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Fall of the House of Usher Guided Reading Worksheet Crossword & Wordsearch
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 47 questions (with answer key), crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch puzzle (with answer key) for The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. All puzzles use key vocabulary words from the story.
Check out the free preview I am offering. It contains the first 10 questions (with answer key) of the 47 question worksheet. You can also see the puzzles clearly in the thumbnails to your left.
If you don't have the fu
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9th - 12th
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" brought to you in EITHER Google Slides OR PowerPoint. This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, questions for guided reading or pre-reading, and post-reading prompts. Great for short story units, summer school, review an
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7th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
To Build a Fire by Jack London : Short Story PowerPoint, Google Slides
Now 44 slides! Now with guided reading questions! "To Build a Fire" pre and post reading Powerpoint from top 10 Teacherspayteacher seller, PowerPoint Guru!This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students so that they can better understand the story, enjoy the story and grasp all the small literary details of the story!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions
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
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K - 2nd
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" Google Slides, PowerPoint
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" brought to you in Google Slides or PowerPoint! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, and questions for guided reading or pre-reading. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of activities!
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Guided Reading Worksheet, Crossword and Wordsearch
This lesson packet contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 29 questions (with answer key), a crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch puzzle (with answer key) for The Raven, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Key vocabulary words from the poem are used for the crossword and wordsearch puzzles. The word bank from the word search list are the same words used in the crossword puzzle. You will love this lesson set.
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The 29 question worksheet should take about 60-70 minute
Grades:
8th - 12th
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The Tell Tale Heart Lesson : Short Story PowerPoint, Google Slides
The Tell Tale Heart brought to you in PowerPoint (or Google Slides!!! Recently updated with even more content! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer sc
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The House on Mango Street : PowerPoint, Google Slides
Introduce your students to The House on Mango Street through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Filled with information that will get your students excited about reading this story about the year in the life of a young girl. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information, background information, an overview of the play's main points, literary focus, character analysis, and more! This power point can be divided into several different lessons and can be use
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson unit contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 32 questions (with answer key) for the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Questions consist of True and False, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer.
This is a classic short story published in 1948 that centers around small town rituals of holding a "lottery" where the "winner" receives a death sentence that centers around the offering of human life in order to appease the farming corn gods. A truly horrif
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 67 questions (answer keys included) for The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer. This packet is 4 pages long, 2 pages for the questions and another 2 pages for the answer key. Questions are in chronological order - as the story is read by the students, the questions are presented.
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Conflict and Plot: Lesson Plan PowerPoint, Google Slides
Now over 40 slides of content with activities, questions, and quiz! Exploring internal and external conflicts can be a lot of fun for students, but also confusing. This PowerPoint is designed to help student differentiate between man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society and man vs. self. A fun PowerPoint that will help your students grasp the concepts. Easy to upload to Google Slides as well, and also includes visuals of plot diagrams and the different steps within a plot.This is product
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Conflict and Characterization Digital Bundle
The Monkey's Paw: Preview, Notes, Questions (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
"The Monkey's Paw" brought to you in Google Slides OR PowerPoint! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, and questions for guided reading or pre-reading. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of activities! The perfect to
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Pit and the Pendulum : PowerPoint, Google Slides
"The Pit and the Pendulum" brought to you in Powerpoint (or Google Slides)!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Everyday Use by Alice Walker Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 44 questions (answer keys included) for Everyday Use by Alice Walker. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
This story is found in high school literature books as well as the Springboard Level 5 book.
It will take about 50-70 minutes for the students to complete this worksheet (depending on the student).
If you don't have this story in your literature book, you can find it here:
http://xroads.vir
Grades:
8th - 12th
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CCSS:
The Cask of Amontillado BUNDLE Irony Digital Escape Room, Lesson, Project, Essay
This bundle includes all the tools and resources necessary for an engaging and meaningful study of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado."Pre-Reading Activitiesview Edgar Allan Poe A&E Biographyread William Blake's "A Poison Tree" with quickwritepre-teach vocabularyreview irony (dramatic, situational, verbal) w/ digital escape roomReadingannotation lesson with a focus on irony and comprehensionfind applicable examples from text of literary terms/devicesPost Readingcoat of ar
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7th - 11th
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A Sound of Thunder R Bradbury Guided Reading Worksheet Crossword & Wordsearch
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 51 questions (answer key included), crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch (with answer key) for A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury. Free preview includes 6 of the 51 questions with KEY.
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The 51 question worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that can be combined to a front/back copy using only 1 sheet of paper. No staples. Also, the puzzles can b
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8th - 12th
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The Pit and the Pendulum BUNDLE | Annotated Text and Assessments Print & Digital
45 pages of annotated teacher versions and blank student versions (original and two abridged versions of the text) WITH literary and vocabulary assessments included as well as a creative theme-based poetry project.RELATED PRODUCTS:The Raven - a lesson in comprehension, annotation, and poetic devicesA Creative Project for The Cask of Amontillado - Create an Original Coat of Arms"⭐Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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7th - 12th
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Thank You, Ma'am PowerPoint, Google Slides: Pre-reading and Questions
Langston Hughes' "Thank You, Ma'am" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this PowerPoint are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, and questions for guided reading or pre-reading. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of activities! The perf
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Grades:
7th - 12th
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty J. Thurber Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 37 questions (with answer key) for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber.
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that can be combined to a front/back copy using only 1 sheet of paper. No staples.
It should take about 40-70 minutes for a student to complete this worksheet.
As a public high school English teacher, the biggest challenge I have is getting students t
Grades:
8th - 12th
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The World on the Turtle's Back Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 50 questions (answer key included) for The World on the Turtle's Back, an Iroquois myth/belief. Questions consist of True/False, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and short written response.
NOTE: You are getting TWO versions of this worksheet. One is for the McDougal Littell textbook with the "build background" section, and one version for the actual story (great for teachers who do not have the McDougal Littell textbook).
This
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9th - 12th
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CCSS:
The Most Dangerous Game: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Now 40 slides! Newly updated and revised! This presentation is very interactive, and it will get your students excited about reading this tale of suspense! In the PowerPoint are the following: background information, guided reading, overview of the story, literary focus (suspense, themes, foreshadowing, etc), character analysis, and post reading. Since this story is lengthy, the best aspect of this presentation is the new guided reading. Students will answer questions as they move through th
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Short Story PowerPoint Bundle: 7 Stories in One Digital Lessons
Winter Dreams F Scott Fitzgerald Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 53 questions (answer key included), crossword puzzle (answer key included) and word search (answer key included) for Winter Dreams by F Scott Fitzgerald.
Check out the free 9 question preview with answer key!
Note: This short story is found in many high school texts as well as the new 11th grade Florida Collections by "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt", found on page 413. If you are using this text for the first time, this is a great way
Grades:
9th - 12th
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The Devil and Tom Walker Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 49 questions (answer key included) for The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving. This is a very thorough, very complete lesson. Try it!
Great short story about a man - Tom Walker - who meets the Devil in the woods. They strike a bargain and.... well you know the saying "he made a deal with the Devil"... Find out what happens!
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that
Grades:
9th - 12th
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American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
20% discount, including almost 200 slides of content. Available in Google Slides OR PowerPoint! "The Story of an Hour," "To Build a Fire," "Harrison Bergeron," "The Lottery," "The Minister's Black Veil," and "The Use of Force" all feature prominent American authors and offer teachers interesting, yet challenging content for their students.These lessons supply background information on both the author and story, but they also include critical thinking questions and for several of the lessons gui
Grades:
9th - 12th
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