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8th grade short stories handouts for Easel
The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Units - Questions Activities
All Summer in a Day Short Story Units - Comprehension Questions and Short Story Annotations Activities - Perfect for your upcoming Ray Bradbury short story unit or Science Fiction unit, this package contains graphic organizers, All Summer in a Day questions, vocabulary, task cards, a hexagonal thinking activity, an engaging Pennant Project, and more!✅Be sure to click on the preview for detailed descriptions and pictures of everything included in this resourceThis creative and engaging package in
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5th - 9th
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The Lottery Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson Middle School Short Story Project
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or dystopian literature unit, this package contains graphic organizers and activities to go along with The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The Lottery short story questions, a biography activity, a giant pennant project, and a hexagonal thinking activity are also included.✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everyt
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Units - Questions - Activities
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe - Print and go literacy analysis activities and short story annotations activities - A full text version of The Black Cat is included, along with Black Cat comprehension questions and Black Cat activities. These Poe themed lesson materials ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. A great addition to a short story unit on classic literature, these short story reading comprehension resources include graphic organizers,
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7th - 10th
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All Summer In A Day Cite Textual Evidence Middle School ELA
It can be challenging to practice citing textual evidence while ensuring your middle school students are also mastering reading comprehension. This lesson, on Ray Bradbury's short story "All Summer in a Day" contains everything you need to help your students learn to cite textual evidence to support analysis of a short story. Your students will love having multiple opportunities to practice citing evidence as they analyze the characters in "All Summer in A Day." You will love having everything y
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6th - 8th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Print and go literacy analysis activities - A full text version of The Tell Tale Heart is included, along with The Tell Tale Heart comprehension questions activities. These Poe themed lesson materials ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. A great addition to a short story unit on classic literature, these short story resources include graphic organizers, projects, questions, and answer keys.✅While this uni
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6th - 9th
To Build a Fire by Jack London Short Story Anticipation Guide & Pre-Reading
The *BEST* ANTICIPATION GUIDE EVER. In the past, this story always used to put my students to sleep. I came up with this pre-reading activity, and my students really got into it. They even stayed awake for the story! It allows them to connect with the man and imitate the difficulties of starting a fire with cold, frostbitten hands and recognize the struggles the man faces. Through a couple different simple written cues, students must work without the use of their fingers and/or hands. ✏️ Buyer
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7th - 12th
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The Lady or The Tiger Unit - Middle School Short Story Questions Activity
This 45 page The Lady or the Tiger Short Stories with Comprehension Questions Unit contains no prep close reading and short story annotations activities that are perfect for a short story unit on The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton. They include short story reading comprehension questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2021 - ALL NEW
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6th - 9th
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The Elevator Short Story Units - Middle School Short Story - Reading Task Cards
The Elevator by William Sleator - Complete Short Stories with Reading Comprehension Questions and Task Cards - This package contains everything you need to teach this spooky short story, including The Elevator comprehension questions, answer keys, short story annotations activities, biography, task cards, and graphic organizers. These elevator activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts templates, and detailed instructions. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and
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5th - 8th
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The Veldt Short Story Units - Short Stories with Comprehension Questions Plot
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit with Comprehension Questions - Perfect for a Ray Bradbury short story unit or Science Fiction Unit, this package contains short story annotations activities, graphic organizers, The Veldt questions and activities, an engaging Pennant Project, and more!✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everything included in this 90+ page resources!This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Ray Bra
Grades:
6th - 10th
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier Short Story Unit - Horror Short Stories Projects
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier Spooky Short Unit - help bring this scary short story to life in your classroom with this short story unit or Halloween activity. This resource contains The Birds questions, close reading and short story annotations activities, and graphic organizers. While this resource can be used any time of year, it makes a great Halloween unit or Halloween reading activity.This engaging short story resource contains the following:⭐Close Reading Resources: A variety of Close Re
Grades:
5th - 8th
A Sound of Thunder Short Story Unit - Ray Bradbury - Reading Comprehension
A Sound of Thunder Short Story Unit - Ray Bradbury Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or Science Fiction unit, this package contains graphic organizers, questions, and A Sound of Thunder activities. Answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project, story analysis task cards, and a hexagonal thinking activity!This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Ray Bradbury Biography and Scavenger Hunt: A detailed re
