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6th grade Black History Month short stories study guides
Fiction Comprehension Review | Reading
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in a relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' reading skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential fiction comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and excited about the conte
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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The Ransom of Red Chief FLIP BOOK - Short Story Study (Standards-Based)
“The Ransom of Red Chief” will be fun to read and analyze with this interactive FLIP BOOK! Students easily assemble the flip books and practice higher-level thinking skills in pairs, small groups, or independently. Students will make inferences, interpret figurative language, acquire and apply new vocabulary, examine irony, determine themes, map key plot elements, and respond to close reading questions. Answer Key included!Your students’ artwork will adorn the cover page, where they draw and col
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6th - 8th
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The Monkey's Paw; Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This scavenger hunt is an open book in class assignment where students search for details from the story. There are 30 questions. It is easy to grade. This could also be done as a homework assignment or in class with a partner. The KEY is included. 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.
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6th - 10th
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Flowers for Algernon questions for discussion or comprehension checks
Eight pages of questions based on the short story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes are broken down by progress reports and can be used as class discussion-starters or printed out as reading checks.
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6th - 10th
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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide Ideal for teaching about American history, African American history, the Jim Crow era, resilience, tolerance, and the Civil Rights history. Highly engaging cross curriculum novel that spans decades and teaches American Civil Rights history and its "inheritance" in a captivating and age appropriate way. This pack includes: Lesson objectivesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswers includedResources for the background historical researc
Grades:
5th - 8th
O. HENRY | A RETRIEVED REFORMATION Close Reading Study Guide | Worksheets
In this close reading study guide, students enjoy one of O. Henry’s famous surprise endings as they meet Jimmy Valentine, reformed safecracker (or is he reformed?).Your 20-page printable guide includes . . . • introductory notes to teachers about the story, along with background information and links if you prefer audible versions for students to read along• pre-reading discussion questions• complete text of ”A Retrieved Reformation”• comprehension questions to use as students read the story•
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: O. HENRY Close Reading Study Guides: Bundle 1 | Worksheets
Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit with Easel Activities
Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit and Teaching Activities. Teaching resources to go with the scary story The Cask of Amontillado by Poe. Includes handouts and slides with a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, Pre-Reading Questions, Overview of the story, Vocabulary to Watch For and vocabulary slides and note paper, 10 Question Multiple Choice Quiz with key (which you can use as a final test or assessment), Vocabulary Matching Test, Essay Questions, Discussion Questions, Character
Grades:
6th - 9th
Fiction Story Elements Plot Summary Guide Graphic Organizer Digital and Print
Plot Summary Guide. Summarize the plot elements of any fiction short story or novel with these worksheets and graphic organizers. Based on the Common Core State Standards of analyzing how particular story elements interact, like how the setting shapes the plot. Students list the characters, determine the protagonist and antagonist, describe the setting and its relationship to the plot, describe the conflict, complications and rising action, the climax, falling action, and resolution of the story
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
I Have a Dream Speech Handout to Support Analysis and Close Reading
Help all of your students easily understand and appreciate the rich ideas and words of this influential speech by Marting Luther King, Jr.! The speech is presented in sections for close reading, with each section followed by engaging, illustrated questions and activities. What you get:illustrated speech text divided into chunks [with zig zag borders--see the thumbnails] Interesting historical information is included. variety of interactive comprehension questions following each section of the
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6th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game Theme Foldable
Analyze four big ideas from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell in this theme activity foldable.
This activity is great for interactive notebooks or as a standalone activity!
This resource is also included in my The Most Dangerous Game Mini Unit Bundle! Check it out!
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5th - 12th
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Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" TEST with Answer Key
100 point assessment and answer key over Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." This will test your's student's knowledge over the characters, setting, plot, theme, and symbolism of the story. There are several sections: vocabulary, plot timeline, fill in the blank, and extended response questions.
