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High school short stories guided reading book microsofts
The Tell-Tale Heart Open Book Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This is a one page, open book, directed reading activity where students search the text for answers to 30 clues. It forces the students to read for detail and content. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. Please do not share the KEY. A KEY is provided.
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8th - 12th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury differentiated packets for ELLs (Central Idea)
Do you teach ELLs? Do you have a lot of different english proficiencies in the same classroom? Do you have trouble differentiating to meet all of these students needs? LOOK NO FURTHER! These packets will challenge your top students with a grade level text and support your newcomers with images and academic sentence starters!
There are 3 levels of “The Veldt” packet that are differentiated to support all students needs.
Level 1 (Newcomers and Entering)- This packet has the lowest level englis
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7th - 12th
By the Waters of Babylon Handout aligned with Common Core Standards
This handout is a complete unit and includes a reading assessment of the short story, By the Waters of Babylon written by Stephen Vincent Benet. This 19-page handout contains a full version of the story with side-by-side text and reading assessment questions. All story questions, graphic organizers and essay prompts follow the requirements set forth in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts & Literacy. The specific standard is listed next to each question so te
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9th - 11th
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Reading Guide
This is probably my favorite short story to teach ALL YEAR! I love the reactions that I get from my students as they slowly start to figure out and accept the outcome of this plot twisting short story.
Use this reading guide to aid your students' comprehension of the story. Reading guide includes comprehension level questions as well as vocabulary, figurative language, literary elements, and background questions.
Side notes in the guide help students to understand the context of the story as
Grades:
10th - 11th
The Most Dangerous Game Modified Version
This modified version of this short story was created for a ninth grade special education student. This file includes a modified version of the story packed with visuals, a vocabulary assignment, reading questions, and then a short assessment at the end.
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4th - 9th
'The Machine Stops' Short Story Bundle of Resources
The Machine Stops' Short Story Bundle.Reading age 16+ - adult. A short story by E.M. Forster that predicted a world of isolation, relying on technology. Studying ‘The Machine Stops’ seems never so relevant, which is strange as it was written in 1909. An amazing short story written about a dystopian/utopian future where everyone is isolated (ahem) in cell-like structures, and rely on a machine (ahem, ahem). As the title suggest, the machine then stops.Included; Organise the Plot Post-Reading Act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Social Stories
Social stories is a great way to engage children in a fun, friendly way, to bigger concepts such as new home rules, riding a bike, sharing with friends, giving hugs, using nice words, going on vacation and more etc....etc..... Social stories help break down bigger concepts for children. It helps children understand social norms and rules within concepts. Please enjoy and be creative!!!!
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PreK - 12th
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"The Dinner Party" Inferences Lesson (Bundle)
This bundle includes both the teacher version and student version of this resource. This is a fun and interactive lesson that engages students in learning how to make inferences with literary texts! This lesson can take 1-2 days to complete.The lesson is structured to guide students through the following skills and tasks:Making inferences from digital images (Anticipatory Set)Marking the textIdentifying literary clues and background informationMaking inferences from literary textsProviding textu
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6th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game adapted for ELLs w 250+ definitions, 14 questions & pics
The original story is now in the public domain. This adapted version is designed for intermediate and advanced English Language Learners. It keeps most the original wording intact, which allows ELLs to use nearly the same quotations from the text as students using the original story. I have removed some remarks, adjectives and details not essential to the story. The story is embedded with over 20 images, 14 comprehension questions, and approximately 250 short definitions of higher level vocabula
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8th - 12th
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American Gothic to Washington Irving Package
This packet includes:
1. American Gothic Introduction PowerPoint
>>American Gothic vs. Original Gothic
>>Tone vs. Mood
>>Diction
>>Suspense
>>Romanticism and Dark Romanticism
>>Washington Irving background and writing style
2. The Adventures of the Mysterious Picture by Washington Irving
>>Embedded questions
>>Answer key
3. From Danse Macabre by Stephen King
>>Embedde
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10th - 12th
The Oval Portrait Unit (Close Read, Assessment, and Creative Activity)
I created this because I could not find a close read or assessment ANYWHERE that I like for Poe's "The Oval Portrait."This unit contains the following:1. A Close Read that covers multiple literary skills including analysis of setting, characters, symbols, figurative language, etc.2. A text-based assessment that isn't just recall questions3. A "Symbolic Portrait" activity where students apply their knowledge of symbols to create a portrait of themselves, a book or movie character, or an original
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8th - 11th
"The Dinner Party" Inferences Lesson Teacher Version (Includes Anticipatory Set)
This is a fun and interactive lesson that engages students in learning how to make inferences with literary texts! This lesson can take 1-2 days to complete. This resource is designed to accompany the student version of this lesson. Please visit my store for purchase of the student version.The teacher version includes a slides presentation to guide students through the process of completing the following skills and tasks:Making inferences from digital images (Anticipatory Set)Marking the textIde
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: "The Dinner Party" Inferences Lesson (Bundle)
'After 20 Years' by O. Henry FULL TEXT w/ visual glossary (NO QUESTIONS) 720L
Lexile level: 720L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students.This is the complete text and is adapted to include - a visual glossary / visual representations of key vocabulary words.'After Twenty Years'' is a story about two old friends who meet after twenty years, but things don't turn out as expected. One is now an infamous criminal and the other is a well-respected detective. This
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6th - 9th
'The Paper Menagerie' by Ken Liu - Study Guide
A study guide for Ken Liu's short story 'The Paper Menagerie.'This resource is perfect for a genre study, with detailed notes and analysis around the magic realism, coming-of-age and identity. This 9-page resource includes:Short summary of text 10 x post-reading questions Analysis notes on key themesQuote and technique table for students to independently analyse2 x sample essay paragraphs Fully editable Google docs that can be printed or digitally operated by students!
