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11th grade short stories interactive notebooks
The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry Short Story Literature Guide Flip Book
The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry: Layered Flip Book Reading LiteratureFeatures images of Della with really long hair, Jim's pocket watch, hair combs, and holiday holly (have your students color them all in)Each flap is ready for you to easily line up by using the directions on how to assemble the organizer.Includes:Writing Prompt and answer keyQuestions and answer keyComprehension and answer keyhematic Response and answer keyAligned and Outlined ELA Common Core State Standards, 6-12 Reading, Wr
Grades:
4th - 12th, Staff
Harrison Bergeron Lesson Plans | Kurt Vonnegut Dystopian Short Story Unit Plan
Want to inspire your classes to engage in healthy discussion and speak out against injustices? Students are bombarded on a daily basis with the message that it’s better to go along to get along, and that conflict is scary and to be avoided. They are led to believe that their voice isn’t important, especially when fighting against forces that are more powerful than they are. Believing this message can lead to a generation of future leaders who feel powerless and hopeless and do nothing to make t
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9th - 12th
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Task Cards for "The Monkey's Paw" - DIGITAL & PRINT
28 task cards. Use these 28 task cards to analyze W.W. Jacob's tale of the horrors of interfering with fate, "The Monkey's Paw." This lesson plan includes 4 prereading task cards and 24 post reading task cards that require students to discover foreshadowing, theme, characterization, cause and effect, setting, and much more. These task cards work perfectly for individual, small group, or whole class assignments, as during reading assignments or assessments, as interactive notebook pages or poster
Grades:
6th - 11th
American Literature Curriculum Units: Short Story Lesson Plans for American Lit.
Are you worried your American Literature curriculum doesn’t give your students the challenges and support they need to reach their full potential? So many ready-to-go curriculum packages involve meaningless busywork that is both boring and irrelevant for your classes. It might seem convenient, but it fails to challenge students and ultimately teaches them nothing more than how miserable it is to slog through texts.Worse, when students are lead to believe that studying great literature means fil
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Man in the Well by Ira Sher, Short Story Unit Plan: Power & Dehumanization
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students writing, analyzing, and discussing big questions around why people do bad things? This short unit on “The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher will challenge your students to dig deep and think hard about what it takes to speak out against an immoral majority.“The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher is a very compelling and fairly horrifying story of a group of kids who, without even discussing it, decide to let a man die. With themes arou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Short Story Sketch Note Template, Graphic Organizers Digital Activity
I've created a sketch note style template for eight popular short stories: "The Most Dangerous Game", "The Necklace", "The Interlopers","Lamb to the Slaughter", "The Gift of the Magi", "A Sound of Thunder", "The Cask of Amontillado",and "The Story of an Hour". When you add the visual element to note taking (sketch, color) you increase the understanding and analysis of students with many different learning styles. We interpret information in so many different ways, and our students do as well. M
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
Sequence Words Word List
Basic sequence words word list! I use this as a handout for students to keep with them during a narrative writing unit.
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6th - 12th
The House on Mango Street Mix & Match Characters Bundle
Hello, in The House on Mango Street Mix & Match Characters Bundle, you will find many characters, figurative language, and descriptions for each one. You will find many characters from the novel, and you will be matching the characters with the correct decription. In this file, you will find 30 worksheets and 30 answer keys. Are you looking to build background knowledge before reading the novel? Look no further. This interactive journal activity will teach your students how to make connectio
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6th - 12th
Readers are Leaders: Close Reading Literary Practice Volume I (Grades 6-12)
If you want the FULL CLASSROOM SET, please visit the Amazon Link below:https://www.amazon.com/Readers-are-Leaders-Literary-Practice/dp/B0CYX5XCTJReaders are Leaders: Literary Workbook Series is a literary resource that helps young adults become better readers. This rendition of the workbook features five unique short stories that were made specifically to connect with young adults and the issues they face growing-up in an ever-changing world. Each story comes equipped with: pre-reading, during-r
Grades:
6th - 12th
Internal/External Conflict Sorting: Matching
Internal/External Conflict Sorting: Hands on activity. Have students cut and paste to sort through the different conflicts. 12 different conflicts to sort - Person vs. Person- Person vs. Nature- Person vs. Self- Person vs. Society ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
Grades:
4th - 12th
The Treasure of Lemon Brown: Short Story Full Unit: Distance Remote Learning
The Treasure of Lemon Brown - Short Story Full Unit Included: Short Story Student Work Packet Building Background Vocabulary (including multiple pages of practice) Categories of Conflict Types of ConflictPre-Read Quick Write "Somebody Wanted By So" Chart Guided Reading Questions Brainstorm Written Response Graphic Organizer - EssayPeer Editing - Essay Essay Rubric Reading Focus Questions Binder Check 1 and 2 Vocabulary Quiz Unit Test PowerPoint Internal/External Conflict Categories Cards ANSWER
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5th - 11th
9th Grade Short Story Unit: High School Creative Writing & Literary Analysis
Tired of students groaning and rolling their eyes whenever you mention literary analysis? You can’t really be surprised they act this way when they’ve been lead to believe that reading great literature means trying to figure out some inane, irrelevant puzzle. And when they’ve only experienced texts written by old white men who died one hundred years ago, it’s no wonder that they are bored out of their minds. On the other hand, literature units that are billed as fun and entertaining are often j
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9th - 12th
Writer's Workshop Seed Mini UNIT Watermelon Theme
This Writer's Workshop mini unit has a week's worth of scaffolded lessons covering writing "seeds." This unit addresses scaling down large ideas into small writing ideas. Watermelon Seed Writing contains pages designed for classroom anchor charts, teacher models, black and white pages for students, and differentiated worksheets containing definitions and examples written in for students, as well as blank models for students with a broader ability range. The bundle also contains brainstorming pa
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PreK - 12th
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Creative Writing Unit: The Short Story
This Creative Writing Short Story Unit provides you with mini-lessons, notes, online worksheets (can be printed for handouts), and graphic organizers to help your students craft their short stories. Lessons focus on character sketches, structure/plot and the hook, conflict development, adding sensory imagery, and creating/formatting dialogue. Each lesson is simple and fun, has produced wonderful short stories from my students, and can be used at both the middle school and high school levels. I'v
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6th - 12th
Zora Neale Hurston Short Stories & Essay | Sweat, Spunk, How It Feels to Be...
