Motif
- Irony
- Plot Techniques
- Plus Many Other Important Terms!
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CHEAT-PROOF To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Quizzes 1-15
Who we are:
Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
What's included:
The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers.
Why it matters:
Utilizing the quizz
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CHEAT-PROOF To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Quizzes 16-31
Who we are:
Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
What's included:
The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers.
Why it matters:
Utilizing the quizze
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Christmas Memory Capote CCSS Questions, Vocab, Personal Narrative Activity
A complete packet with many extras for this beloved short story. NOTE: the story is copyrighted and NOT included but is available online. What you get:Matching review of literary terms used in the questions.In-depth literal and critical analysis comprehension questions (27) Literary terms such as mood, characterization, theme, symbol, exposition/climax/falling action, and more. Vocabulary worksheet of 55 terms: identifying examples of figures of speech, using context clues, matching (includ
Grades:
7th - 10th
Lady or the Tiger Literary Analysis Stations
This is a GREAT way to explore the literary terms and aspects of the short story, "Lady or the Tiger." There is a student handout, instructions for each station, and signs to use at each station for this one or two period activity. Students will learn plot, resolution, characterization, suspense, a song connection, and conflict. There are two extra stations, one with the logic puzzle of "Lady and the Tiger" and one with a play-doh hands-on idea if you choose to use it. My students loved this alt
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Paper Menagerie Short Story Packet
This packet covers Ken Liu's Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy award-winning short story, "The Paper Menagerie", a tale of the struggle for identity within a biracial teenager and the deep rift between his Chinese mother as a result. Steeped in magical realism and zhezi papercraft, the packet contains:*An About the Author section*A Hometown Spotlight on Lanzhou, China*Pre-Reading Questions*Survey-Style Anticipation Guide*Vocabulary Matching Activity*Post-Reading Questions*Thematic Analysis with Au
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Close Reading Task Cards for High School
Visual task cards to help your high school students read with purpose. They make close reading accessible by giving each student a specific task to focus on. Each student ends up with something to offer our post-reading discussion. Together we learn about how literary elements overlap to create a unified effect. The best part? These cards can be adapted for any fictional text. I've included strategies for scaffolding and individualizing instruction. Enjoy!
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Poe The Fall of the House of Usher Visual Literary Criticism AP Lit English
This mini-unit, suitable for AP Lit or upper high school classrooms, uses a seminal gothic short story to teach close reading, re-reading, questioning, and literary criticism. Students read the story several times for different purposes (at first guided, then in groups) and discuss hallmarks of Gothic literature and other points of entry. In the summative assessment, groups are assigned a section of literary criticism, and defend their own analysis with images and evidence in a visual literary c
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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"It's the End of the World (as we know it)" Dystopian Short Stories Full Unit
This project-based learning resource gives students the ability to analyze and critique multiple texts in order to discover the commonalities of a genre. In this case, the genre is dystopian literature. Students will answer the driving question: what are the elements of dystopian literature, and why is that genre so popular to teenagers today? They will follow these steps to deepen their understanding of the genre: Students will read and interpret a short story of their choice so that they can a
Grades:
9th - 12th
Jigsaw Activity (5 Close Reading Worksheets) on Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
The following five worksheets enable students to study more closely the foreshadowing, situational irony, indirect characterization, symbolism, and themes in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." The worksheets can be used by themselves, but as an interactive lesson that empowers students to work together in small groups, I had my students complete them as a jigsaw activity. These are great formative assessments that can help students better understand the short story after they finish reading it.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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