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High school short stories teacher manual pdfs
The Cask of Amontillado - TEACHER COPY with ANNOTATIONS and Vocab
THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO TEACH THE STORY. These notes have EVERYTHING!This is the full text (on 7 pages with wide margins for annotations) of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It includes vocabulary words (highlighted in pink and defined in the margins), GISTs of each paragraph/section, example of foreshadowing, pronunciations of difficult words, examples of literary devices, and other miscellaneous annotations. It also includes 10 higher order thinking Questions for studen
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7th - 11th
Spanish 3/4 Novel: Las apariencias engañan FVR/Lit Circles/Novel Guide 30+
"Las apariencias engañan" Novel Guide is comprised of 36 activities to help facilitate reading and engagement with the Spanish 3/4 Reader. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED!Synopsis of the Novel: All the teens in Buena Vista have secrets, but Camilo's is the worst of all! As he masquerades as one of the sweetest boys in Buena Vista, his mask starts to crack, and his foundation follows. But, he's not the only one. His girlfriend, troubled by his uncanny behavior, sets out on a truth-seeking mission and her dis
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9th - 12th
Spanish Comprehensible Novel Guide| El escape| Technology| 24 Activities
Updated students activity book for the CI novel: "El escape." While the book is sold on Amazon, the teaching materials are sold on TPT (due to the multimedia component). This resource is totally customizable! The link is included in the PDF. The activities linked below are already part of the resource. Citas sobre la tecnología https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Spanish-Social-Media-Technology-Reading-and-Writing-Activity-9552224Tu vida en las redes sociales https://www.teachers
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10th - 12th
La clase de confesiones: Student Activities (50) (all modes)
This Teacher Manual/Activity book is the perfect companion for the Level 1 Reader, "La clase de confesiones." Click here to view the reader! Teachers can teach the novel with ease, using the materials provided in this resource. With other 50+ tasks, students will have a multimodal experience while engaging in activities that assess their comprehension, stretch their expressive vocabularies, ignite imagination, hone creative skills, etc. Resources for "La clase de confesiones."Pre-reading Activit
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6th - 10th
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Spanish Novel "Las sombras" Student Activity Book 40 activities/ Picture Talk
Student Activity Book/Teaching Materials for the level 3+ novel: Las sombras Check out the trailer for this book: Las sombras book trailer preview Book SynopsisAndrés is throwing the party of the century! But, it is quickly upstaged by the weird, mysterious, and threatening events taking place in the forest surrounding his house. Dark clouds blanket the sky and an ominous atmosphere grips the town of Buena Vista. Secrets are peeled by back layer by layer, exposing sinister plots soaked in paran
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
"Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" Short Story Analysis - Lesson Plan Bundle
This file includes the tried and tested lesson plan, handouts, and extras for use in teaching "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" by Jack Finney. Using both Common Core 9-10 and Tennessee State English I Standards, this plan will help teach and assess characterization with emphasis on inference.
Specific Standards Addressed as Focus:
Common Core ELA 9-10
• 9.RL.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with
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9th - 10th, Adult Education
Spanish 3+ Novel Mystery, Thriller, "El Armario" Student Activities
This exciting, mysterious, and suspenseful Novel for FVR/SSR, belong in your students' hands! "El Armario" will intrigue, entertain,and captivate young adolescent readers! El Armario is the sequel to "Las apariencias engañan". However, it is ALSO written as a stand-alone novel. Liliana has bitten off more than she can chew and her secret life has spiraled out of control. Liliana, however, is far from being the sole keeper of bones: someone has a secret darker than hers. While at a “friend’s”
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10th - 12th
Flashback and Foreshadowing- "The Pedestrian: Part 2" (a continuation story)
Great for PARCC Narrative Writing Task! "The Pedestrian" is a fantastic dystopian story by Ray Bradbury. I wrote a short sequel story to it to help my students work on flashback, foreshadowing, and character change. It focuses on what happens to Leonard when he gets to the Psychiatric Center of Regressive Tendencies. Enjoy!© Copyright 2018 M. Mariano. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy pages specifically designed for student or teacher use by the original purchaser or licensee. T
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jeannette
The Tale Of John Huggins
Ever wonder how the first hug began? This fictional story can help explain how a man by the name of John Huggins who wanted to show empathy and compassion by hugging other people. People didn't know what he was doing, but eventually everyone catches on to the new hugging sensation. Hope you enjoy.
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PreK - 12th
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El Mensaje- Student Activity Book Level 1/2 Novel Social Media & Technology
* This resource is the student activity for the novel "El mensaje" by A.C. Quintero. The book is available on Amazon. This resource is the teaching companion, the digital form of the book is not included. If you are upgrading your social media and technology unit with the novel "El mensaje" add this companion to your repertoire of tools for teaching the novel. This student activity book features the following activities: Book Synopsis (the book is not included in the download)Adán’s life is turn
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8th - 11th
Letters to Future Students: Insights and Advice from Your Predecessors
Overview: "Letters to Future Students" is a heartfelt collection of letters written by current students to their future peers. This book aims to bridge the gap between different school years by sharing personal experiences, valuable advice, and encouraging words. It's designed to make the transition to a new school year smoother and more exciting for incoming students.Introduction: The book opens with an introduction from the teacher, explaining the purpose and significance of the project. This
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1st - 9th
Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" Character and Conflict Chart (Answer Keys)
Are you looking for a way to teach characterization and conflict? This story is a great text to use! Students can create a character chart to display various characteristics as well as evidence from the text to prove their responses. They can create a conflict chart to track all of the conflicts in the story; this chart also makes students identify the type of conflict and the specific type.
