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Short stories Common Core RL.8.7 worksheets
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive
Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level
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8th - 11th
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The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Make your scary short story unit on The Landlady by Roald Dahl memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more in The Landlady. Several short story anal
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6th - 8th
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The Landlady Activities - Middle School Short Stories for Plot Diagram & More!
Looking for short stories for your middle school students? Don't miss The Landlady! Teaching Roald Dahl’s short story “The Landlady” is easy and engaging with these literary elements activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included for plot diagram, characterization, & more, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.Check out the P
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Rules of the Game, Amy Tan Short Story from Joy Luck Club, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Rules of the Game” (a short piece from Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club), to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course) and a creative writing assignment with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own work of fiction. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for advanced mi
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8th - 11th
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Magical Realism Genre in Art and Literature - A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
In this lesson, students will explore various art pieces to introduce the elements of magical realism. Includes a reading framework graphic organizer and literary analysis worksheets for “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lesson on Magical Realism in Art and Literature:✏️ Introduction to the Elements of Magical Realism Slideshow Lesson - PowerPoint®✏️ Hyperlinks to various art paintings from Rob G
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7th - 10th
Rogue Wave Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, tone, author’s purpose, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension, short answer response questions, foreshadowing, theme, and point of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Worksheets and Activities
Teaching Rod Serling's teleplay “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is easy and engaging with these post-reading activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical thinking a
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6th - 8th
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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher—Radio Play Drama Analysis & The Twilight Zone
Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher's radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of The Twilight Zone Rod Serling adapted for television. (The gender swap of the main character makes for a great discussion.)In this dreadful, ominous tale, students will
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Hitchhiker Unit — Radio Drama by Lucille Fletcher
HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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Mystery -The Adventure of the Speckled Band Comprehension Unit Print & Digital
This classic short story will have your students analyzing details and making inferences. This is a fantastic mystery unit that works well in a class of diverse learners. I teach this to my accelerated class, my resource students, and my ESL group. Distance Learning: The worksheets are in Google Slides to use digitally and to easily assign by Google Classroom. For students without technology print PDFs for send-home packets.Here is what is included:★"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" - full t
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6th - 10th
The Book of Unknown Americans Excerpt Unit Aligned with HMH 8 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit over the excerpt from The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, drawing the plot, comprehension questions, theme, theme writing, imagery, figurative language, internal and external conflict, and supporting answers with tex
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
Are you searching high and low for engaging & interactive activities featuring Ray Bradbury’s short stories? Stop the search and look no further than this Ray Bradbury Short Story Bundle that includes activities, worksheets, and escape rooms for “The Veldt” and “Zero Hour.” These two dystopian short stories offer a chilling warning about the dangers of technology and the minds of our youth. Review literary elements like plot, conflict, characterization, setting, mood, foreshadowing, and much
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6th - 8th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Dystopian Short Story Activities & Worksheets
Interacting with the dystopian short story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury is easy and engaging with these activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep activities are included, making it easy for you to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical thinking activ
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
Roald Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter Short Story Analysis Activities (Horror)
You'll love these short story analysis activities for Roald Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter horror story! This resource contains a wide variety of no-prep worksheets for the short story including a plot diagram, characterization tasks, a wanted poster, and more! Printable? Digital? It's all included to save precious planning time.Check out the PREVIEW for more information!Analyze Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter with these activities:★ Plot Diagram - Can your students identify each significant event on
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6th - 8th
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded ex
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6th - 10th
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Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — Middle School ELA Short Stories
Included in this bundle are reading comprehension guides for some of the Most Popular Short Stories for Middle School ELA! Some stories work great in high school as well... it's all about your students!Included in this bundle:"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeBonus File: The Tell-Tale Heart Guilty or Not Guilty Activity"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Walter Dean Myers"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury"Thank You Ma'am" by Lan
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5th - 8th
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Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury - Dystopian Short Story Activities & Worksheets
Looking for a new dystopian short story to study this fall? Try Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury! This packet of short story activities and worksheets for Zero Hour will give your students plenty of engaging ways to interact with the story elements. A wide variety of no-prep activities are included, making it easy for you to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PRE
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
The Landlady by Roald Dahl Short Story Unit | Middle School ELA Activities
If you are reading The Landlady by Roald Dahl you need this short story unit! This engaging and interactive student workbook includes every activity needed to supplement your whole class or small group reading. This printable packet is perfect for student journals or a small group short story study. Students in 7th, 8th or 9th grade will enjoy these fun and relevant activities! Novel Study Includes:Pre-Reading Activities Author Study Author Study Comprehension QuestionsVocabulary Graphic Organi
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7th - 10th
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Film Adaptation Guide
This resource is intended to accompany Annette Jung’s animated version and the 1941 short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". This story is always one of the most memorable throughout the year!
In my 8th grade class, students would answer these questions individually to prepare for a Socratic Seminar or “Table Talk” discussion during the following class session within a Horror Unit that focuses on theme, imagery, suspense, and irony in multiple horror stories throughout
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7th - 12th
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James Thurber's “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” –16 Rigorous Common Core Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 16 rigorous unit learning tasks for James Thurber’s short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, artic
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7th - 10th
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Short Story Unit | Middle School ELA
If you are reading Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl you need this short story unit! This engaging and interactive student workbook includes every activity needed to supplement your whole class or small group reading. This printable packet is perfect for student journals or a small group short story study. Students in 7th, 8th or 9th grade will enjoy these fun and relevant activities! Novel Study Includes:Pre-Reading Activities Author Study Author Study Comprehension QuestionsVocabulary Graph
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7th - 10th
Thank You, M'am by Langston Hughes - Compare Story and Movie
First of all, if you've never seen the 1976 film version, you need to get your hands on a copy! Sadly, the film itself doesn't come with this product.
This is a page of six questions that go with the movie which is 14 minutes long. They ask students to note differences in the two versions, explain their preferences, etc.
The best part of this product is the key on page 2 which has the questions in black, the students' correct responses (lots of possible ones) in purple, and notes to the teac
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6th - 8th
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W. W. Jacobs’s “The Monkey's Paw” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for W. W. Jacobs’s short story, "The Monkey’s Paw." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external doc
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6th - 10th
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