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8th grade short stories research microsofts
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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Life in a Shtejtl, from a Holocaust survivor perspective.
This lesson is an annotated story of the Jewish experience of life in a shtejtl. Following the two page story, there are two open ended questions for students to answer as well as 8 more multiple choice questions. This assignment is useful for students to build prior knowledge for the Jewish experience, particularly if students are learning about the Holocaust. The questions created were designed to increase reading skills in inference,main idea, comparing differences, and comprehension. The que
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5th - 8th
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Martian Colony Project
This is a fun and creative project for students to complete after reading "Dark They Were & Golden Eyed" by Ray Bradbury and/or any other type of science fiction stories. It allows students to be creative in a small group setting, while also using critical thinking skills both independently and in their group. Students create their own colonies on Mars by submitting a proposal, creating a flag, writing a pledge and much more!
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4th - 9th
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Veterans Day Activity; The Wall Comprehension
Looking for a fun way to teach Veterans Day? This is an interactive presentation made on Canva. The Canva link is on the slides if you would like to make a template on Canva to share; You can use this as Google Slides also. The presentation includes a story (The Wall by Eve Bunting) and Comprehension questions. This also has a virtual field trip the The Wall Memorial. The students will explore the virtual field trip and write a short 5 sentence essay about their experience.
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4th - 9th
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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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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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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"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - Pre-Reading Web Quest
Links with questions / activities.In a Word document so you can add or take away.Topics Covered:Setting - The Gold RushAuthor - Bret HarteLiterary Movement - NaturalismHistorical Connection - Donner Party
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7th - 12th
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Science Fiction Project
This is a fun and creative project for students to complete after reading "Dark They Were & Golden Eyed" by Ray Bradbury and/or any other type of science fiction stories. It allows students to be creative in a small group setting, while also using critical thinking skills both independently and in their group. Students create their own colonies on another planet by submitting a proposal, creating a flag, writing a pledge and much more!
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4th - 9th
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"Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan Reading Unit with Cultural Research Project
Engage your students with diverse cultures by reading the short story, Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan and completing a cultural research project. Students will love learning about different cultures and sharing their information with their peers. Included:Vocabulary Practice Guided Reading of Fish CheeksGuided Reading QuestionsFigurative Language ActivityCultural Research ProjectGraphic Organizer for Basic facts:Geography:Government:Food:Religious Beliefs:Education:Customs:Interesting facts:Images:
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7th - 12th
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Spanish Language Arts- Stories from the Past/Historias del pasado
In this project students will receive an outline for interviewing an older individual on a memory from their childhood. Students will:
1) Interview an individual on a childhood memory
2) Use a rubric to score a story written by them on the interview they conducted
3) Use a scaffold of how to take Cornell notes when interviewing
4) Guide themselves in their own reporting with the use of a scaffold example of a written story
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Allegory Project
Students will create a children's book that is an allegory of a famous feud.
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8th - 12th
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Write an original Mystery
Using what they've learned about the mystery genre, students use the attached to write an original mystery using a historical landmark/location (in Michigan, but can be adjusted to another state). Lesson includes assignment description, complete rubric, notes page, brainstorming page, and bibliography pattern.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Are Parents Real People? Persuasive Essay and Song / Poetry Assignment
Parents loved this assignment if I could get it graded before conferences. The students take songs, stories, and their own lives to prove whether or not their parents understand. About 90% of my students believed their parents DID understand, and that's what made this assignment so much fun at conferences, especially since the kids rarely told their parents about the assignment.
I have a better version of this assignment listed as an essay about love with many more sources, but this one is a c
Grades:
8th - 11th
Genius Rat Barney! English 7-9; Read, Write, Research, Think; 3 days + projects
*This is an updated, online version of an existing lesson plan by me on Teachers Pay Teachers; if you are using Zoom, this is adapted. However, you do not have to do so.*3-5 Classes, depending upon pace and presentation length.Fun, engaging lessons, useful learning for students, and all learning styles accommodatedNeed a fun short story to keep your students engaged with different ideas? This is it.Your prep: 10 minutes day 1; 2 minutes each following day.Students: Get inspired with a story. The
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7th - 9th
Short Story Author Study and Writing Assignment
This includes instructions for a short story author research and reading project. Students must select an author, research the author, read three pieces by the author, and prepare an analytical paper.
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7th - 9th
King You Historical Fiction
While attempting to add more engaging writing tasks to my repertoire that are still connected to the curriculum, I happened across a couple of paragraphs in my textbook (Harcourt Brace Social Studies Ancient Civilizations, 2004) about King You of the Zhou Dynasty. His story is surprisingly similar to the story of �The Boy Who Cried Wolf.� Building on this familiarity I designed this writing project.
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4th - 8th
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Three Century Woman - Vocabulary & Activities
This is such a fun and unique story to teach with students. It incorporates Social Studies into ELA.
Vocabulary and Vocabulary activity
Project Choice Menu--- With 4 options and also with a grading rubric
Research Project which students love!
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6th - 8th
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" Independent Research Project
Instructions for an independent research project that supplements "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." Rubric included.
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6th - 8th
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Edgar Allen Poe Research Project
Students work in groups to create a presentation on different works of Edgar Allen Poe.
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8th - 12th
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Short Story Websearch
If you are looking for an assignment to breathe life into a few short stories, this might be the one. The stories are widely available. The assignment takes one class period.
"Mammon and the Archer" | "The Open Window" | “Guess What? I Almost Kissed My Father Good Night”
The webquest focuses more on the first two stories. It's worth the download if you happen to read both of those stories as part of a surprise ending-themed lesson.
10 questions, a few with two parts. Some pretend online sho
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8th - 11th
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Chocolate Has Skills Article
This is an article about chocolate from chocolate's point of view. It is a google document and has seven short answer follow up questions. This could be used as activity to fill time, as a homework assignment, as an e-learning assignment, etc. I hope you enjoy it.
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Handout for Online Activity/Research
This is a great prereading activity for any work by Edgar Allan Poe. This handout was created to correspond with a website that delves into the background of the famous author. The handout provides clear instructions for students to access the website and answer questions about Poe's biography, writing topics, and works. In addition to learning about Poe's personal life, students will also be exposed to excerpts and a brief synopsis from several of his works. This activity is designed to be comp
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6th - 12th
The Tell-Tale Heart justification
Students close read and justify the sanity or insanity of the narrator using paint samples and PIE paragraph format.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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