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High school short stories assessments $5-10
The Fall of the House of Usher Unit: Close Read, Vocab, Activities, Test, & More
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans for 6 days. ► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story ► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers. (All the meat without the wordiness and about half the length of the original
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
The Most Dangerous Game Unit - CSI Style, Test, Plus Much More - Digital & Paper
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a high-interest story for middle and high school students, so the activities that accompany it must be appealing as well. This unit contains plenty of activities to engage your students and make them think at the same time. ⭐You can purchase the paper only or the digital only. See related products at bottom for links. "Most Dangerous Game - CSI Plus Much More! Unit Includes: ► Vocabulary Context Clues with answer key ► Reading Guide with answer ke
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7th - 12th
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The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit - Engaging, Complete Print and Digital Resource
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking have been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate thems
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Fall of the House of Usher Escape Room
This activity features an engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 puzzles covering plot, vocabulary, figurative language and quotes from Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-len
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room MEGA Bundle
The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM (Shirley Jackson)
Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with Shirley Jackson's The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for Th
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin - Engaging Tasks - Digital & Print
Looking for some fresh ideas to use in teaching "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin? This is such a great story with a surprise ending! You can easily teach inference skills, foreshadowing, characterization, and women's roles in the 1800s using this story.What's Included . . . ► Step-by-step lesson plans ► Instructions for how to add the Google Slides to your Learning Management System► Clean copy "The Story of an Hour" in color Google Slides or black & white printable► Reading/Thinking Gu
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7th - 12th
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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Questions, Satire Writing and Analysis
This famously incendiary short story can be a great unit for Halloween, or, if you're feeling spicy, Thanksgiving. I think there's always room for "A Modest Proposal", like there's always room for pie. Spoiler: the proposal is that starving poor people should eat their own babies. Sound crazy? Outrageous? Ludicrous? It is, and just wait until your students get to delve into this meaty story and understand the deeply moving message it holds. This is a classic for a reason. Included:Link to the st
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9th - 12th
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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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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 Scholarship Jacket Mini-Unit (Great for Distance Learning)
Engage your middle schoolers with a short story about fairness, integrity, and overcoming prejudices. "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas is a great story to teach character analysis, theme, and critical thinking skills. Everything you need to support student comprehension, foster text-to-self connections, and assess learning throughout is included. This unit is the ultimate resource for differentiated learning and text analysis anchored in a central text.As part of the mini-unit, you will
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6th - 10th
To Build a Fire Unit by Jack London: Stations, Test, Activities, Vocabulary
Looking for ready-made lessons for "To Build a Fire Unit" by Jack London that will interest, engage, and challenge your students? This unit comes with everything you need to teach this short story from start to finish!What's included . . .❶ Step-by-Step Instructions❷ Daily Bell Ringers that are relevant to the story❸ Pre-Reading hypothermia task with answer key❹ Reading guide with answer key❺ Station Tasks that require close reading, analysis, and synthesis of text. Students will dig into the st
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
The Lottery Activity - Global Rituals Real-Life Comparison Worksheets and Rubric
Explore modern, real-life parallels from around the world using this comparison activity for Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery!” Students will compare the conformity, superstition, and blind tradition in this short story with six unique rituals from around the world. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Comparison Activity for Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”:✏️ “Global Rituals” Informational Handouts - PrintFlashcards highlight rituals from Scotland, Iceland, Borne
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8th - 11th
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Complete Unit (Print + DIGITAL)
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is known as one of America’s first short stories. This classic story by Washington Irving is still loved today, 200 years after it was first published. Great story for Halloween!This complete unit was written by My Reading Resources, and it focuses on vocabulary. The unit includes: Student Packet - 18 pages of short answer questions, multiple choice, and writing prompts designed to address many CCSS for grades 6-12 (digital option)Vocabulary cards with several game
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6th - 10th
The Pit and the Pendulum BUNDLE | Annotated Text and Assessments Print & Digital
