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Adult education short stories thematic unit plans
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
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Fear and Suspence Short Story Unit - UPDATED!
Thank you for your interest in this updated short story unit. Any month of the year is the perfect time to introduce suspence and horror to your students! When I created this unit, I had three main goals in mind for my students: (1) To expose them to the elements of a short story, (2) To compare and contrast a short story with a novel, and (3) To gain experience in narrative writing skills .
Included in this short story unit are:
A lesson-plan overview for the entire unit, individual, step
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Moral Dilemmas Short Story Unit
Thank you for your interest in this short story unit.
When I created this unit, I had four main goals in mind: (1) To expose my students to a variety of reading strategies, (2) To draw attention to varying levels of information found in text, (3) To have the students practice compare and contrast, and (4) For my students to gain experience in narrative writing skills .
It is always my goal to provide useful, easy-to-use lessons and units, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you hav
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP Spanish – Hablemos de la familia (Práctica Oral).
Hi, teachers! This editable and interactive PowerPoint was created to practice talking about the Family. Students will improve their basic skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) in different topics, in this case about the Family. They will learn about the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. It has forty pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, activities, and
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
THE BLACK CAT! BY POE {FUN, CCSS ALIGNED, TESTS ETC, 46 PP}
This includes the famous story briefly re-told and also the full version;
Poe's Life Story;
Handy Tests;
10 Word Searches;
Letters Cryptograms;
The Full Original Story;
“Annabel Lee—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
“The Raven”—handy for comparison-contrast writing;
"Why Is Edgar Allan Poe So Great"--which tells why this particular author and story are worth studying;
Common Core State Standards: ELAS.R:IT.1-10 re support; central idea; introduction of key persons, events, ideas; meanin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl: A Short Story Unit Study
What if you could learn to see through objects? What if you could hone your powers of concentration until you could achieve remarkable things?Welcome to the fantastical world of Henry Sugar, in which the incredible seems tantalizingly close to becoming the achievable!This unit study for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl is suitable for students in grades 8 and up.The story focuses on themes of self-mastery (meditation and concentration), greed, charity and happiness, and the resou
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8th - 9th, Adult Education
story Lily's Brave Adventure
Once upon a time, in a cozy little town nestled between rolling hills and babbling brooks, there lived a girl named Lily. Lily was not like the other children in the town who loved to play in the woods. She preferred the safety of her own home, with its warm fireplace and familiar surroundings.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Landlady- Short Story Unit
This resource provides 37 pages of EVERYTHING you need to teach the short story The Landlady! I have also included a link in which you can download a printable version of the story!
This Resource Includes:
Comprehension and Extended Response Questions
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer with Vocabulary Words
Story Plot Anchor Chart and Graphic Organizer Work Sheet
Inference Anchor Chart and Graphic Organizer Work Sheet
Foreshadowing Anchor Chart and Graphic Organizer Work Sheet
Short Story Quiz
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
Werewolf Reading Comprehension On Halloween
1. It is about the legend of werewolf collected from countries.
2. Activities
* Before reading: match 30 vocabulary with their meaning
match 12 vocabulary with the pictures
described their meaning
* While reading: Note taking
* After reading: Answer 15 questions -multiple choices
12 item of choosing statement:
True, False or Not given
I hope my product would he
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Discussing Discrimination and Prejudice: Five Short Story Worksheets and Keys
This comprehensive packet of worksheets (or tests) highlights the five popular narratives that deal with discrimination: "The Stolen Party," "American History," "The Scholarship Jacket," "One Friday Morning," and "The Gold Cadillac." As a bonus, a worksheet is included that discusses how characters deal with prejudice as well as what has changed in American society since the stories were published. This printable is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assign
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP Spanish – Comunicar con Emoción (Práctica Integral).
Hi, Teachers! Welcome! Do you want your AP students to talk about communication and emotions? This is the resource for you. Students will improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, writing, and speaking about Communication and Emotions. They will learn about the relation between these two concepts, the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. It has twenty-six pages in one document. The student
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
AP Spanish – Mario Moreno, Cantinflas (Práctica Oral).