Looking for powerful and engaging units on one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century? Zora Neale Hurston’s work is popular for a reason—her writing is both challenging and accessible, her themes are both universal and unique to time and place, and her literary voice is like no other. The units in this bundle will make her work come alive for your classes. Focusing on three short stories and one essay, these innovative units will help your classes to fully appreciate this masterfu
Grades:
9th - 12th
Digital Literary Element Sort
Students will sort through 48 original examples of literary elements, matching them to their correct term, all in Google Slides! No cutting, gluing or copying necessary! Great for introducing literary elements, review or sub plans!
Your purchase provides links to three downloads in Google Slides: a sort with definitions for literary elements, a sort without definitions for a more challenging activity, and an answer key. That link can then be shared with students to complete the activity by cutt
Grades:
8th - 11th
Poe's The Black Cat: Digital Interactive Notebook for Google Drive
Scare your students into learning with Poe's classic creepy story, "The Black Cat." This short story is absolutely perfect for literary analysis! Instead of boring your kiddos with a list of comprehension questions, facilitate critical thinking with this digital interactive notebook in Google Slides, designed for Google Drive.
The following activities are included:
-Check for Comprehension
-Analysis
-Human Nature Debate
-Compare/Contrast with "The Tell-Tale Heart"
You can pick and choose whate
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9th - 12th
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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Reading Hunt)
This is a post-reading assignment that aligns with the short story, "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Great for Grades 9-12 OR *HYBRID* AICE General Paper/English Classes in order to help with test prep. Allows students to practice highly tested skills through an engaging short story. Set Includes: Google Doc of short story (with MLA citation)Google Slide assignment (7 Slides - 8 Tasks - 25 Questions)Assignment Objectives // Standards Covered:SWBAT identify and lab
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
American Literature Curriculum: Short Story Unit Plan | Writing & Lit. Analysis
Looking for American Literature curriculum that will engage your most reluctant learners while still challenging your most advanced students? With themes ranging from the purpose of gossip to the conditions of tenant farmers, from the need for artistic expression to how we define freedom, these four short stories offer so much to explore.The variety of materials, real-life connections, and innovative approaches to the information will keep students engaged and excited about learning. Additional
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9th - 12th
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates Short Story Unit
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?These lessons on “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate a literary masterpiece. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a widely-anthologized story about a teenage girl who is tempted by romance, adventure and fre
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9th - 12th
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"The Quest for Memory Lane", short story reading comprehension
"Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of 'The Quest for Memory Lane,' a captivating short story that unfolds across 22 pages in a beautifully designed PDF format. Follow the journey of a boy awakening in a strange town with no memory of how he arrived, his quest for answers leading him through deserted streets, encountering peculiar townsfolk and hidden enclaves along the way. With each revelation, join him as he confronts the sinister truths lurking beneath the town's façade, racing against
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PreK - 12th
Science Fiction Lit Bundle: Bradbury, All Summer In A Day, Veldt, Pedestrian
Want to utilize your students’ love of science fiction to keep them engaged through the year and get them thinking about how master writers create works of literary art?Science fiction is lots of fun—it’s imaginative, creative, and innovative. But when your classes read these texts as pure fiction that doesn’t relate to real life, they won’t make the connections to their own worlds, and they won’t feel the responsibility to make a difference in their lives. Even worse, students might use this ki
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9th - 12th
Comic Strip- Middle Aged Adults
We are studying the development of Middle Aged Adults ages 40-65 in the Human Growth Unit. It is a wonderful interactive Slide that goes through the signs of aging and what technologies have changed throughout the years. There is a Comic Book assignment that goes with this Slide you will need to do in person, but you can always change the assignment to make it more relatable to your class topic.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Close Read of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson -Interactive
Read the text closely, underlining key ideas/concepts and circling words you don’t know.As you read, look for examples of how the town is civilized.Mark and explain in the margins at least two examples on each page.Read the text closely, marking and explaining any examples you see of irony and foreshadowing.Tone, mood, setting...
Grades:
8th - 12th
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