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10th grade short stories research
Utopian - Utopia vs Dystopia Activity - Dystopian Literature Unit Activities
Introduce utopia, utopia vs. dystopia settings and themes, along with the concept of a perfect utopian world! This unique utopian resource includes opportunities for students to read, write, and conduct research! A slides presentation on the utopian world concept is included with 3 activities exploring dystopian versus utopian settings. Pair this resource with Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia," or any utopian/dystopian literature!The Quest for Ut
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8th - 11th
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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt
This resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access.Resource includes:15 questions about Edgar Allan PoeFull answer keyList of credible websites for students to explore when looking for answers__________________________________________________
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle
Lit. Circle Bundle
This Lit. Circle unit spans several weeks and was designed for short stories (but has also been used with whole novels or choice texts).Reading for the Lit. Circle Portion of the Unit:Students journal with a quick write each day as a warm-up. (4 weeks of journal prompts included)They read their choice story taking notes with the story overview packet.Then students have over 19 menu options to choose from to complete in groups. Items range from 1-4 points in value depending on the difficulty leve
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9th - 10th
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The Tell-Tale Heart — Guilty or Not Guilty Trial Activity using Textual Evidence
Guilty or not guilty?! Let your students decide the fate of the narrator from The Tell-Tale Heart!This activity requires research, critical thinking, close reading, literary analysis, and finding textual evidence to justify responses. Students will research the different degrees of murder in the United States. Then they will take on the role of the judge for the trial against the narrator in the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Students will use both critical thinking skills and e
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: The Tell-Tale Heart Reading Comprehension Activities BUNDLE
John Updike A&P Short Story Quiz
John Updike's Short Story A&P Quiz - Includes 20 questions and answers to assess student comprehension and understanding. Also great to be used as a Research Paper Idea (See my Short Story Research Assignment)
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8th - 12th
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Urban Legend Webquest
An 18 question mini research assignment on urban legends.
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7th - 10th
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Three Science Fiction Stories Bundle
Three Science Fiction Stories consists of works by H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C. Clarke. The stories were meant to serve as an interdisciplinary experience for the Astronomy of the Solar System that I teach. Why these stories? I like them, and I have been a lifelong science fiction and fantasy reader. These are classic authors, and I want to present them to my students. The stories are also short enough to augment my astronomy course without taking too much time away from the regul
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Modern Fairytale Lesson Plans
Modern Fairytale Lesson Plans 10 Lesson Plans made to bring modern fairytales into the 9th Grade ELA classroom Lessons are aligned with ELA Common Core standardsThe preview shows the entire research paper I completed for the lessons Unit Could be used a mini unitA good way to teach theme, adaptions & compare/ contrast.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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"The Miracle Worker"- BUNDLE
This bundle includes:*Anticipation Guide*Guided questions while reading Act 1*Act 1 questions with researchDepending on the pace your class moves, these resources will last you up to two weeks in class! And everything is done!
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6th - 12th
Author Introduction: Ray Bradbury Biography, Bio, All Summer in a Day, CCSS
This Ray Bradbury intro lesson bundle includes two great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Ray Bradbury and helping them analyze his famous short story, "All Summer in a Day." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Ray Bradbury biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story analysis activity (a digital or printable gallery walk) helps students collaboratively discuss im
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8th - 11th
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"Threading" Document
What is Threading? Life and literature are all about creating connections. Now that students have read a text in its entirety and completed an array of activities on it, they are pulling out some small “threads” or ideas they are curious to learn more about or want to connect to other knowledge they have about the world. A Thread is any idea, concept, event, reference, etc. that generates additional thinking…and makes you want to research to find out more about it. This threading tracker has st
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: Lit. Circle Bundle
Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel" Reading Guide
Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel" is a short story written in the 1950s that details the discovery of an alien artifact on the moon. The story formed the basis for Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and it can also provide an interdisciplinary experience for science students. As a teacher, I assign the story in a class dealing with Astronomy of the Solar System along with stories by H.P. Lovecraft (The Colour out of Space) and Ray Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles: The Third Expedition
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Three Science Fiction Stories Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe Digital Scavenger Hunt for Distance Learning
This digital resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access. As a Google Apps document, this resource is made with distance learning in mind and is therefore completely paperless.Resource includes:15 questions about Edgar Allan Poe on Google s
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8th - 11th
Mental Health Unit - The Yellow Wall-Paper
This is a unit that looks at different mental illnesses and incorporates the short story The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (included). It includes: research, group activities, discussion questions, supplementary readings and materials, analysis, essay writing, and reflecting. It can also be used in conjunction with the movie It's Kind of a Funny Story (discussion questions for the movie included), which can be rented or bought on Amazon Prime (this unit does NOT include the movie
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9th - 12th
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Chaucer Scavenger Hunt
This is an Introductory Activity that I used to introduce Geoffrey Chaucer to my English IV students before they read The Canterbury Tales.