Hi, Teachers! These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, writing, and speaking about remarkable Latin-American personalities. They will learn about Cantinflas’ life, his contributions, and some teachings through his wonderful stories. They will also learn about a special program he created for children called ‘Cantinflas Show. It has eight student pages in one document. The student document includes ins
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
6 Spring Short Stories! Story grammar, sequencing, main idea & details! Google
This is a Google Slides PDF of 6 short stories (4-7 pages each) that are spring themed! I included a variety of pages after each story to target the following skills: determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary, figurative language, summarizing, determining the main idea and details and telling story components (character, setting, problem, resolution). You can adapt these stories to target whatever you need to with your students! I have found I can use each story for about a month because the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Seasonal Short Stories BUNDLE: Google Slides
Scary Stories Unit BUNDLE The Tell-Tale Heart, The Hitchhiker, The Monkey's Paw
Unit BUNDLE! Includes:"The Hitchhiker" Unit Activities"The Tell-Tale Heart" Unit Activities"The Monkey's Paw" Unit Activities"The Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary PowerPointScary Stories Vocabulary Worksheets with Answer Key"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Hitchhiker" Review Game PowerPointScary Stories Comprehension Test with Answer KeySee each individual item for details. Ready-to-go no-prep short stories are a great way to start the year, to use during the fall season anticipating Halloween, or as an e
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Is God There? 34 Ways God Says He Is Faithful
About this book:Have you ever asked the question, "Is God there?" Is He really faithful? If so, how? Have you felt some deep pain and been glibly told "God is Faithful" as a quick fix, when you really needed to know how God could help? Now, you have in hand a ready list of all the ways God says He is faithful, with an explanation of how these verses fit in their context, and how these truths apply to help you.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Some Zombie Contingency Plans MULTI-MEDIA REMIX Project
Some Zombie Contingency Plans Remix
This assignment coordinates with the reading the short story, Some Zombie Contingency Plans, by Kelly Link.
Kelly Link has made her story available in Creative Commons download.
She has invited revision, editing, a change up of character and plot.
http://kellylink.net/magic-for-beginners/magic-for-beginners-sample-stories/some-zombie
This assignment uses Some Zombie Contingency Plans as inspiration for the creation of something new and original, and re
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WISDOM FOR KIDS & PARENTS - When Pursuing Fun Blurs The Brain
PURPOSEFUL PARADIGM SHIFTSA fully illustrated book for children and adults alike to awaken self-awareness, mutual respect and a heart to cooperate to achieve a better life. This book will awaken kids and adults alike through fully illustrated, colorful, playful scenarios coupled with prophetic life-changing truths to protect kids, cultivate proper thinking, safe behaviors, a selfless attitude that considers others and purity of heart to be mindful of all concerned. By relating to children, their
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
ESL/EFL unit plan for Amy Tan's Fish Cheeks - NYS Common Core
I developed this unit plan for use in a high school or adult ESL classroom. The unit plan is task-based and heavily focused on student discussion and participation. Amy Tan's short story "Fish Cheeks" is a tale of the author's experiences as a teenager feeling caught between her native Chinese culture and the culture of the United States, where she moved with her family. It is easily read by ELLs and is likely to be accessible to anyone who has had to learn how to live in a new culture. Copies o
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
Earth Stories - for EFL and ESL Learners
These are five short stories to help foster earth awareness. I use them in my classes for grades 8-13 (German school system). The stories are new (Dec/2017) and so far, they've proven to be challenging to my students; therefore, I recommend giving these stories to students who are accustomed to working with texts.
One of my EFL students (age 16, preparatory school, grade 10) was good enough to write me a critique:
Student review of "Bee Happy":
"A very good, easy-to-read story. The author m
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
13 Science Fiction Stories
In this anthology the reader will find 13 brand new science fiction stories. Some of the topics dealt with are aliens and extraterrestrial life, black holes, environmental pollution, androids and robots, space tourism, asteroids, and time travel.The stories are accompanied by interesting background information as well as several photos and illustrations.The stories could be used in class:a. just for funb. to provoke a discussion about the topic(s), esp. dystopian aspectsc. for an analysis, e.g.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lather and Nothing Else by Tellez Close Reading Short Story Analysis
This activity examines the short story "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez. Whether an assessment/analysis this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, figurative language, word choice, author's purpose, character traits, summarization, conflict, figurative language, citing text evidence, inference, and drawing conclusions. This activity pairs well with teaching other short stories such as "Most Dangerous Game" by Connell or "The Cask of Amontillado" by Poe,
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Lesson Plans for Modern Literature
lesson plans for modern literature with notes
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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