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10th grade short stories scaffolded notes
The Cask of Amontillado - TEACHER COPY with ANNOTATIONS and Vocab
This is the full text (on 7 pages with wide margins for annotations) of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It includes vocabulary words (highlighted in pink and defined in the margins), GISTs of each paragraph/section, example of foreshadowing, examples of imagery, pronunciations, and other miscellaneous annotations. It also includes 10 Questions for students.
ALSO look for The Cask of Amontillado - STUDENT COPY. It is the companion to the TEACHER COPY but only has vocabul
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7th - 11th
Introduction to Gothic Literature | Intro to Gothic Lit
Included is a presentation on gothic literature--perfect for any teacher who is starting a short story unit on scary tales, such as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "Monkey's Paw," "The Black Cat," "The Landlady," and many more! This presentation includes a brief history of the horror genre and elements that encompass gothic literature. It also includes literary techniques used by authors to accomplish successful scary stories, such as irony, mood, foreshadowing, and imagery. Guided notes are included.You
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7th - 12th
Irony Types: Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal - Lesson, Examples, and Quiz
This product includes a lesson on the three types of irony, a graphic organizer for notes, a quiz on irony, and an answer key.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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
Short Story Elements : Notes, note taker, flashcards, and crossword puzzle
Do you need notes for short story devices, but don't want to type it all up or find pictures for every slide? Look no further! This resource of short story literary terms can be used for high school or late middle school. Gorgeous pics on almost every slide. Students can practice their knowledge of the short story devices through various exercises like flashcards and crossword puzzle. The Elements of a Short Story covered in this product:Setting expositionPlot ri
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle
"Marigolds" Quiz and Discusssion Activity
This presents a reading quiz and a discussion activity for Eugenia Collier's story "Marigolds." The discussion questions focus on conflict, symbolism, the theme of loss of innocence, and dialect. The questions may be used by students individually, in small groups, or in whole-class discussion. Included is a teacher answer sheet.
"Marigolds" Quiz and Discussion Activity by Marsha Mentzer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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8th - 10th
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Elements of a Story | Short Story Introduction
Break down the story elements with this great resource! These notes cover everything students need to know about the story elements. Great for short story units! In addition to the presentation, there are scaffolded notes for students and completed notes for teachers.Literary Terms Covered: - Plot - Setting (Location & Time) - Mood - Points of View (Five major types) - Characters (All different types) - Conflict (Types and kinds) - ThemeLooking for some short story units with minimal prep?
Grades:
7th - 12th
Flowers for Algernon - Full Text Annotations
This will save you so much time as you teach the story, Flowers for Algernon! You can use this to guide your lesson, or give to your students to show them how a text should be annotated as they are reading.
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7th - 10th
"A Sound of Thunder" Quiz and Discussion Activity
This includes a reading quiz on Bradbury's story "A Sound of Thunder" and a discussion activity for use by individual students, small groups, or the whole class. The questions focus on the concepts Bradbury's extensive use of metaphor in the story, diction, story construction, conflicts, theme, and the concept of "the butterfly effect." Included are also a short reading about "the butterfly effect" and the coining of the term, as well as a teacher answer sheet.
"A Sound of Thunder" Quiz and
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8th - 10th
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Fables, Fairytales and Short Stories Unit for High School (9th-10th)
High school students often need help defining and understanding features of literary genre. This ten-day (assuming 45-60 minutes per day) unit was designed to help ease students into different types of short literature. Additionally, it serves as an entry point into the basics of literary elements. This unit was created to be used at the beginning of the year, but can obviously be used whenever needed. It's a helpful review for many, but also includes new vocabulary to help students use more pre
Grades:
7th - 10th
Creative Narrative writing: Short story steps to planning and structure
This resource is designed to step students through the short story writing process in a structured manner.What's included:-An overview of the purpose, features and language of a short story-The steps to follow when planning a short story-Short story structure-A short story scaffold for students to fill out-A short story structure for students to fill out-A short story structure example (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)-A sample short story (The Little Match Girl- annotations included)-S
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7th - 12th
Cornell Notes for teaching Theme
These Cornell notes with answers provide students with guiding questions for teaching theme as an element of literature.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Elements of Gothic Literature PowerPoint
Looking for a way to introduce Gothic short stories to your students? This extensive PowerPoint discusses all of the main Gothic elements and more! Easily incorporate this PowerPoint into any Gothic short story unit or Gothic novel unit!In this product you will find...Elements of Gothic Literature PowerPoint:Version 1: This PowerPoint discusses Gothic Romanticism in-depth(19 slides) This Elements of Gothic Literature PowerPoint discusses What makes a story Gothic, Common Settings, Common Gothic
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Elements of Gothic Literature Bundle
Hills Like White Elephants by Hemingway Powerpoint/Edward Hopper
This is a powerpoint to help students think about the critical issues in Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants. It also connects this story to the sparse artwork of Edward Hopper.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Old Man and the Sea: Notes
From Electric English...
