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Short stories Common Core RI.9-10.5 resources
True Crime Mystery: Circleville Letter-Writer/Possibility of Evil Persuasive Wr.
Bring a little mystery into your short stories unit by tying the mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer to Shirley Jackson's 'The Possibility of Evil.'This real life mystery spans decades and includes affairs, death, shifty lawmakers, false imprisonment. Walk your students through these true events and have them discuss their theories in groups.Lesson 1:1) Put the students into 6 groups2) Read them the story on the PowerPoint and have them take notes on the 11x17 group worksheet3) Stop at the
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9th - 12th
9-12 Short Stories Bundle (9 Texts, 300 pages, 1 great price) / Print + Digital
The Short Story Unit is a staple in many literature classrooms. But finding quality, grade-level appropriate short stories that will engage students and lend themselves to ELA skills and content can be challenging. To make that process a little easier, I have collected high-quality short stories all in one place. All together, you get almost 300 pages of reading questions, writing prompts, visualization tools, and literary criticism activities. If you were to purchase each item in this bundle in
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9th - 12th
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Bundle: Dark Romanticism - American Gothic + Detective Stories Unit
This bundle includes the Dark American Romanticism - American Gothic Unit as well as the Detective Stories Unit.DARK ROMANTICISM – AMERICAN GOTHIC UNITIn this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to
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8th - 12th
Isabel Allende - "Two Words" - Magical Realism Mini-Unit
Students of world literature can interact with the Latin American literary world of Magical Realism with this mini-unit. Students will read "Two Words," a charming short story by Isabel Allende, will watch and interact with an interview with Allende, and will read an informational text published in The Independent that uses "Two Words" as the guiding metaphor.
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9th - 12th
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STAAR ELA Retester Blitz 3 Week Plan
This plan includes lessons for the three weeks before the STAAR Retest. The product includes revising and editing practice for every day and a thematic unit on media bias for the first week. The second week persuasive essay is tied to the unit. The third week consists of individual short stories and poems with practice on identifying literary elements and the author's message. I targeted on as many TEKS as possible. I have included everything you will need for the three-week period, includin
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9th - 12th
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Bundle: Dark Romanticism - American Gothic + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism
This bundle includes the Dark Romanticism – American Gothic Unit as well as the Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit.DARK ROMANTICISM – AMERICAN GOTHIC UNITIn this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these
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8th - 12th
Bundle: Detective Stories Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
This bundle includes the Detective Stories Unit as well as the Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit.DETECTIVE STORIES UNITIn this fantastic detective stories unit, you will explore the characteristics of the detective story genre and apply them to great short stories by Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of Silver Blaze), and Roald Dahl (Lamb to the Slaughter).Learn what makes a good det
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8th - 12th
English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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8th - 11th
Sensationalism Collection with Informative Articles, Story, and Poem
This collection includes the short story "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird," the poem "Sensationalism," and two informative articles, which all have to do with sensationalism. Each piece has individual author's craft/purpose questions, the two articles have paired text questions, and the story and poem have cross-genre questions. The questions require students to identify and examine how the author uses strategies to convey his message. They are all higher-level thinking rather than content based q
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8th - 11th
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Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test
Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test.7 Short answer questions and 1 timed essay question. Test created for 9th grade gate, but can be differentiated for other grades/levels. Asks higher level questions (Costa's level three questions) that force students to close read and think critically about the text. Questions can be used for Socratic seminar, or lead students through the text. Essay questions can be used to build background prior to reading the text.
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Studying Podcasts with Short Stories
I created this unit to help my students overcome their test anxiety about the listening and nonfiction portions of the FSA. We spend so much time studying fiction, that I thought this would be a good blend! In this mini unit, created to take place before the Suspenseful Short Story Literature Circle Unit (coming soon), students begin by listening to a short story and tracking what details in the story make it suspenseful (i.e. word choice and imagery). Then, using those same skills, they read "M
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9th - 12th
"The Lady or the Tiger" Worksheet or Test with Comprehensive Answer Key
Teachers don't have to "choose" which assessment to use for "The Lady or the Tiger!" This review is a "roaring success" because it helps students to fully appreciate the essence of the story as they answer questions that integrate essential literary terminology (conflict, setting, ambiguity, point-of-view, paradox, etc.). Students will also receive a detailed review when they examine the relationships between characters. A detailed answer key is included.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Most Dangerous Game" Worksheet or Assessment with Detailed Answer Key
If you're hunting for a worksheet or a test which provides a thorough review of this exciting story, then you've come to the right place. Using their critical-thinking skills, students will be asked to answer 20 important questions which integrate grade-appropriate literary terminology (plot, setting, theme, imagery, compare and contrast, etc.) as they show their understanding of "The Most Dangerous Game." A detailed answer sheet is included.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Sniper" Worksheet, Assessment, or Homework with Detailed Answer Key
This worksheet contains an "arsenal" of review and discussion questions that seek to enhance the true significance of this popular short story. Integrating literary terminology (imagery, motivation, conflict, inference, etc.) into questions that reinforce standards, students will be given a chance to examine and evaluate critical aspects of war as well as the behaviors of those who take part in them.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Story of an Hour- Author's Choices, Satire, Story Analization
This packet includes:A complete lesson plan using "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin that focuses on finding author's choices in a satire by analyzing the different pieces of a story. A prewriting exercise in the form of a graphic organizer/ worksheet that details: purpose, intended audience, setting, plot. characters, theme, tone, and the use of satire that is used to create a CSET on one of the author's choices in the storyA CSET format graphic organizerA copy of the text that includes the
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9th - 12th
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Universal Literature Worksheet RL1-6
This one-sided worksheet can be used as a graphic organizer or check-for-understanding for virtually any reading assignment, and is organized to cover CommonCore Reading Literature standards 1-6. It has about one question per standard, and four places for students to cite their responses from the text. It is very useful for quick CommonLit.org readings, but can be used for articles, short stories, chapter readings, and so much more. Very adaptable for any classroom, including online. It can be u
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6th - 12th
Exploring Short Stories and Analyzing Literary Elements
By incorporating graphic organizers and providing opportunities for group discussion and independent analysis, this lesson plan aims to engage students in a deep exploration of short stories and the literary elements that bring them to life.
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9th - 11th, Staff
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Literary Terms and Elements - Colorful Headers
This product is a non-exhaustive list of literary terms and elements that I expect my freshmen and sophomores to know and be able to apply when discussing or writing about literature, dramas, and nonfiction. I use these headers for classroom display and then as the year begins and we review them, I have students work in pairs to create a visual representation of both a definition and an example from something we read in the first term. (I choose readings in the first term to intentionally touch
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6th - 12th
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