This document contains the teacher's answer keys for the conflict chart and character chart created
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8th - 10th
Flannery O’Connor - A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Teaching Guide
So you’re going to teach Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, this classic short story has been a mainstay of English classrooms for generations. While it has its challenges, teaching this text to your class will be rewarding for you and your students. Studying “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” will give them unique insight into characterization, dialogue, and important themes surrounding morality and nostalgia, as well as Southern gothic litera
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9th - 12th
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EQUALITY IS LIKE A SWING:A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness
What if your kids are sad because they are DIFFERENT from their friends?What if they are feeling isolated or discriminated by others just because their skin is not white or red like any of their friends in the park?With this fun and cute story you will teach your children about DIVERSITY, and how to be kind with others!•You will teach them the importance of diversity and different cultures•You will find conversational starters to have with your childAnd what they will discover by reading "EQUALI
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
List of Texts for Middle and High School - Short Stories (Fiction)
This resource is your ultimate list of SHORT STORIES for middle or high school curriculum planning or reading recommendations! It is filled with engaging, highly recommended stories that your students are going to love! It's not just any list, though, here's what makes this document special. . .There are countless specific categories so you can search for the exact story that will fit your genre, topic, or theme study, or will match students' personal interests. Check out the preview above to se
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Text Lists for Middle and High School - FICTION BUNDLE
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" Plot Element Story Notes
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Walter Dean Myers is a great story for students to practice analyzing story development and how each event impacts other events and other literary elements such as setting, mood, and theme. This short PDF presentation can be used to display notes to students based on this story. It covers the plot diagramming of this story, conflict, theme, setting, and mood. The notes also help the teacher convey how each element interacts with other elements in this particul
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5th - 9th
Also included in: "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" Plot Elements, Graphic Organizer, and Quiz
The Story Processor
The process of teaching writing has undergone changes over the years. Educators have learned that classroom writing instruction, to nourish the writing process, must be devoted largely to two kinds of activities: (1) getting ready to write the next piece, what some call "pre-writing" activities and (2) responding in constructive ways to writing students produce, responding to essential matters and responding in a way that keeps the flow coming.Children write to express their creative selves. Edu
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6th - 10th, Adult Education, Staff
Scared to Death Mini-Unit Plan (Assessments, Handouts, and Answer Key Included)
This mini-unit plan has been created to teach story elements in conjunction with writing through use of Sharon Flake's high-interest YA short story "Scared to Death". As a whole, this plan is designed to take two 100-minute blocks and includes a series of standards from Common Core ELA 9-10 implementation and a correlation to Tennessee State English I SPIs. Included in the unit is a reading guide, reading quiz, analysis activities, and answer keys.
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7th - 10th
Alice Walker - Everyday Use - Teaching Guide
This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" before you begin teaching. As you guide your students through the text, they will gain unique insight into characterization, conflict, and important themes surrounding identity and personal empowerment.eNotes Teaching Guides have been designed to help first-time and veteran teachers open up classic works of literature for their students. Each guide provides creative and practical approaches to teaching the te
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9th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Cask of Amontillado - Teaching Guide
So you’re going to teach Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, “The Cask of Amontillado” has been a mainstay of English classrooms for generations. While it has its challenging spots—suspense, murder, and unsympathetic characters—teaching this text to your class will be rewarding for you and your students. Studying “The Cask of Amontillado” will give them unique insight into the tropes of gothic fiction, characterization, irony, and the topic of
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9th - 12th
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Washington Irving - Rip Van Winkle - Teaching Guide
So you’re going to teach Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle.” Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, this short story has been a mainstay of English classrooms for generations. While it has its challenges—necessary historical context and multiple layers of narration—teaching this text to your class will be rewarding for you and your students. Studying “Rip Van Winkle” will give them unique insight into American Romanticism, frame stories, and the theme of tradition versus modernity. This gu
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9th - 12th
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Creative Short Story Prompting with AI GPT: Bundle
This package is a series of short lessons, and teacher manual, to teach students to use AI GPT prompts which generate creative ideas from the students, rather than have AI write the story for them. Basically these prompts ask students to input the following:Where is the action taking place at this point of the story? What is the conflict at this point of the story? Who are the characters at this point of the story? What is the situation at this point of the story? What action does the main char
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6th - 9th
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"El mensaje" Book trailer Pre-reading activity & Comprehension Questions
Slide presentation/book trailer of the novel "El mensaje." This resource can be used as a pre-reading activity to build interest in the book. This resource includes: 1. Introductory/ story like introduction to the book. Each slide of the presentation featured text and engaging pictures. The first slide features a synopis of the book in Spanish. 2. PIcture talk "type" activity. Students view the picture of the book cover and answer questions. 3. Comprehension questions interspersed with persona
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6th - 9th
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Oscar Wilde - The Canterville Ghost - Teaching Guide
So you’re going to teach Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost, a classic novella that has been a mainstay in English classes for generations. Whether it’s the first or hundredth time you escort students through the text, we've provided some teaching tips to help ensure that the experience is rewarding for everyone, including you. Teaching The Canterville Ghost will give your students insight into satire, culture clash, and an understanding of themes surrounding the nature of forgiveness, aestheti
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9th - 12th
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