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Short stories Common Core W.7.4 lessons
Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Lob's Girl" Short Story Unit - Mood, Foreshadowing, Theme
"Lob's Girl" Literature Study UnitIn this 8-day unit students will develop a deep understanding of Joan Aiken’s short story “Lob’s Girl” . Its tale of loyalty and friendship combined with mystery and suspense make it an incredibly engaging read. Students develop skills in understanding short story elements, mood development, theme, foreshadowing, vocabulary, dialect, and writing in this unit. Through whole class, small group, and independent work students not only stay actively engaged with
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
Plot Diagram - Structure of a Narrative Text - Writing a Summary SWBST | OLC4O
Explore narrative frameworks with this structure of a narrative text lesson! Students will learn about plot diagrams, the SWBST framework, and the dramatic narrative framework in order to write a summary of a fiction narrative. Includes graphic organizers, guided notes, an editable rubric, and links to two engaging and age-appropriate narratives. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Structure of a Narrative Text Lesson:✏️ Fiction Narrati
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6th - 10th
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Storytelling with Rubrics | Middle School Writing | Creative Writing
You and your students will love this combination of creative writing, public speaking, and group collaboration! Plus, prepare your students, as self-directed learners, to be highly organized, well-planned, and how to work cooperatively in groups. This student-centered fun mini-unit resource is included in a bundle! Student ♥ Engagement Bundle of Language Arts Lessons for Middle and High SchoolAdaptable for all age groups - is this standards-based ELA mini-unit, a week of lessons culminate in an
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6th - 9th
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Best Christmas Stories for Middle & High School: 70 Pages of Lesson Plans
In conjunction with our free PDF of the Best Christmas Stories for Middle & High School (found on our website), we have created a complete set of lesson plans for all six stories.Lesson plans are for the following stories:A Christmas Memory by Truman CapoteA Klondike Christmas by Jack LondonThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Gift of the Magi by O HenryThe Kit-Bag by Algernon BlackwoodThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonStories are not included in lesson plans but can b
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6th - 12th
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Short Story Writing Project - Full Unit
Help your students tap into their creative potential and craft the best story they've ever written!In this Common Core aligned unit, your students will create an authentic 6 – 10 page short story that allows for nearly total creative freedom. Their story will include authentic characters, vivid settings, believable conflict, and a balanced plot.The most recent update include reorganized lessons, detailed sequence for each lesson, literacy strategies, and a suggested calendar.This unit includes
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5th - 11th
Humorous and Ironic No Prep Reader’s Theater Play: The Cop and the Anthem
Do you need a laugh? Do your students need one, too? This fun and engaging resource was designed to entertain students as they learn. The 28-slide PowerPoint resource is a fun-filled reader’s theater version of O. Henry’s short story “The Cop and the Anthem” created for Grades 7-12. The reader’s theater play is quite humorous and contains numerous examples of irony. Colorful slides, or setting backdrops, enhance the fun as students read and/or act out each scene. The story contains themes of
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7th - 12th
All Summer in a Day by Bradbury short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file."All Summer in a Day" is a science fiction short story. Students identify features of science fiction before reading the story. There are a variety of reading and writing activities from which to choose. It is also a
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Valentine's Day Short Story - The Chaser by John Collier Digital Activities
Valentine's Day Short Story - The Chaser by John Collier Digital Activities: This digital short story resource is the perfect lesson for Valentine's Day! The Chaser by John Collier tells the story of a young man named Alan who is desperate to make a woman named Diana fall in love with him. He is so desperate, in fact, that he is willing to use a love potion! This digital Valentine's Day short story lesson includes a Google Slides presentation, a digital assignment that focuses on the valuable re
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7th - 10th
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The Storytelling Princess Fairy Tale Reader's Theater Script and Activities
The Storytelling Princess by Rafe Martin is a great book to share and discuss, even with your big kids. I have turned this fairy tale picture book into a reader's theater script and reading literature toolkit to enhance your work with this great story.I am always in search of awesome picture books to share with my students as quick read alouds. The message of this story, that not all princesses are damsels in distress, will invoke great classroom discussions!The Storytelling Princess Reader's Th
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
Two Week Intro to the Science Fiction Genre: Lessons, Slides, & Daily Activities
Science fiction has been called many things since the genre first emerged—most of them bad. Speculative. Irrelevant. Childish. Bizarre. Help your students understand the importance of this overlooked genre as they learn about its history, tropes, common elements, and more. By the end of this two-week study, your students will be able to define the sometimes nebulous term, "sci-fi," and they'll be able to express its value and purpose as well. With the help of four great short stories by equally
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7th - 10th
Ray Bradbury Short Story Bundle (The Veldt, A Sound of Thunder, All Summer ...)
