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Free short stories unit plans
Creative Narrative Writing Sample Grades 4-5 (From the Complete Guide Resource)
This is a few sample planning pages from my creative narrative writing "no prep" unit. In the full resource, all of the organizers and teacher models are included. This will help you get started with creative narrative by providing your students with a prompt, elements of creative narrative, and character brainstorming.Need more writing resources?Buy the full Complete Guide to Writing ResourceJust get the full creative narrative writing resource⭐️ To learn more about using this resource, check o
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4th - 5th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- Adapted Text Version (Short Story Study)
I have been teaching "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" for over a decade and love, love, love this story! It allows for engaging discussions, lively debates, an in-depth look at literary techniques, and offers rich vocabulary development. After reading several versions of the text, I have adapted it to fit the needs of my classroom. I have used this version in grades 6-8, as well as with gifted & talented 4th graders. This story is a shorted and adapted version of the original tale by Washington
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5th - 8th
Personal Narrative Writing Sample Grades 4-5 (From the Complete Guide Resource)
This is a few sample planning pages from my personal narrative writing "no prep" unit. In the full resource, all of the organizers and teacher models are included. This will help you get started with a personal narrative unit by providing your students with a prompt, elements of creative narrative, and character brainstorming lessons.Buy the full Complete Guide to Writing ResourceOr, just get the full creative narrative writing resource.Elements of Personal NarrativeBrainstormingPlanningRough Dr
Grades:
4th - 5th
Short Stories - Unit Bundle
This unit bundle focuses on literary elements examined through short stories. It features some Canadian and American short stories, and contains full lesson plans, worksheets, note taking pages, checklists, rubrics, and more. Slideshows are currently not included, but will be in the near future (in 2023).
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6th - 9th
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English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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8th - 11th
Flat Stanley Literature Unit with activities
This Flat Stanley literature unit gives teachers graphic organizers and activities for the book Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown. Students will use their writing skills to develop their own stories if they were flat. The unit also offers chapter questions for students to answer to check for comprehension and mastery of the readings. This literature unit can be used for grades 1st-3rd with great success. It includes all of the necessary materials in order to be implemented the next day.
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1st - 3rd
Mars Patel Podcast Season 1: Episode 01 Questions
Mars Patel Podcast Season 1 Episode 1 Questions | PDF and Digital Formats: Use this engaging podcast to keep students engaged while practising their reading comprehension skills. This resource contains 5 multiple choice questions for Season 1 - Episode 1 of the Mars Patel podcast. The questions come in PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms formats. Looking for a complete Mars Patel Unit? Click here. Teacher Feedback“My students loved this! It was perfect to get them intrigued to hear more!! The mul
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6th - 8th
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Primary Picture Prompts for Writing and Speaking-SAMPLE
This is a sample of a much larger unit. Two pictures are included which is two weeks worth of writing. freeundertheseaYou can find the complete unit hereThe complete unit contains:This is a comprehensive file that contains 35 different pictures which is perfect for 1 picture for each week of the school year. Each picture comes in two different sizes. The small size has a word box to help kids with spelling and ideas. The file also contains detailed teacher tips to help students with their writ
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1st - 3rd
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Frog and Toad are Friends Unit Sample
This is a sample of a Frog and Toad are Friends unit. It includes the cover page and two literacy response activities for the first two mini stories in the popular book by Arnold Lobel.
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K - 3rd
SDAIE Short Story Unit for 9th/10th Grade ELA - California State Standards
This is a Literary Analysis Unit designed to teach the concepts of Characterization, Point of View, Irony, and Figurative Language, reinforce the concept of basic essay structure, and allow students to practice gathering and evaluating the audience impact of evidence from a literary text. It is based on the California State Standards for 9th/10th grade ELA, but is easily convertible to Common Core Standards with few changes. It embeds SDAIE strategies throughout, and is hyper-scaffolded for the
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9th - 12th
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Kindergarten Transition Book and Craft Ideas FREEBIE
A free resource to provide a few options of picture books and matching crafts to use during your Kindergarten/Prep Transitions sessions.This pack provides 3 options planned out with a description and example images to provoke ideas and inspiration. All printable options mentioned are also included.
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PreK - 1st
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FREEBIE: Elements of a Fairy Tale Magic Wand Templates
Oh Fairy Tales, magical, exciting, and students love to read them. This is a fun activity that will add another dimension to your story telling. One fun idea for classroom use is to create a class set and hand them out to each student before reading a fairy tale aloud.
