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9th grade short stories lessons
Short Story Unit Plan, 9 Short Stories for High School, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Looking for a low-prep short story unit that will thrill your high school and advanced middle school students? This four-week short story unit is an excellent way to launch the year, setting the stage for deeper study of novels and plays. I’ve used it successfully with eighth graders and both regular and honors freshmen. It covers the important elements of literature and provides an excellent background in literary devices, analysis, and writing techniques. All student materials are included in
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8th - 11th
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Literary Analysis with Sticky Notes - Short Story Unit w/ Activities, Writing
Teaching literary analysis can be fun, engaging, and accessible for all students! Increase student engagement and understanding in your next literary analysis unit (whether it be short stories or novels) with interactive and hands-on close reading organizers and scaffolded writing responses. Students will enjoy using sticky notes in class as they analyze the author's use of various literary devices in complex short stories and novels. This is a complete literature unit in itself!This sticky note
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Sticky Note Analysis Bundle: Literary, Rhetoric, Poetry
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
Science Fiction Bundle, Sci Fi Short Stories & Movie Analysis PDF & Google Drive
Take a trip to another dimension as you introduce your students to the delights and horrors of modern science fiction. Using the works of writers such as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., and Isaac Asimov, this two (or three, depending on pacing) week mini-unit will entertain and challenge your advanced middle school and high school classes.Student handouts are included in both PDF and interactive worksheet/Google Drive versions.Here’s the order in which I present these science fiction lessons, b
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8th - 11th
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"Examination Day" Short Story Escape Room Activity: Practice Plot & Theme
Practice comprehension, plot structure, textual evidence, theme, and more with this engaging escape room for the short story "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar. If you've never read or heard of this dystopian/sci-fi story, check it out - it's the PERFECT accessible, high-interest, twist-ending story for middle schoolers. This activity can be facilitated traditionally, digitally (aka NO prep), or with a blended hybrid approach. During this escape room, students will answer questions, identify elem
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6th - 9th
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Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments
Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments: Elevate your English class with this chilling and thrilling short story unit, guaranteed to send shivers down your students' spines! Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year, this collection of scary and surprising stories will captivate and engage your students. Explore the dark and mysterious world of suspenseful, creepy, and spooky tales with handpicked stories that are sure to keep your students on the edge
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7th - 10th
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
Short Stories Close Reading Literary Analysis Bundle - PRINT + DIGITAL
Engage your students in a rigorous and comprehensive short story close reading unit! Complete with print and digital materials to teach seven short stories, this close reading short story unit has everything you need including targeted close reading passages and literary analysis writing prompts.Help your students learn how to closely read literature and apply literary analysis skills with the resources in this unit. Each story focuses on just a few literary elements and includes targeted passag
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7th - 10th
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The Masque of the Red Death - Poe - ESCAPE ROOM - Engaging Activity
Engage your students and practice literary analysis with this engaging, elaborate ESCAPE ROOM for Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. This escape room activity can be facilitated virtually, traditionally, or with a blended/hybrid approach. Get ready to creep your students out even more as they attempt to escape the Red Death at Prince Prospero's masquerade!This sequential escape room takes students through 7 "rooms" (like the story) or challenges. The challenges start simple, with reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle: Engaging Activities
STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities
STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities
STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the S
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6th - 9th
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The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities: Immerse your students in the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic masterpiece, The Tell-Tale Heart, with these comprehensive short story materials. This resource equips educators with everything necessary to effectively teach the classic work of gothic fiction and engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Included are the full text of the story, a presentation to guide the lesson, a figurative langu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity! Was he MURDERED??