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6th - 10th
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Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi FLIP BOOK - Short Story Study (Standards-Based)
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” will be fun to read and analyze with this interactive FLIP BOOK! Students easily assemble the flip books and practice higher-level thinking skills in pairs, small groups, or independently. Students will make inferences, interpret figurative language, acquire and apply new vocabulary, analyze characterization, determine themes, map key plot elements, and respond to close reading questions. Answer Key Included!Your students’ artwork will adorn the cover page, where they draw and
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6th - 8th
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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Black Composers and Performers - A Music Lesson for Black History Month
This brief introduction to the world's most influential Black composers and performers is the perfect music lesson for Black History Month. The lesson covers 4 of the most prominent figures in the major musical eras and genres throughout history, including:Classical:Joseph Bononge, Chevalier de Saint GeorgesSamuel Coleridge-TaylorFlorence Beatrice PriceWilliam Grant StillJazz:Louis ArmstrongBillie HolidayElla FitzgeraldJohn ColtraneR&B, Soul, and Reggae:Ray CharlesAretha FranklinBob MarleySt
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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My Favorite Chaperone
Teach indirect and direct characterization! Use "My Favorite Chaperone" by Jean Davies Okimoto at beginning of the school year to review characters and plot- and build on elements of a short story. This product includes a 40-slide PowerPoint, a 3-page editable EATS Lesson Plan (complete with Essential Questions, Activating Strategy, Exit Ticket, etc), a 3-page Reading Guide, Discussion Questions printable, Summary Paragraph Worksheet, Answer Keys, and an Assessment. What a valuable time-saver.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Hidden Figures-Young Readers'Edition-Chapter Summary-Close Passage-Comprehension
This is a chapter by chapter summary of Hidden Figures- Young Readers' Edition. The summaries are written in close passage form to enhance comprehension. The answer key has been included.
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6th - 8th
A Script for "Charles" by Shirley Jackson
After you read the short story, you might want your students to read this script. Students love reading scripts as it is very student-centered and gets them involved. I think they retain more when they are part of this kind of a reading.
This script is arranged into eight parts, four characters and four narrators, so if you have, let's say, a class of 24, you could have three groups reading it aloud simultaneously, two in the class and one in the hallway. The script itself will take less tha
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6th - 10th
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Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”–25 Rigorous Tasks AND Guided Reading Questions
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”–25 Rigorous Tasks AND Guided Reading Questions
You are bidding on a combination of an annotated version of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” with guided reading questions and Common Core alignment and 25 rigorous Common Core learning tasks with rubrics, graphic organizers, and supplemental informational texts. You are saving $2.00 by purchasing the items in this combination lot.
This Common Core resource includes an annotated version of Shirley Jackson's short st
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6th - 10th
Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (TVPG - 1997)
This Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TVPG - 1997) challenges students to put themselves into this brave, real life story and learn from Ruby's experiences. Ask students to explore the root causes of why her classmates wouldn't play with her and the tough decisions Ruby's parents made to further the cause for freedom and equality.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 12 hig
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Black History Movie Guides Bundle | 10 Movie Guides | SAVE 35%
Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective Support Materials with Vocabulary and Test
The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Support Materials to go along with the PLAY adaptation contains a before-reading research sheet, plot diagram activity, study guides, a vocabulary handout and worksheet, pictures you can project on your whiteboard of a calabash pipe, magnifying glass, and deerstalker hat, and a carafe. There is a stage directions hand-out for fun practice, a comprehension quick check T/F quiz, a TEST with a key, and a writing response. Also includes the story versio
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6th - 9th
O. HENRY | THE LAST LEAF Close Reading Study Guide | Worksheets | Printables
Students enjoy one of O. Henry’s surprise endings as they explore the meaning of friendship in “The Last Leaf,” one of the author’s most famous short stories.Your 16-page, reproducible study guide includes . . .• introduction, background information, audio and video suggestions• full text of the short story• vocabulary pertinent to the short story• comprehension questions that accompany the short story• a vocabulary test• a selection test on the short story• a number of post-reading topics for
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: O. HENRY Close Reading Study Guides: Bundle 2 | Worksheets
"Checkouts" Short Story Analysis
This is a story analysis for the short story "Checkouts" by Cynthia Rylant. This analysis covers:
*Plot Mapping Skills (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution)
*Direct/Indirect Characterization
*Finding examples of Simile, Imagery, and Idiom
*Determining and supporting the story's Theme
*Making Inferences
*Supporting answers using Textual Evidence
This activity has been tried and tested in a 9th grade ELA classroom but is suitable for grades 6-12.
***Answer Key Include
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6th - 12th
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