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10th - 12th
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SANTANATAS (A Christmas Movie) - Short Cinema Animated Mystery Indie Movie
SANTANATAS (A Christmas Movie) - Directed, Written, Edited, Acted, Sound by Curt Eric Clendenin. Voice of Rainbow Crow - Jenny Clendenin Kruger. Voice of All Seeing Eye - Britt Schissler. This Short Cinema by Curt Clendenin is a Holiday sci-fi, animated mystery. It's created with a smart phone camera, using whatever editing apps and resources available. It is great for film teachers to show their students as an example of intriguing movies that are possible to make very quickly, with a small cre
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9th - 12th
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Sports-History Analogies: 1992 NBA Dream Team and the Founding Fathers
**The link below is for all 20 sports-history analogy readings and activities, being sold now for a special discounted price!
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Engage students with these sports and history analogies!
This analogy comes from a series of sports-history comparisons in Nick's store, comparing American sports figures to American historical figures.
This product compares the greatest teams in political
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cask of Amontillado - Catacombs of Paris
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe always freaks the students out a bit. If you want to freak them out even more, use this download that introduces the Catacombs of Paris.
10 questions, one after each paragraph of the Wikipedia article (linked and legal to use), followed by open source photos of the catacombs. Yes, you could easily create this on your own, but you don't want to spend another prep period or night at home creating this assignment when it's right here for you.
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8th - 12th
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Literature Lessons: Edgar Allan Poe, Biography, Bio, Tell Tale Heart Lesson CCSS
This Edgar Allan Poe lesson bundle includes three great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Edgar Allan Poe and helping them analyze his famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Edgar Allan Poe biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story worksheet helps students analyze basic literary elements of Poe's story as well as his use o
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8th - 11th
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The Monkey's Paw pre-reading questions
This is a list of at least 6 questions for the students to research and provide for class before reading the short story, The Monkey's Paw. The questions are ways for students to visualize the topic of the short story as well as parallel the vocabulary list.
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6th - 12th
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Washington Irving WebQuest
This WebQuest about Washington Irving is an engaging online learning activity designed to help students explore this renowned American author's life, works, and significance. Through carefully crafted questions, students delve into Irving's biography, his contributions to literature, and his impact on American culture.In this WebQuest, students will explore his life and times. They will:1. Investigate Irving's early life, background, and the factors that influenced his writing.2. Explore some of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Bundle
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: "The Third Expedition" Reading Guide
Ray Bradbury's "The Third Expedition" is a scary short story that describes fate of an expedition of humans to Mars. The story is a chapter from Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, and is appropriate for literature study. The story can also provide an interdisciplinary experience for science students. As a teacher, I assign the story in a class dealing with Astronomy of the Solar System along with stories by H.P. Lovecraft (The Colour out of Space) and Arthur C. Clarke (The Sentinel).The relative
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Three Science Fiction Stories Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe Background and Spanish Inquisition Webquest
This assignment is a pre-reading research assignment for Poe's story "The Pit and the Pendulum." It has students find basic background information about Poe's life, as well as information about the Spanish Inquisition which is the setting for the story. Several useful websites are provided as a starting point for students.
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9th - 12th
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Pentecost Projects - Create Picture Books!
This project allows students to demonstrate in a creative way what they have learned about Pentecost. Included is a PowerPoint with guidelines the students will need to complete the project. The first two slides provide an outline to create a picture book about Pentecost using art supplies. For a second option, the last two slides provide an outline to create a picture book that is totally digital by using Google Slides. Students are encouraged to work in groups on this project and to read the
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6th - 10th
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