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Short stories Common Core W.6.2 resources
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 6th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 6. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, genre, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, narrative writing, informative writing, analyzing argument and counterclaim, imagery, character traits, inferencing, central idea, summary w
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6th - 8th
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The Hero's Journey | Movie Analysis | Short Story Writing | Activities
This Hero's Journey activity package contains a variety of activities relating to the Hero's Journey as explained by Joseph Campbell. For this activity, students practice their Hero's Journey analysis skills by viewing a heroic movie of your choice (a variety of examples are included), and using the included worksheets to discuss how each stage of the Hero's Journey can be seen. Students then use an included template to illustrate and write their own short stories, following the stages of the
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA Emergency Sub Plans - No Prep English Sub Plans - May
All Summer in A Day Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
The "All Summer In A Day" short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, and more. This 8 day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requires students to write a
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6th - 9th
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Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut - Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task
This 8 day short story unit for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school and high school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as differentiated activities plus chunked text and guided reading questions.After students complete the close reading unit with an emphasis on equality in the
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6th - 9th
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Unit - Irony - Theme
"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit is filled with short story reading comprehension activities to teach the main idea, summary, theme, the three types of irony, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school and high school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic macabre tale. You will be provided with all the resources you need to assess student understanding and help them develop their creativity an
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories - Short Stories Units - Reading Task Cards
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School ELA
The "Harrison Bergeron" short story task cards are the PERFECT reading comprehension activities for middle school and high school students to demonstrate their new learning. These PRINT and DIGITAL reading task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Vonnegut short
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6th - 9th
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ELA FULL YEAR CURRICULUM: ARGUMENTATIVE INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE LITERARY ANALYSIS
Your ELA | English Language Arts Middle School Google Classroom is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share for the entire YEAR! Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS literacy and writing resources, CCSS standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit ticket, and even announcements for your stream! SCROLL TO SEE WHAT IS INCLUDED FOR EACH MONTH!★ This resource is designed to look like GC so that you can easily copy and paste everything in order fo
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6th - 9th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School
The "The Tell-Tale Heart" short story task cards are the PERFECT reading comprehension activities for middle school and high school students to demonstrate their new learning. These PRINT and DIGITAL reading task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Edgar Allan P
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6th - 9th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Reading Comprehension - ELA
The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit is filled with short story reading comprehension activities to teach the main idea, summary, theme, tone and mood, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school and high school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic macabre tale. You will be provided with all the resources you need to assess student understanding and help them develop their creativity and writing skills
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6th - 9th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School ELA
Are your middle school or high school students tired of those boring short story worksheets and reading comprehension activities that are usually completed when reading "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry? I have the perfect solution to fix this problem...TASK CARDS! These PRINT and DIGITAL task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story reading comprehension activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging C
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6th - 9th
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Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School ELA
The "Thank You, Ma'am" short story task cards are the PERFECT reading comprehension activities for middle school and high school students to demonstrate their new learning. These PRINT and DIGITAL reading task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Langston Hughes
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6th - 9th
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A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Task Cards - Middle School ELA
Are your middle school or high school students tired of those boring short story worksheets and reading comprehension activities that are usually completed when reading "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury? I have the perfect solution to fix this problem...TASK CARDS! These PRINT and DIGITAL task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story reading comprehension activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CC
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Bundle - Short Story Task Cards - The Veldt
Harrison Bergeron Short Story Unit - Argumentative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep argumentative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions. This bundle includes a scaffolded reading unit and 36 CCSS-Aligned task cards to accompany thi
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6th - 9th
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Plot Diagram - Structure of a Narrative Text - Writing a Summary SWBST | OLC4O
Explore narrative frameworks with this structure of a narrative text lesson! Students will learn about plot diagrams, the SWBST framework, and the dramatic narrative framework in order to write a summary of a fiction narrative. Includes graphic organizers, guided notes, an editable rubric, and links to two engaging and age-appropriate narratives. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Structure of a Narrative Text Lesson:✏️ Fiction Narrati
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6th - 10th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Unit - Reading Task Cards
The "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, plot elements, tone and mood, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic suspenseful tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requ
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6th - 9th
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Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction.Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart by Po
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Short Story Task Cards - Short Story Reading Comprehension Activities & Projects
Are your middle school or high school students tired of those boring short story worksheets and reading comprehension activities that are usually completed when reading a short story? I have the perfect solution to fix this problem...TASK CARDS! These PRINT and DIGITAL task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story reading comprehension activity contains 48 rigorous and engaging CCSS aligned tasks that r
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6th - 9th
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The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as an adapted play, differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions.Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to thi
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5th - 8th
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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs - Text Based Evidence Text Analysis Writing Unit
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an expository essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an expository writing graphic organizer, rubric, expository writing quiz, and an expository writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource: br
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6th - 8th
Design Your Own Comic Strips: A STEAM Activity
Design Your Own Comic Strips: A STEAM ActivityWriting doesn't have to be boring! Let your kids' creativity go wild with these comic strips. The possibilities are endless- use these comic strips to: • Show steps in a process • Explain conceptual understanding • Retell a story • Illustrate a narrative or non-fiction writing piece • Practice target vocabulary words in context • Practice writing dialogue • Help second language learners explain their thinking • Make learning fun! Three sam
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: 3 Activity STEAM Bundle
Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis in Writing - Middle School Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 400 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught in middle school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, compare & contrast, narrative, and persuasive prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and a writing template.All aspects of writing are cove
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6th - 8th
"The Banana Tree" Interactive Notebook Activities Gr. 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 3 as well as individually sold here.These interactive notebook activities are a fun way to help your students understand personification and dialect via the story “The Banana Tree.” Additionally, there are writing opportunities to cite text ev
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6th
Also included in: Dealing with Disaster Bundle Activities Collection 3 Grade 6
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