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Short stories Common Core RL.8.7 assessments
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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Rogue Wave Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, tone, author’s purpose, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension, short answer response questions, foreshadowing, theme, and point of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
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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Mystery -The Adventure of the Speckled Band Comprehension Unit Print & Digital
This classic short story will have your students analyzing details and making inferences. This is a fantastic mystery unit that works well in a class of diverse learners. I teach this to my accelerated class, my resource students, and my ESL group. Distance Learning: The worksheets are in Google Slides to use digitally and to easily assign by Google Classroom. For students without technology print PDFs for send-home packets.Here is what is included:★"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" - full t
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6th - 10th
The Book of Unknown Americans Excerpt Unit Aligned with HMH 8 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit over the excerpt from The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, drawing the plot, comprehension questions, theme, theme writing, imagery, figurative language, internal and external conflict, and supporting answers with tex
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
Standards Assessments - 8th Grade RI & RL Standards - Pre and Post Quizzes
Gain your class time back with these 8th grade reading literature (RL) and reading informational texts (RI) standards assessments! These pre and post-test sets include passages and questions specifically designed for assessing students' knowledge of the 8th grade RI AND RL common core standards. Perfect for collecting data, IEP inputs, exit tickets, homework, proficiency testing, test prep, and much more! These passages are NO prep and were created to provide teachers with a QUICK glance at stud
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8th
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded ex
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6th - 10th
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Standards Assessments - 8th Grade Fiction Standards Quizzes Pre and Post Quizzes
Gain your class time back with these 8th grade fiction standards assessments! These pre and post-test sets include reading passages and questions specifically designed for assessing students' knowledge of the 8th grade reading literature common core standards. These passages are NO prep and were created to provide teachers with a QUICK glance at students' understanding of the standards. This bundle saves you over 20% off each individual set! Does it feel like all your time is wasted taking a te
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8th
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Edgar Allen Poe Unit Test w/ The Raven and Tell-Tale Heart Distance Learning
My friend and fellow teacher and I wrote this test after attending a question vetting session. What an eye opener that was for us.We wrote the test with two different passages serving two purposes. They can be used together or separately. We used The Raven excerpt as a cold read to assess if the students could apply all they had studied and learned during our in-depth study of The Tell-Tale Heart. We included a portion on The Tell-Tale Heart because we had spent so much time working on this gr
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7th - 9th
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Compare and Contrast Passages and Media Assessments - Pre and Post Test RL 8.7
Gain your class time back with these compare and contrast forms of media quizzes! This pre and post-test set includes two reading passages and questions specifically designed to assess 8th grade students' knowledge of Common Core standard RL 8.7, comparing media to text. Perfect for collecting data, IEP inputs, exit tickets, homework, proficiency testing, test prep, and much more! These passages are NO prep and were created to provide teachers with a QUICK glance of students' understanding of ho
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8th
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Roald Dahl's "The Landlady" Comprehension Test
This 25 question test contains both multiple choice and true/false questions covering the story and its vocabulary (prominently featured), Roald Dahl's life, and a video about the story from youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWhBej5r07o Questions range from more literal questions to high order thinking questions and cover word choice, textual evidence, context clues, and more. A key is included after the test itself. Common core standards are addressed.
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6th - 9th
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Bradbury and Technology Unit Plan
A loose lesson using Ray Bradbury's F451, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Veldt.
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8th - 10th
W. W. Jacobs’s “The Monkey's Paw” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for W. W. Jacobs’s short story, "The Monkey’s Paw." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external doc
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6th - 10th
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Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or The Tiger” – 18 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 18 rigorous unit learning tasks for Frank Stockton’s short story, "The Lady or The Tiger.” The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded exter
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6th - 10th
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The Lottery Short Suspense Story by Shirley Jackson for ELA
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a great short suspense/horror story to excite and engage even the most reluctant ELA students. The Lottery short story gives teachers an opportunity to teach irony, symbolism, and suspense writing elements. This resource includes 24 original printable pages and a 11 page student digital packet. Teacher answer keys include!Resources included: Printable & DigitalPrintable student & teacher story resources:Audio, text, & video links pageStudent print
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7th - 10th
Text-Dependent Analysis Prompts BUNDLE for Short Stories and Novels
This bundle includes Common Core aligned prompts that can be used with novels and short stories. The prompts are in worksheet format so that they can quickly and easily be used in your classroom. Just print and you are ready to go! The prompts are built directly from the Common Core standards. Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) prompts challenge students to cite text evidence to support their answers. TDA prompts are showing up more and more on standardized tests. They also encourage students to deve
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6th - 10th
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"Harrison Bergeron" vs 2081
Have student compare Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron" with the short film 2081.Learning Targets: RL 8.7I can analyze how much a filmed production of a story stays true to or differs from the original text.I can evaluate the choices made by the director or actors.
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8th
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"The Utterly Perfect Murder" Worksheet (or Test) with Detailed Answer Key
Using this worksheet is an "utterly perfect" way for teachers to provide their students with a thorough review of this popular short story. Fifteen questions highlight the characters, setting, events, and plot of this Ray Bradbury piece. This printable is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assignment. A detailed answer key is included.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Six O. Henry Short Stories: Worksheets, Tests, or Homework with Answer Keys
This compilation of six O. Henry short story reviews or tests will provide students with a full understanding of these popular narratives. After reading "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," "Hearts and Hands," "After Twenty Years," and "A Retrieved Reformation," readers will provide answers to an array of important questions that relate to theme, mood, imagery, inference, plot, and more. Included for teachers is a printable that delineates the similarities in all s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Ransom of Red Chief": Review Worksheet or Test and Detailed Answer Key
There's no need to send up smoke signals to find a terrific worksheet or assessment for "The Ransom of Red Chief." Here it is. Students will be able to use critical-thinking skills as they answer 20 questions that are interspersed with literary terminology (setting, irony, characters, etc.). Teachers may also want to show the video of this short story to compare and contrast the two mediums. A detailed answer key is included.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
This comprehension test on Kate Chopin's short story entitled "The Story of an Hour" includes questions on parts of a plot, the protagonist, major and minor themes, textual evidence, characterization, key elements, Chopin's life, and story vocabulary. It addresses information on the author's life, the skill of theme, and a rendition of the story with youtube videos on each of these referenced on the test (so you may follow the link to show your students and allow them to take notes/invite discu
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8th - 11th
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6th-9th Grade ELA- The Bball Hero! 1000 lexile w/ standard based questions!
This engaging heroic sports story is perfect as a formative assessment, or a stand alone assignment. Word count is 900 for the prompt, with a Lexile level of 1000. Story includes 20 standards based (and labeled) multiple choice questions. Answer key included!
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6th - 9th
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50 Text-Dependent Analysis Prompts for Short Stories
This pack includes 50 Common Core aligned prompts that can be used with short stories. They are in worksheet format so that they can quickly and easily be used in your classroom. Just print and you are ready to go!These prompts are built directly from the Common Core standards.Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) prompts challenge students to cite text evidence to support their answers. TDA prompts are showing up more and more on standardized tests. They also encourage students to develop literary anal
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Text-Dependent Analysis Prompts BUNDLE for Short Stories and Novels
Equality in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
Three- to five-day unit including:full lesson plandigital/printable notes packetsample essaylinks to supplementary resources
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7th - 10th
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