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Short stories independent work packets for homeschool

Preview of Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — 8th, 9th, 10th Grade ELA Short Stories

Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — 8th, 9th, 10th Grade ELA Short Stories

Working on a short story unit? Look no further for resources. Here are the Most Popular Short Stories Bundled for 8th, 9th, and 10th grade ELA!Included in this bundle: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell All products include reading comprehension questions and
Preview of Summer Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Who What Where | Insects

Summer Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Who What Where | Insects

Created by
Sherry Clements
Find the matching BOOM CARDS set HERE!This 10 page summer bugs reading comprehension pack (includes spiders) includes two short stories/sentences per page with matching black and white pictures with a total of 20 short stories/sentences. Each story and related questions are on a half page to help save paper. You can put it together as a book or use individual half sheets per lesson. Under each short story/sentence, there are three questions about the story/sentence. The three questions ask “Who?
Preview of The Library Card, by Jerry Spinelli: A PDF & EASEL DIGITAL Book Club Guide

The Library Card, by Jerry Spinelli: A PDF & EASEL DIGITAL Book Club Guide

Purchase this custom-made and ready-to-use, PDF book club packet and you will have the option of downloading it also as a TpT Digital activity. In this way you can assign it to students using Google Classroom which is handy for distance learning. If you want to learn more about using it as a digital product, you can download my free sample novel study and try it out.The packet includes a 20-page student workbook and answer key to use with students in grades 5-8 who are reading the novel, The Li
Preview of Reading Comprehension Passages | Worksheets | Where When Why Questions

Reading Comprehension Passages | Worksheets | Where When Why Questions

Created by
Sherry Clements
Find the matching set of Digital Learning BOOM CARDS HERE!This 7 page book is designed so that you can copy the book, cut it in half, staple, and then it is ready for use. The seven pages consist of a title page “Where? When? Why?” Then each of the remaining 6 pages includes a short story with a matching black and white picture. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask “Where? When? Why? questions about the story. The six stories are shown in the
Preview of Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Cut and Paste

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Cut and Paste

Created by
Sherry Clements
This 15 page reading comprehension pack (set 1) includes a short story with a black and white picture which students may color. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. At the bottom of each page, there are 6 choices for the answers to the questions with only 3 being correct. Students will cut and glue the correct (picture) answer for each question in the space provided. The 15 stories are shown in the preview.There a
Preview of Morphology Decodable Passages: 18 Common Suffixes w/ Extension/Comprehension

Morphology Decodable Passages: 18 Common Suffixes w/ Extension/Comprehension

These decodable passages are an amazing supplement for your morphology lessons. Buy this set or as part of the morphology bundle! HERE12 passages & extension activities including 18 Suffixes:ing, s/es, ful, ly, y, ed, er, est, able, ible, tion, sion, ment, less, ness, ish, iveCheck out the previews to see if this is something your students could use! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Follow my Store!Follow my Instagram @ogtutor :)Follow my Facebook P
Preview of We Ate The Children Last Short Story Analysis

We Ate The Children Last Short Story Analysis

This resource is a complete literary analysis for "We Ate The Children Last" by Yann Martel.If you are looking to teach dystopian literature or read a dystopian short story—look no further. If you've never read We Ate The Children Last, I highly recommend it! It's a quick read, only a little more than 1,000 words.... with every line more disturbing than the next. Included in this Dystopian Literature Analysis We Ate The Children Last:activating strategy: word sort vocabularyreading comprehension
Preview of The Tell Tale Heart Interactive Close Reading with Google Slides!

The Tell Tale Heart Interactive Close Reading with Google Slides!

"My students were just breezing by the text just so they could be done. They didn't stop to read closely, make predictions, and notice the literary devices that lent to the tone and theme of the work. Mrs. Anderson's guided reading Google Slides force my students to slow down and really absorb everything. She breaks the text up into digestible chunks that students can tackle while sprinkling in literary analysis and thematic questions in a way that does not intimidate students. What's great is t
Preview of Pirates Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Cut and Paste

Pirates Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Cut and Paste

Created by
Sherry Clements
This 8 page cut and paste Pirate reading comprehension pack includes a short story with a black and white picture which students may color. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask “Who? What? and Where? questions about the story. At the bottom of each page, there are 5 choices for the answers to the questions with only 3 being correct. Students will cut and glue the correct answer for each que
Preview of Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions

Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions

Created by
Sherry Clements
This 172 page bundle includes 8 resources. No matter what format you decide on, there are many uses for these stories/questions (set 2). The stories include a variety of reading levels. They can be used in a kindergarten class with the teacher reading the story and questions to the students and having the students use invented spelling to write their answers. They can also be used for independent reading practice in first or second grade by letting students read the short story, read the questio
Preview of Personal Narratives - Graphic Organizers & Rubrics - Personal Narrative Writing

Personal Narratives - Graphic Organizers & Rubrics - Personal Narrative Writing

This is the only personal narrative writing resource you need! Teach your students to focus on the special tiny moments in their lives with this personal narrative writing package! It contains everything you need to teach and assess personal narrative writing.⭐ Support your struggling writers as they write their personal narratives with graphic organizers!This personal narrative writing resource is perfect for:✔ 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade classrooms✔ writing teachers✔ teachers looking for rich writ
Preview of Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Reading Comprehension Questions  Writing

Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Reading Comprehension Questions Writing