These are typed notes that explain some of the deeper context of the novella "The Old Man and the Sea". Even with all the other activities you assign during the course of the unit, it is still beneficial for the student to give them a concrete item they can refer to while working with the material. Hope it is helpful :)
Grades:
10th - 11th
"Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe: Annotation Organizer
"Black Cat" by "Edgar Allan Poe"
➡All our stories are Digital Ready. Students can highlight/annotate the text on a computer.
✅A 2nd organizer for teaching close/active reading/annotation is included.
"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allen Poe is part of our Short Story Annotation Series designed to improve annotation skills, bolster reading comprehension, and cultivate literary appreciation.
CONTENTS AND FEATURES
✔ “Side-by-Side” Annotation Organizer with Complete Short Story
The "Side-by-Side"
Grades:
7th - 12th
Gothics Bundle - Presentation, Guided Notes, Pit and the Pendulum Packet
This Gothics bundle includes a PowerPoint presentation with guided notes American Gothic literature as well as the full text of the Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe with guided reading questionsThe presentation lesson includes:- The beginning of American Romanticism and the Gothics- Tenets of American Romantic Literature- Tenets of American Gothic Literature- Common themes and motifs in Gothic Literature- A short author study on 6 major Gothic writers (Brockden, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville,
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writing a Short Story | HKDSE | junior form | Pre-/post-writing worksheet
English worksheets for writing a story about being a taxi driver in Hong Kong. The worksheets serve as a scaffolding exercise/activity, covering vocabulary for writing stories, common errors students make, structure of a story (beginning, climax, resolution, ending, etc), language features for stories and useful expressions. They are great for junior or senior form students as pre-writing or post-writing worksheets. - Good for Cantonese speakers / students who are learning English as a second la
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
BUNDLE: Short Stories - Elements of Plot - Setting & Characters - PPT w/ Notes
Teach students about how the elements of plot interact with each other in a short story with this super-detailed PPT presentation and follow-along, fill-in-the-blank notes! This presentation pays special attention to the elements of setting and characterization.
Grades:
6th - 10th
"American History" Quiz and Discussion Activity
This presents a open-book reading quiz and a discussion activity for Judith Ortiz Cofer's short story "American History." The discussion questions can be used by students individually, in small groups, or as a whole class. The questions center on the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the relationship to the story, round vs. flat characters, themes, and the concept of immigration. Included is a teacher answer sheet.
"American History" Quiz and Discussion Activity by Marsha Metnzer i
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8th - 10th
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Elements of a Narrative ppt Teacher copy and Student copy
This is a note on elements of a narrative in PowerPoint format that I have used with English classes of all grades, depending on their ability levels. It makes a great introduction to short stories, novels, or drama units.
The note contains information on what is a narrative, what the main elements of a narrative are (plot, character, point of view, etc), along with explanations and examples for each.
The file contains 2 versions of the note: one is the master copy for the teacher to project
Grades:
7th - 11th
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit!
This bundle covers the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. This package comes with comprehension questions with thesis and topic sentence writing help, a final quiz, essay writing prompts and organizers, a poem writing activity, a movie comparison with a narrative wiring prompt, and vocabulary practice!This short story satisfies many standards that you need to teach in your ELA classroom that include theme understanding, reading comprehension, author's tone and mood, understanding of s
Grades:
7th - 10th
Indian Education Sherman Alexie Differentiated Guided Questions Worksheet
Embark on a captivating journey with Sherman Alexie as he unveils his extraordinary Coming of Age story in a series of mesmerizing vignettes. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of life lessons learned both on and off the reservation.Picture this: students often struggle to unravel the intricate threads of a text and grasp its central idea, theme, or main message. But fear not! This guided question worksheet swoops in as the ultimate differentiation tool, ready to rescue even the most perplexed m
Grades:
6th - 10th
"Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier Pre-reading Context Notes and Graphic Organizer
The short story "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier explores the effects of the 1920s Dust Bowl in America--particularly for black Americans. Prior to reading the story, students will take guided notes on the historical and authorial context that shaped this award winning Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for Fiction. Included in this resource is guided notes that briefly cover the topics of The Great Depression, the impact on underrepresented groups, the Dust Bowl, and Collier's life. At the top of the guided
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier Mini Unit
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