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5th - 8th
The Necklace Unit - Guy De Maupassant - Short Story Reading Comprehension
This 45 page The Necklace Short Story Unit contains no prep close reading and short story annotations activities that are perfect for a short story unit on The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant. They include short story reading comprehension questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2022 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!****************************
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6th - 9th
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Short Stories with Figurative Language - Figurative Language Unit Activities
Short Stories for Figurative Language Activities - This complete figurative language unit includes student notes, graphic organizers, and figurative language worksheets. Students take notes on figurative language, complete a sticky note scavenger hunt activity to locate devices in short stories, and complete a 4 page worksheet that asks them to identify figurative language devices from 4 classic short stories!✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly
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5th - 8th
Literary Elements Using Pixar's Animated Short Film Piper - DISTANCE LEARNING
Want a new and engaging way to teach the literary elements? This packet was designed to help students learn the literary elements of plot, theme, and cause & effect, by applying them to Pixar’s short film ‘Piper’. This Packet Includes★ Finding theme worksheet ★ Plot chart (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)★ Cause and effect worksheet★ Writing prompt★ Answer keysIncluded is a ready to print PDF file with answer key and a digital Google Drive file with i
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4th - 10th
Christmas Day in the Morning Short Story Analysis for the Common Core
Pearl S. Buck's short story is one of a teenage boy's life-changing recognition of his father's love a few days before Christmas. The study applies the Common Core literary standards. The study includes:1. The story in blocked paragraphs with comprehension questions ranging from simple recall to critical analysis focusing on text evidence. (Includes flashback,dialogue, symbolism, simile, personification, alliteration.) The blocked paragraphing allows for close reading.2. Theme analysis focusi
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4th - 9th
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Thank you Ma'am Short Story Unit - Short Story Activities - Langston Hughes
Thank you Ma'am Short Story Unit - Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, Black author study, or Black History Month unit, this contains graphic organizers and worksheets for this engaging story by Langston Hughes. Thank You Maam questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!**************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐Thank You Ma'am Comprehension Questions:
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5th - 8th
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
The Story of an Hour Short Story Unit - Kate Chopin - Close Reading Questions
This 38 page The Story of an Hour Short Story Activity Package contains no prep close reading activities that are perfect for a short story unit on The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. They include questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2022 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!***************************************This engaging resource includ
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6th - 9th
The Chaser Short Story Unit - Activities - Close Reading Activity - Questions
The Chaser by John Collier Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, this package contains graphic organizers and close reading activities! The Chaser questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project! This engaging short story makes a great Valentine's Day activity for middle school.***************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐The Chaser Comprehension Q
Grades:
6th - 9th
Gothic Literature Introduction - Gothic Short Stories - Notes and Activities
Introduction to Gothic Literature - These student notes and activities introduce students to the spooky genre of Gothic Literature. A great addition to your Gothic short story unit, this includes detailed students notes and notetaking templates discussing the history of Gothic Literature, as well as key elements and techniques.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!*************
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Treasure of Lemon Brown Short Story Unit - Short Story Activities Questions
The Treasure of Lemon Brown Short Story Unit - Activities and Reading Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, Black author study, or Black History Month unit, this contains graphic organizers and worksheets for this engaging story by Walter Dean Myers. The Treasure of Lemon Brown questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!***************************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐
Grades:
5th - 8th
Raymond's Run Short Story Unit - Black Authors - Short Story Activities Project
Raymonds Run by Toni Cade Bambara Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions - Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or Black author study for Black History month, this package contains graphic organizers and worksheets. Raymond's Run questions and answer keys are included, as well as an engaging Pennant Project!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions of resources included in this engaging resource!✅NEWLY UPDATED IN 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURCES A
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5th - 8th
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The Sniper Short Story Activities - Liam O'Flaherty - Questions - Close Reading
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, this package contains graphic organizers, comprehension questions and answer keys, and close reading activities for annotation. Background information to go along with the story is also included.***************************************************This creative and engaging package includes the following:⭐The Sniper Comprehension Questions: A full page of questions
Grades:
5th - 8th
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