This bundle contains lesson plans for three engaging Ray Bradbury short stories: The Veldt, All Summer in a Day, and A Sound of Thunder It also contains a mini biography on the author and a Ray Bradbury analysis worksheet.All three lesson plans include:- Common Core Standards- Teaching guides- Pre-reading activities- Vocabulary worksheets- Post-reading questions (multiple choice, post-reading, and real-world connection)- Written response question + rubrics- Text vs movie worksheets- Creative wri
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6th - 12th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. You can download the story for free here.This set of lesson plans is also included in our Best Short Stories for Middle School compilation of plans for 16 different classic stories, available for only $12.99.Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was first published and where.Sto
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans (w/Story)
These lesson plans are for Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". The various components can be done in combination or individually.The story is included with the lesson plans.The lesson plans are broken into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was first published and where.Story in ContextBrief background is provided for certain concepts that students may be unf
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6th - 12th
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Intro to Science Fiction Unit: 1 Week Study of Sci Fi's History, Themes, & More
As Ray Bradbury says, "Science fiction is an attempt to solve problems by pretending to look the other way." Said differently: Sci-fi matters. Introduce your students to this exciting genre with a weeklong unit plan. Throughout the study, they'll learn about the history of science fiction, famous sci-fi texts, common elements of the genre, and more. They'll also read two texts by a seminal figure in science fiction history: Ray Bradbury. To start, they'll consider his nonfiction essay, "Dusk in
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7th - 10th
The Storm by McKnight Malmar: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Storm" by McKnight Malmar. The story itself is not included but can be downloaded on our website for free as part of our compilation of the Best Short Stories for High School.That compilation of best stories has its own companion collection of lesson plans, which includes activities, writing assignments and lessons for eight fantastic short stories (including "The Storm"). You can find it here.Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:I
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Lesson Plan (Short Story Included)
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The story itself can be downloaded for free here.This set of lesson plans is also included in our Best Short Stories for Middle School compilation of plans for 16 different classic stories, available for only $12.99.Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was firs
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway Veteran's Day Short Story Reading and Writing
Looking for a meaningful activity for Veteran's Day for your middle or high school students? Hemingway's "Solider's Home," connects perfectly to Veteran's Day and reminds students as to the "why" and the importance of celebrating and honoring those who have served our country. This unit is jam-packed with rigorous activities, that are engaging and are connected to various types of media. These resources also work as excellent Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, or Independence Day lessons and activitie
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7th - 12th
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Author's Craft: Analyzing the Creation of Tone an Mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart"
If your students are examining how writer's create tone and mood, there is no greater writer than Edgar Allan Poe! "The Tell-Tale Heart" combines incredible use of language, punctuation, and sentence structure to create a dark story that kids will remember forever. The lesson begins with a scripted think-aloud using only the first sentence of the text. Through the think aloud, you will model for students how Poe uses language AND punctuation to create a dark, eerie mood from the beginning. This
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7th - 10th
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Summer Reading Passage Reading Comprehension Writing ELL Mystery Bell Ringer
Story Summary:Beach House is about Shayna uncovering the mystery of a missing girl in a small beach town. The day after thinking she saw a girl get pulled under the waves, Shayna finds a bracelet. Little does she know, she's just stumbled onto a mystery. In the end, she returns the bracelet to the girl's mother and brings peace to a hurting family.About this Resource:This is one story that is split into five passages. Each passage has 10 questions (8 multiple choice, 2 short answer). Questions i
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2nd - 9th
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Also included in: Growing Bundle Reading Comprehension Context Clues ELL Writing No Prep
Halloween Activities - Middle School ELA - A Ghost Story by Mark Twain
What Middle School student doesn't love a fun and scary Halloween story? Mark Twain's "A Ghost Story" is the perfect short story to engage your class along with these No-Prep activities and resources! Through Twain's masterful use of suspense and satire, students will feel frightened and will laugh during this lesson!I love activities that capitalize on the holiday season and put students' excess energy to good use while still teaching them important ELA content! Begin this lesson with an Instru
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Halloween Activities - Middle School ELA - Scary Short Story Bundle
The Nine Billion Names of God: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C Clarke. While the story is not included here, it can be found for free on our website (www.reluctantreaderbooks.com/short-stories-for-middle-school).Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was first published and where.Story in ContextBrief background is provided fo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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One Pager | Templates | Rubric | Instruction Slides | Middle School
Looking for an engaging way to assess your students? Try this creative, student-centered, activity for ANY PODCAST OR NOVEL! This resource provides an example One Pager for Gen Z Media’s podcast: “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel”, but is completely editable to suit your needs! This activity is designed with standards, comprehension, critical thinking and student interest in mind. This resource is available in print and digital versions to be used in any learning model!When you dow
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Book Clubs | Literature Circles | Growing Bundle | Middle School | ELA
The Cask of Amontillado: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans (Story Included)
These lesson plans are for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado". The various components can be done in combination or individually.The story is included with the lesson plans. The lesson plans are broken into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was first published and where.Story in ContextBrief background is provided for certain concepts that students may be unfamiliar
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6th - 12th
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