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Personal Narrative Writing Unit for 4th and 5th Grade | Full Lesson Plans
This is a "no prep" personal narrative unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write great narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about personal narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards!Click "preview" to se
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4th - 5th
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Are You My Mother? [Literature Unit]
"Are You My Mother?" is such a cute and classic story. This mini literature unit includes:- "Are You My Mother?" Sequencing Activity- "Are You My Mother?"Story sticks- "This is my mother... together we like to..." Writing/drawing prompt- "If i was a bird i would fly..." writing/drawing prompt- "Are You My Mother?" graphic organizer- "Are You My Mother?"Character study- Birds [Can, Have, Are]Looking for more Dr. Seuss inspired writing prompts? Click link below:Read Across America Literature Acti
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PreK - 1st
The Monkey's Paw Short Story Unit
Review literary elements through the reading of the short story, "The Monkey's Paw". This short story unit of vocabulary, text, activities on the theme, mood, plot, and overall comprehension is perfectly spooky for Halloween. Students love the plot twist and will be engaged while using the printable worksheets or distance learning materials to complete activities about vocabulary, plot, sequencing, theme, and mood that will ensure comprehension of "The Monkeys Paw". This short story unit include
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7th - 9th
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Eleven by Sandra Cisneros Short Story Unit for Middle Grades for 5th and 6th
This short story unit: "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros is exactly what you need to teach your fifth and sixth grade upper elementary learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this classic fiction text. This short story unit was created so that teachers could try out the Socratic Seminar and reading response format that I use in all my reading units and short story units. Components Included in Each Lesson:Common Core Standard Alignment Compr
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5th - 6th
The Minister's Black Veil: A Mini-Unit!
In need of materials that will compliment your unit on The Minister's Black Veil? This *Mini-Unit* can help fulfill many Common Core standards with a variety of activities!
Included:
Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography! (With check questions!)
Vocabulary Worksheet! (**KEY INCLUDED!**)
Quickwrite Activity- A glance into the past!
Study Questions (**KEY INCLUDED!*)
Connecting the literature graphic organizer! (Example response included!)
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Realistic Fiction Writing: Writer's Workshop: From Scenes to Series
Over 20 pages of materials for an engaging, creative and differentiated realistic fiction writing unit! Includes the following:1. Tips & Tricks Page2. Realistic Fiction Story Elements Chart3. Realistic Fiction Touch and Tell Planners4.Realistic Fiction Writing Papers5.Realistic Fiction Word Wall6.Title Pages7 All About the Author Pages8.Revising Checklist 9.Editing Checklists10.Character Planning Page11. Character Template & Name Tags *Great supplement for the FROM SCENES TO SERIES TC UN
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Writer's Workshop BUNDLE
Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" Activity Pack
Spend a few days with what’s been called Poe’s “perfect” short story: “The Cask of Amontillado” from my American Romantic and Transcendental Writers Unit and my American Literature Bundle (please do not purchase both). Students develop their vocabulary and their literary analysis skills before spending some time analyzing Poe’s use of setting and irony. Students wrap up Poe’s story with a flash fiction gothic horror story assignment and/or a test. All teacher notes and keys included. CCSS aligne
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9th - 12th
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The Candy Corn Contest Novel Study
This is a book companion unit for The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff. This book unit is ideal for guided reading groups, small group instruction, or as a supplement for your read aloud.INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:⭐ Comprehension questions for each chapter⭐ Vocabulary and word work lessons⭐ Extension activities to provide additional engagement with the story.⭐ Answer KeysYou will find plenty of ideas and resources to support your literacy program.Here's what teachers have said:❤️"I don'
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2nd - 3rd
Fables--A Reading Response Journal for K-2
Fables are so much fun to teach, and students really enjoy them. Even at an early age, I have found that students are skilled at finding “the moral of the story”. After reading a fable, I like to have my students complete a response page in their Fable Journal. Included in this packet are a cover page, as well as 3-4 response choices for each fable listed. I usually choose one page for each fable (whichever page is best suited for your class). I also included a word search. I add this at
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K - 2nd
Bystander Effect + First They Came + Terrible Things - DIGITAL & PRINT
This Holocaust resource pairs a video introducing the Bystander Effect, Martin Niemoller's quote "First They Came," and the picture book Terrible Things by Eve Bunting to encourage students' close reading analysis, annotation, and reflection on the role of bystanders during the Holocaust. Students are then asked to apply the idea to their own lives. This is a perfect introduction to any Holocaust unit and can be used with texts such as Night, The Diary of Anne Frank, Refugee, Salt to Sea, The Co
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6th - 10th
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5 Day English Sub Plan - Emergency Plans - FULL WEEK Middle/ High School English
EDITABLE Secondary English 5 Day Sub Plan. Ready to print or email. Students will read the short story "Trap of Gold" and create a poster project. Complete with lesson plans, short story, and poster project all in 1 easy to read document. Also, works in multiple grade levels so you can leave one plan for all your classes. - Instructions are detailed and easy to read so the sub can simply follow along. - Plans, short story, comprehension questions, and poster project all included in one editable
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7th - 12th
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The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit for Middle School for 7th and 8th
This short story unit: "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is exactly what you need to teach your seventh or eighth grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this classic fiction text. This free short story unit was created so that teachers could try out the Socratic Seminar and reading response format that I use in all my reading units and short story units. Other Middle School Short Story Units Available: "The Gift o
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7th - 8th
Narrative Writing: Mini Lessons, Graphic Organizers, Planning and Writing Pages
Have your students create AMAZING Narrative Stories in Writers Workshop by guided them through the stages that authors use:
Start with Mini-Lessons on:
• Brilliant Beginning to hook the reader right away
• Imagery to develop the setting
• Painting Vivid Pictures with Figurative Language
• Using Onomatopoeia
• Types of Conflicts in Stories
• Developing Character Traits Directly and Indirectly
• Showing Emotions and Feelings
• Strong Endings
• Having a Perfect Balance between Narration, Showin
Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Short Story Mini Unit + Movie Viewing Guide
This resource contains a 3-day mini unit in which students read and analyze James Thurber's classic short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, along with an additional movie guide for viewing the 2013 film in class. Students will learn about James Thurber’s personal background, read and analyze his short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, collaborate to answer discussion questions, write their own creative “Mittyesque” story in similar style to Thurber’s story, view the modern adaptation
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8th - 12th
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How to End a Story Unit | Narrative Writing, Conclusions, Twists, Plot Elements
This COMPLETE UNIT teaches students to write EXCELLENT ENDINGS and KILLER CONCLUSIONS to their PLOT in NARRATIVE and STORY WRITING lessons through proven teaching strategies and is ❤️ FULLY EDITABLE, so you can customize it if required.LEARNING INTENTIONS⭐️ How the CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION and RESOLUTION are connected.⭐️ Understanding the 6 COMMON ENDING TYPES.⭐️ ENDING ANALYSIS of WELL-KNOWN stories.⭐️ CLEAN ENDINGS and CLIFFHANGERS.⭐️ TWIST IN THE TALE and AMBIGUOUS ENDINGS.⭐ EPILOGUE ENDINGS an
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STORY ELEMENTS BUNDLE | CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, ENDINGS in NARRATIVES
"Examination Day" by Henry Slesar || Exploration Pack w/ 55+ Pages!