In this short story workshop, students will read (and/or listen to) Seventh Grade by Gary Soto and analyze plot, character, and conflict; answer text dependent questions, diagram the story plot, and write a plot summary. INCLUDED:PRINTABLE VERSION- Designed specifically for 8.5x11 paperDIGITAL VERSION- Designed specifically for interactivity on Google SlidesLink to full text embeddedLink to full audio embedded8 text-dependent, rigorous CCSS questionsAnswer KeyPlot diagramPlot summary teach sheet
Preview of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis

Ursula K. Le Guin's short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is perfect when studying utopian and dystopian literature. The theme: there cannot be happiness in the world without suffering. Included in this literary analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas:Academic VocabularyAnticipation GuidePowerpoint Presentation with literary termsParadoxAllegorySymbolism"Psychomyth" (term created by Ursula K. Le Guin)Utopia and DystopiaThemeComing of ageReading Comprehension QuestionsAcrostic P
Preview of The Lottery Short Story Analysis

The Lottery Short Story Analysis

This product contains a literary analysis of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Included in this lesson plan: Journal entry as a pre-reading, activating strategyBackground Bio and Vocabulary TermsVocabulary list and graphic organizer for studentsReading questions which focus on literary elements such as: mood, textual evidence, suspense, foreshadowing, text structure, character motivations, irony, gender roles, dialogue, and objective summaryAllegory and theme lesson and graphic o
Preview of The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft — Gothic Short Story Reading Questions & Activity

The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft — Gothic Short Story Reading Questions & Activity

"The Outsider" by H.P. Lovecraft is a Gothic Short Story perfect for any short story unit! It is a creepy, grotesque tale which encompasses an unreliable, lonely narrator; it pairs wonderfully with any of Edgar Allan Poe's infamous tales or Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.In this product you will receive:-A before reading anticipation guide -Academic vocabulary with answers-Powerpoint presentation to teach vocabulary and brief author bio-Reading comprehension questions and answer keys. Questio
Preview of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury — Short Story Analysis Reading Guide

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury — Short Story Analysis Reading Guide

This product includes a reading guide and short story analysis for "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury.In this lesson:anticipation/activating strategyacademic vocabularyreading comprehension questions and answer keysfigurative language/quote analysis graphic organizerafter reading summarizing strategyLiterary focal points: setting, irony, mood, theme, personification, simile, metaphor, allusion, and inferences.File Types Included:Teacher Answer Keys (PDF)Vocabulary (Powerpoint Presentat
Preview of The Cask of Amontillado Google Annotation Project - Distance Learning Approved!

The Cask of Amontillado Google Annotation Project - Distance Learning Approved!

"My students were just breezing by the text just so they could be done. They didn't stop to read closely, make predictions, and notice the literary devices that lent to the tone and theme of the work. Mrs. Anderson's guided reading Google Slides force my students to slow down and really absorb everything. She breaks the text up into digestible chunks that students can tackle while sprinkling in literary analysis and thematic questions in a way that does not intimidate students. What's great is t
Preview of Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.

Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.

Created by
Textsforesl
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
Preview of MYTHS - Six Greek and Roman Myths with Complete Text & Quizzes|Distance Learning

MYTHS - Six Greek and Roman Myths with Complete Text & Quizzes|Distance Learning

Created by
Arlene Manemann
This mythology unit has the full text of six myths - two Greek myths and four Roman myths. These are great to use by themselves, in literature centers, as supplements to your mythology unit, or to fulfill CCSS ELA Reading Literature #9 which requires comparing two different pieces of literature with the same theme. Included are:- Six Myths - the full text of each; each on one page - two Greek and four Roman; see preview for the list, please.- A half-page quiz for each: five true/false quest
Preview of Reading Comprehension Passages | Questions | Cut and Paste

Reading Comprehension Passages | Questions | Cut and Paste

Created by
Sherry Clements
This 15 page reading comprehension pack includes a short story with a black and white picture(s) which students may color. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. At the bottom of each page, there are 6 choices for the answers to the questions with only 3 being correct. Students will cut and glue the correct (picture) answer for each question in the space provided. The 15 stories are shown in the preview.There are ma
Preview of 2nd and 3rd Grade Family Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages Digital Resource

2nd and 3rd Grade Family Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages Digital Resource

If you need new ways to teach reading comprehension then you have come to the right place! This fiction reading comprehension passages product will be a great addition to any ELA Grade 2-3 course. Topics include grandparents, rollercoasters and siblings. In this product there is a bonus cork boat making activity. Reading Comprehension Outline:Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key language introduced, and a writing exerci
Preview of High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions A Bundle

High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions A Bundle

Make language arts class fun with these high interest reading comprehension passages and questions for high school students. This resource contains classroom ready nonfiction articles, vocabulary activities, discussion questions, writing prompts, and answer keys to develop your kids’ critical thinking skills. Plus, quick and easy setup and clear directions make these activities perfect for centers or high school sub plans.By purchasing this bundle you save about 25% off the price of individual r
Preview of Halloween Gothic Short Stories Bundle - Reading Comprehension

Halloween Gothic Short Stories Bundle - Reading Comprehension

Listed in the bundle below are literary analyses for the following spooky, gothic short stories, perfect for Halloween time:The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Landlady by Roald DahlThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Monkey’s Paw by W.W. JacobsThe Hand by Guy de Maupassant
Preview of Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Cut and Paste | Writing Response

Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Cut and Paste | Writing Response

Created by
Sherry Clements
This 72 page reading comprehension pack includes 36 short stories with matching black and white pictures and a separate writing response page relating to each story. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask “Who? What? and Where? questions about the story. Six answers are included at the bottom of the page for students to cut and glue the correct answer. Three answers will not be used. They are
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