45 pages of annotated teacher versions and blank student versions (original and two abridged versions of the text) WITH literary and vocabulary assessments included as well as a creative theme-based poetry project.RELATED PRODUCTS:The Raven - a lesson in comprehension, annotation, and poetic devicesA Creative Project for The Cask of Amontillado - Create an Original Coat of Arms"⭐Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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7th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes Unit Bundle
The Sherlock Holmes stories are a breeze to teach with this cohesive unit! The BritLitWit Sherlock Holmes Unit Bundle includes introductory materials to orient students to the texts, resources for three stories, a final assignment (with three variations), and bonus materials for variety and fun! Here are the contents in more detail:Sherlock Holmes Introductory Slides: Includes a five-question anticipation guide that gets students thinking about the importance of observation and the popular appea
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7th - 12th
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MYTHS - Six Greek and Roman Myths with Complete Text & Quizzes|Distance Learning
This mythology unit has the full text of six myths - two Greek myths and four Roman myths. These are great to use by themselves, in literature centers, as supplements to your mythology unit, or to fulfill CCSS ELA Reading Literature #9 which requires comparing two different pieces of literature with the same theme. Included are:- Six Myths - the full text of each; each on one page - two Greek and four Roman; see preview for the list, please.- A half-page quiz for each: five true/false quest
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5th - 9th
Short Story: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Unit
This product is a 30 page 4 Day Differentiated Unit Plan covering the classic Ambrose Bierce short story Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. American Realism
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15 vocabulary words
30 comprehension questions
5 analytical questions
Author biography
American Realism study
Comprehension quiz
Vocabulary quiz
Literary tone mini-lesson
Objective summary writing assignment
Literary tone writing assignment
Story Text
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9th - 11th
The Wise Old Woman Activity Pack
This Bundle Includes: -Five daily journals-Spelling words from the text-Vocabulary from the text-A non-fiction article-A standardized test-like understanding check for the article-Mood and tone sheet-Story timeline template-Six constructed response questions-A story quiz that supports standardized testing-Another perspective writing assignment-Suggested lesson plans-Answer keys
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6th - 9th
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Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.The unit includes: ❒ a copy of the short story❒ an anticipation reading guide❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet❒ plot graph❒ word wall❒ character trait explanation sheet❒ characterization activity❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet❒ a comprehensive a
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7th - 10th
On the Sidewalk, Bleeding Short Story Unit Resources
This is a collection of resources that would support a unit with a focus text of the short story, "On the Sidewalk, Bleeding". There are a variety of formative resources included that focus on literary elements: mood, theme, symbol, characterization, plot. There are also pre and post quizzes (with answer keys) and a culminating activity with an assessment tool and exemplar.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Questions & Answer Key & Bell Ringer/Quiz for "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros + More
These two sets of questions help students deepen their reading comprehension and analysis of this short story. I have used them as a reading guide and as an assessment. I have included a brief True-False review exercise that can be used as a bell ringer, quick quiz, or even an exit ticket - this does not include an answer key - as well as a worksheet for differentiation. This product now includes a template to help students write a well-developed paragraph about the character of Rachel and an a
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5th - 12th
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Marigolds Close Reading Lesson Plan
Teaching Eugenia Collier’s “Marigolds”? Practice close reading with these focused handouts. This “Marigolds” Close Reading resource includes seven student worksheets. No prep necessary - just print and go! Lead your students through several close reading focus handouts. Each handout zooms in on a specific literary device to help students hone their skills in each area. Every page can be used individually, allowing you to reinforce the specific skills you’re studying at the time. What’s include
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: High School Short Story Unit Bundle
American Literature Literary Movements Poster Project - Literary Timelines
Assess students' understanding of American literary periods with this creative poster project! Examples have been created as project models representing Native American literature, Puritan and Early Colonial literature, Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, Romanticism and American Gothic or Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, Postmodernism and Contemporary.This resource will benefit your American Literature curriculum by providing a unique
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11th - 12th
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Sonny's Blues Lesson Plan - Two Full Class Periods
This resource includes a PowerPoint presentation, an objective, various activities, an extended writing prompt, a quiz, etc. It can be utilized for two, full class periods. It is a rigorous and engaging examination of James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues." It is observation-worthy and beautiful!
*This entire resource folder will be included in a larger short story unit that will be for sale soon!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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