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!***************************************************BUNDLE WITH THE Edgar Allan Poe SUPER PACK and SAVE BIG!******************************************************************************The mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death is investigated with this exciting CSI activity! Start with the exploration through Poe's troubled past in original handouts and a Background Information Sheet. Then go through a powerpoint presentation with specific (strange!) information abou
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Monkey's Paw Close Reading & Literary Analysis Assignment - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your students in close reading and literary analysis with this The Monkey's Paw Close Reading Literary Analysis Unit! This digital and traditional print close reading activity for "The Monkey's Paw" requires students to go back to carefully-selected passages from the text to read and closely analyze specific literary elements: figurative language, foreshadowing, and mood.With an emphasis placed on close reading and literary analysis, students will gain a better understanding of W. W. Jaco
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Stories Close Reading Literary Analysis Bundle - PRINT + DIGITAL
Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit - Engaging, Complete Print and Digital Resource
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking have been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate thems
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments and Activities
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit has everything you need to teach this classic work of dystopian fiction, The Veldt by Ray Bradbury and includes resources to assess student understanding, as well as get them working on their creativity and writing skills with reading response questions, a missing persons report activity, and a creative writing real estate listing for George and Lydia activity. Also included is a PowerPoint presentation that lays out the unit for you, as well as provid
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8th - 12th
Short Story Unit Mega-Bundle - 8 Short Stories for High School & Middle School
Looking for some riveting short story reading choices and rigorous literary analysis activities for your high school or advanced middle school students? This MASSIVE short story unit mega-bundle includes 8 stories--both traditional classics and contemporary favorites--with 330+ pages of engaging activities and handouts that your students will love, all while they master most all of the Common Core reading and writing standards! Not to mention four pre- and post-reading PowerPoints to help build
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7th - 12th
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Short Story Unit Bundle: Essential Questions & Skills for Critical Thinking
A FRESH APPROACH TO TEACHING THE SHORT STORY:If you’ve been teaching the same three short stories from the dusty anthology in the corner of your classroom for the last several years, this resource is going to take you in an entirely new direction. This unit is extremely unique in its approach in a few different ways:Widening the definition of “short story”In order to offer a wide variety of stories without having to purchase and read through countless anthologies, this unit harnesses the power
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8th - 11th
Spanish story: Tener expressions | el verbo tener | irregular verb in Spanish
This is a silly TPRS story, written entirely in the Spanish present tense, about a family who goes hiking and complains about everything - being cold, hot, tired, hungry and scared. Students will receive repetition and high quality input of the tener expressions in Spanish.This story is action packed and most fun when acted out, but the new interactive, choose-your-own-ending picture book also makes it comprehensible for independent reading as well. I use it after I have pre-taught the "tener"
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5th - 10th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Interactive Flip Book, 10 Activities
This interactive resource contains everything you need to engage students with Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic, "The Tell Tale Heart." Perfect in October (or any time of year!) this resource can be used alone, with Interactive Notebooks, or with Interactive File Folders.THIS "TELL-TALE HEART" RESOURCE INCLUDES:full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms definedlesson plananticipation guidetext-dependent questions10 activities9 writing prom
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7th - 9th
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories: This comprehensive middle school and high school short story unit will captivate your students with four highly engaging stories, all with surprising endings. The resource includes eye-catching PowerPoint presentations to introduce short story terms and to guide the lesson for each of the short stories, dynamic discussions, enriching videos, and creative assessments and activities to engage and challenge your stude
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Cask of Amontillado Close Reading & Analysis Assignment - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your students in close reading and literary analysis with this The Cask of Amontillado Close Reading Literary Analysis Unit! This digital and traditional print close reading activity for "The Cask of Amontillado" requires students to go back to carefully-selected passages from the text to read and closely analyze specific literary elements: conflict and mood.With an emphasis placed on close reading and literary analysis, students will gain a better understanding of Edgar Allan Poe's short
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Stories Close Reading Literary Analysis Bundle - PRINT + DIGITAL
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers
Make language arts class fun with these high school reading comprehension passages and questions. This resource contains classroom ready nonfiction articles, discussion questions, writing prompts, and answer keys to develop your kids’ critical thinking skills. Plus, quick and easy setup and clear directions make these engaging activities perfect for centers or for emergency sub plans for high school English.Click here to save 30% off the price of 30 reading passages plus a bonus story with the M
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8th - 11th
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Literature: Writing a Literary Essay Unit
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach literary analysis writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive literature essay writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:Think of this as literary analysis boot-camp: over the course of the unit, students will be introduced to the concept of anal
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8th - 11th
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