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8th - 11th
"Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier annotated text
"Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier annotated text. Includesbefore reading questions to activate prior knowledgeguided reading questionsguided annotationschunked reading post reading questions
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Writer's Workshop using "Marigolds"
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Full Text - Original - 730L - Short Story
Lexile level: 730L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students."Roald Dahl published "Lamb to the Slaughter" in Harper's Magazine in 1953. The short story concerns Mary and Patrick Maloney. When Patrick tells his pregnant wife Mary that he intends to leave her, she murders him by striking his head with a frozen leg of lamb. She then ingeniously covers up the crime."You will use this sh
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6th - 9th
"The Birthmark" - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Guided Reading/AP Skills Questions
The first two pages (guided reading questions) were created for students to complete while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark." Questions are analytical and require short responses. The questions were created to both promote on-task behavior and invoke higher level thinking. There are two additional pages of AP Skills questions.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Fisherman and the Jinnee - Arabian Folktale
"The Fisherman and the Jinnee," an excerpt from One Thousand and One nigths, presents a moral story that is very much relevant today: do unto others as you would have other do unto you. In classic Arabian Folktale tradition, this lesson is taught through the use of frame stories, a supernatural genie in a bottle, and a few angry kings!The overall goal of this mini-unit is to teach students how to decipher the message of a story within a story construction while embedding the universal theme of t
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8th - 12th
'After 20 Years' - Post-Reading Text Dependent Questions w/ Sentence Starters
This is a post-reading activity to be paired with O. Henry's 'After 20 Years'. This worksheet is designed to: - challenge students with text dependent questions- utilize sentence starters as a scaffold This activity will prepare your students to write and speak about this very high-interest short story. As always, no prep :)
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6th - 9th
'After 20 Years' by O. Henry - Pre-Reading Activity + Vocabulary Preview
This is a pre-reading activity to be paired with O. Henry's 'After 20 Years'. This worksheet is designed to: - provide context - build background knowledge- pre-teach key vocabulary words- activate previous knowledgeThis activity will prepare your students to read, write, and speak about this very high-interest short story. As always, no prep :)
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6th - 9th
The Most Dangerous Game- Guiding Questions
Thirty three guiding questions for students to answer on their own, or as a class, while reading Richard Connel's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game." These questions can also serve as reading comprehension checks, quizzes and conversation starters. Students are asked to summarize, predict, analyze and think critically about the passage as they are reading.
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8th - 10th
The Pit and the Pendulum E A Poe Background & Fill-in Worksheet
This 5 page, comprehensive, open book, fill-in worksheet closely follows the plot of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and provides background information to help students understand the storyline. This can be used as an in-class assignment, a guided reading, an open book quiz or homework. I use it as a paired, in-class assignment, and then we read it aloud to correct it and make sure the students understand the story. It is a very good "jumping off point" for class discussions. My s
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8th - 11th
The Lady or the Tiger Modified Reader
This modified version of this short story was created for a ninth grade special education student. This file includes a modified version of the story packed with visuals, a vocabulary assignment, reading questions, and then a short assessment at the end.
Grades:
4th - 9th
'Thank You Ma'am' by Langston Hughes FULL TEXT W/ EMBEDDED QUESTIONS & SCAFFOLDS
Lexile level: 670L This is a very high interest short story that is completely school appropriate and captures the mind and attention of even your most hard-to-reach students.This is the complete text and is adapted to include:- a visual glossary / visual representations of key vocabulary words- built in guided-reading reading questions- post-reading comprehension questions - Open ended written responses'Thank You, Ma'am' is a short story by the prolific African-American poet, novelist, and shor
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6th - 12th
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