Short Story Analysis: "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar Exploration PackDive deep into the dystopian realm of "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar with our comprehensive analysis pack! This resource is crafted to immerse your students in a thought-provoking exploration of vocabulary, plot, characterization, tone, and more, offering a complete toolkit for an enriching literary journey."EXAMINATION DAY" BY HENRY SLESAR"Examination Day" by Henry Slesar is a chilling dystopian short story that explores
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Dystopian Short Stories Growing Bundle: Explore, Analyze, and Discuss
The Fall of the House of Usher - 5 Day Unit - Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
This is a 1-week unit plan for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," one of his most famous Gothic short stories. Whether you need a spooky story during the Halloween season or you're simply teaching through the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this is an engaging story for students to analyze. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, learn the literary devices through a PowerPoint presentation and analysis, demons
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8th - 12th
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Alcatraz Literature Investigation Unit
This Alcatraz unit would be perfect for Second Chance Reading!!!
It consists of:
1. Field Trip PowerPoint to Alcatraz Prison (Example)
2. Vocabulary Words - From Scholastic
3. Escape from Alcatraz Scholastic Article - Can be retrieved online! Google - Escape from Alcatraz Scholastic Article
4. Famous Alcatraz Inmates Interactive
5. Map
6. Alcatraz Webisodes, Interactive, and Notetaking Guide
7. Alcatraz Escapee Interactive
8. History of Alcatraz Timeline Interactive and Worksheet
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5th - 9th
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Literary Elements Pre-Test
This a selected response test to assess students prior knowledge of literary elements including the parts the plot, characterization, theme, point of view and dialogue and should be used at the beginning of a reading unit that focuses on these terms. Question types include multiple choice, short answer, fill-in (word bank included).
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6th - 8th
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The Most Dangerous Game Short Story Lesson with Activities Common Core CCSS
1. This packet is filled with a post-reading pop quiz, three creative project based assignments, and a group activity that will lead the entire class in a review of several literary devices: Direct Characterization, Indirect Characterization, Tone/Mood, Sensory Imagery, Conflict, Foreshadowing, Personification, Hyperbole, and Symbolism. Technology is involved in almost every element of the unit. This is a wonderful engaging short story rich with detail and textual evidence.Click here to follow m
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
The Mitten by Jan Brett--Response Journal and Craft for K-2
The Mitten by Jan Brett is a fun winter book. It is about a boy who loses one of his mittens in the snow. Animals decide the mitten is a great way to keep warm!This unit has an easy craftivity that encourages your student to retell the story at home.*Mitten pattern to “sew” or glue together.*Animals from the story to put in the mitten as the student retells.Also included in this unit is a response journal. There are 17 possible page choices. You choose the ones that best suit the needs of you
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K - 2nd
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Snowman Reading Comphrehension Mini Stories and Questions
These four snowman stories will be great for center/group work.
There are four cards- each with a different descriptive snowman story and there is a matching question paper for each card.
Great for first or second graders.
I am going to use these with my advanced readers in first grade.
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1st - 3rd
Spanish Narrative Writing Mini Lessons, Graphic Organizers, Planning +
Everything you need to creating amazing Narrative Stories completely in Spanish, bilingual or Translanguaging is here: • Brilliant Beginning to hook the reader right away• Imagery to develop the setting• Painting Vivid Pictures with Figurative Language • Using Onomatopoeia • Types of Conflicts in Stories• Developing Character Traits Directly and Indirectly• Showing Emotions and Feelings• Strong Endings• Having a Perfect Balance between Narration, Showing, Dialogue and Thoughts and Action• Perfec
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3rd - 6th
Trick or Trickster Tales
Trick or "TRICKSTER!"
This unit is PERFECT for the month of October, but can be used anytime. It can be used with any trickster tale, but I LOVE to learn from the following:
Anansi, the spider, Jabuti the Tortoise, Zomo, the Rabbit, Monkey and Cuy, the guinea pig...
If you need to teach trickster tales as required by TEKS and Common Core, then this unit will engage your students and their understanding of what makes these tales delightful and fun.
Included:
A listing resource of trickster tales
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3rd - 5th
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