While students are listening to the story they can pay close attention to the element on their wand. As they hear this element in the fairy tale they can stand up and wave their wand as they explain how the element is in the stor
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PreK - 4th
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Keystone Test Prep-Fiction Module-Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes
This unit contains the short story Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes, as well as comprehension questions written in the style of the Keystone Exams/Common Core, and a constructed response essay assignment. Also included is an answer key for the comprehension questions. Enjoy!
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9th - 12th
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Compare and Contrast Themes and Topics Across Cultures [RL.4.9]
Are you looking for fun and engaging activities to teach your students to Compare and Contrast Themes and Topics Across Cultures [RL.4.9]? Look no further than this free handout, which contains seven activities.You will find:Lesson Materials: essential questions, vocabulary list, and teaching StandardsHook Activity: a map activity helps students locate the places associated with myths and legendsOrganizer: goes over definitions and rulesTwo Stories to Compare with a Venn Diagram and Guiding Ques
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4th
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Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Full Text
From Electric English...
Here is a clean, fresh copy of Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher". There are activities that accomapany this story in my store as well. All that being said, use it for whatever you want.... It's FREE and a great story :)
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1st-3rd grade Flat Stanley Thematic Unit
This Flat Stanley literature unit gives teachers graphic organizers and activities for the book Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown. Students will use their writing skills to develop their own stories if they were flat. The unit also offers chapter questions for students to answer to check for comprehension and mastery of the readings. This literature unit can be used for grades 1st-3rd with great success. It includes all of the necessary materials in order to be implemented the next day.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Taking Responsibility Workbook for Kids
The Boy Who Never Took Responsibility is a workbook designed to teach children about responsibility and how they can practise it in everyday life. Containing a short story and other activities, teachers, parents, counsellors and caregivers will find this resource useful in facilitating discussions on responsibility. Suitable for grades four to eight.
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4th - 8th
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Literacy-based lesson plan assistant (mixed groups) - Frog on a Log?
This product provides skills for articulation, language, speech fluency and social language that can be targeted with ONE book. Great for mixed groups! This download is for the book Frog on a Log? by Kes Gray. Make lesson planning a cinch with this download and address multiple skills at one time! Just download the product and write your plans based on your specific students and goals to target. Articulation stimulus words, story retelling, sample factual and prediction questions, topics for soc
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PreK - 5th
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Death By Scrabble: By Charlie Fish
Looking for a short story for your literature circle?
Charlie Fish has written a short story that will have readers talking! Who knew Scrabble could be a deadly game?
This story can be used to teach many literary elements.
Don't take my word for it.
Take the time to get familiar with Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble". You are sure to love it.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
The Power of One: Short story & more!
Hi friends!This product includes an article, questions, vocabulary list, vocab test, answer sheets, and more!**Key Ideas and Details (RL.8.1):**- Closely read the text to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences.- Summarize the text, identifying key events, characters, and central themes.**Craft and Structure (RL.8.4):**- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings.**Integration of Knowledge
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6th - 8th
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Maya's Ocean Crusade: Short story & more!
Hello friends!This unit includes many things! This unit includes Article, questions, keyword vocab, student answer sheets, and more! This download is a PDF format which should be an accessible format for many!If you notice any problems, please reach out! (Landenrp@outlook.com)Thank you,Landen
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6th - 9th
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Ray Bradbury - Mini Biography
Step into the captivating worlds of Ray Bradbury's short stories, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the mundane is transformed into the magical. The VeldtAll Summer in a DayA Sound of Thunder
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4th - 12th
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"The Refugees" by Viet Thanh Nguyen Unit
The Cold War resulted in many conflicts all over the world, but few have made bigger shockwaves than the Vietnam War. And yet, as many have said, the discourse surrounding the war has been focused on the American perspective and has all but excluded that of the Vietnamese. In this collection of short stories, author Viet Thanh Nguyen offers an insightful, humanizing look at those people displaced by violence and upheaval that will make a great addition to any reading list. Included: D
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Great Community Cleanup: Short story & more!
Hello friends!This unit includes many things! This unit includes Article, questions, keyword vocab, student answer sheets, and more! This download is a PDF format which should be an accessible format for many!If you notice any problems, please reach out! (Landenrp@outlook.com)Thank you,Landen
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6th - 8th
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