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Hispanic Heritage Month Common Core RL.7.3 resources
Hispanic Heritage Month Activity — ELA Bundle of Short Stories Hispanic Authors
Short Stories by Hispanic Authors | Bundle for Hispanic Heritage MonthCulturally responsive teaching promotes perspective, tolerance, empathy, and overall kindness both in and out of the classroom. In this bundle, you will receive lesson plans for 5 short stories all written by Hispanic authors. With each product, there are detailed literary analyses, reading questions, answer keys, and accommodating activities. Diversify the literature in your classroom and use these stories to broaden your stu
Grades:
6th - 9th
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros includes awesome reading questions as well as an activating strategy and an after reading project!At first glance, “Eleven” appears to be a simple story about a traumatic event experienced by a young girl on her birthday. However, upon a deeper look, this story reveals a struggle of facing unjust assumptions and stigmas. This story is a great opportunity to challenge students to consider additional struggles people face on top of the universal growin
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Pie by Gary Soto — Worksheets and Short Story Analysis
This resource is a great way to teach the short story "The Pie" by Gary Soto!In 872 words, this flash fiction story is about a boy who steals a pie at a German market. The pacing of this piece is masterful as the protagonist struggles with the tension between his desire to eat the pie and his feelings of shame and guilt for stealing it. This story always inspires fun discussions of situational ethics and how easy it is to rationalize things that should be objectively wrong. There are also surpri
Grades:
7th - 11th
Names Nombres by Julia Alvarez — Short Story Analysis
Names Nombres by Julia Álvarez is a personal essay where Julia Alvarez recalls her family’s early years as Dominican immigrants in America. She describes her reactions to the mispronunciation of her family members’ names. Eager to fit into school, Alvarez allows herself to be called American names and nicknames. Although proud of her heritage and native language, young Alvarez struggles to fit in.Alvarez calls attention to the layers of difficulties when it comes to adjusting to not only a new l
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Scholarship Jacket Short Story Analysis — Reading Questions and Quiz
This product includes several literary analysis activities for "The Scholarship Jacket" Short Story by Marta Salinas.Included in this purchase:Powerpoint Presentation: Academic Vocabulary with Background on the story, Setting, and AuthorVocabulary Graphic OrganizerPre-reading Journal PromptReading Comprehension QuestionsAfter Reading Discussion QuestionsPlot Diagram Plot AnalysisAfter Reading Summarizing StrategyShort Story QuizAnswer Keys
Grades:
6th - 9th
Sol Painting, Inc. by Meg Medina — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Sol Painting, Inc." by Meg Medina includes before, during, and after reading activities for reading comprehension. “Sol Painting, Inc.” by Meg Medina is told from the voice of Merci, a seventh grade girl who hopes to take over her father's painting business one day. Meg Medina is a Cuban American writer whose stories focus on how a person’s family, heritage, and culture influence them. This story teaches different perspectives that multiple characters can have in one situation
Grades:
6th - 9th
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto includes before reading, during reading, and after reading activities! Add it to the collection of stories to read during Hispanic Heritage Month! Your students will be highly engaged in this lesson about seventh grade and the desire to impress others!Included in this purchase:Suggested Lesson Procedure for teachersBefore Reading Activating ActivityVocabulary Terms and Graphic OrganizerBackground Information on the author Gary SotoReading Comprehens
Grades:
6th - 9th
Short Story Analysis: "Los Abuelos, Two Bright Minds" by Juana Medina
This lesson analyzes the short story "Los Abuelos, Two Bright Minds". Students will read the story and complete the story analysis on the last slide in the Google Presentation. This is a great addition for any Spanish-inclusion classes!
Grades:
5th - 8th
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DANCING HOME Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4
DANCING HOME by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta Google Form Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4FORCE COPY! EDITABLE!NO PREP NECESSARY! 10 questions - 10 pointsScore automatically! Want reading quizzes for the rest of the text? Check out my store for the bundle! If you encounter an issue with your file, notice an error, or are in any way experiencing a problem, please contact me, and I will be more than happy to help sort it out. You can email me at mrsmintonedu@gmail.com.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! Plot Diagram Worksheet
Help your students solidify their understanding of The Elements of Plot with short stories! This is a Plot Diagram worksheet to accompany Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! by Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera. Students will read the story and then work individually, in pairs, groups, or as a whole class to unscramble the events and place them in their proper order on the plot diagram. Learning Target: Students will be able to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
Grades:
5th - 7th
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