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11th grade short stories unit plans
Narrative Writing Unit: Grades 7-12
This unit will take you and your students through the process of planning, drafting, revising, and polishing a narrative piece. These resources will work for personal narratives or fictional short stories, because the skills needed for both forms are the same.The first few days are structured, whole-class lessons. After that, the class moves into a series of writer’s workshop days as students complete mini-lessons and work on developing their own stories.NEW REMOTE TEACHING SUPPLEMENT: If you ar
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7th - 12th
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Dystopian Unit Resource Bundle - Dystopia vs. Utopia - Dystopian Literature
Create or supplement a Dystopian Stories Unit with this diverse, creative, high-interest teaching resource! The bundle of Dystopian literature materials include the following: Cultural Clashes! Utopia vs. Dystopia (Research & Informational Writing)Welcome to Dystopia: A Nightmare Disguised as Paradise (Short Story Unit)The resources in this bundle are designed for 7th-12th grade students. Please see the following description for each resource.Welcome to Dystopia - A Nightmare Disguised as
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8th - 12th
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Short Story Unit, Eng. 11/12 Short Stories + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Short Story Unit for Older TeensTired of teaching the same old short stories? Did a teacher in the earlier grades steal your thunder by already teaching some of the short stories you were planning to use in your classroom? This bundle of modern and classic short stories (all with multimedia add-ons) is for you! Designed for high school junior and senior English classes, this unit plan includes a wide variety of lesser-known high-interest short works that will entertain and challenge your uppercl
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Unit - 2 Weeks - Washington Irving Short Story, CCSS
This is a fun 2 week unit plan for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study an early work of classic American literature, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), engage with the rich vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences about themes supported with evidence, use a viewing guide as they watch
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8th - 12th
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Dystopian Short Story Unit Bundle - 3 Stories, CCSS Aligned, Analysis Activities
Students constantly RAVE about dystopian literature. Why not give them something to rave about in your classroom? This month-long dystopian short story unit, featuring short stories by Ray Bradbury, contains engaging and relevant reading comprehension and literary analysis materials that will encourage student engagement and foster reflective thinking about life, society, and, yes, even that scary word - the FUTURE. Materials Included:1. A BONUS Unit Outline/Overview2. "An Introduction to Dystop
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7th - 11th
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The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
**Now with newly added material!**This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for the study of Shirley Jackson's shocking tale of tradition gone wrong, The Lottery. The numerous activities as well as full-length lesson plans provide an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short story and encourage students to think critically about literary elements, theme, and symbolism. An Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint and Crosswor
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8th - 11th
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145th Street Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers Unit of Study
Use this 120 + page unit to study one story, a few stories, or all ten stories.This unit is packed with high-interest, engaging, and creative activities to match the draw and energy of the stories in Myers’ text.Includes for EACH Story … Do-Now Comprehension Questions or Reading Quiz Key Open Response Prompt … Plus a variety of additional activities! Included in this unit:- Information for the Teacher including ideas, suggestions, and variations- Walt
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7th - 12th
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!
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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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Short Short Story Boot Camp for AP Literature Bundle Unit 1
This short story story boot camp in a quick unit is intended to take place during the first two-three weeks of the school year for AP® Literature. This unit hits on the essential skills in the short fiction unit 1. Each story is flash fiction (under 1000 words) with the intent that students can read and analyze within one class period.The unit is is designed with two intentions in mind. One, AP® Literature students need to have a certain set of skills and common vocabulary, and two, they need
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Literature and Composition Getting Started 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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Short Story Unit: Relationships, Family, Setting and Conflict for Secondary ELA
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
Short Story Unit for High School With Four Short Stories, Questions, Activities
Engage your students with this Four Week Short Story Unit! Students learn to annotate and study literary devices through "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, and "Apollo" by Chimamanda Adichie. Includes lesson plans, bell ringers, texts, comprehension questions, assignments, a literary device quiz, and more. All the prep work is done! Materials are in PDF to print and all student materials are writeable in Google. Th
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9th - 11th
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Short Story Unit: Coming of Age Essential Question for Secondary ELA Reading
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
American Literature Short Story Collection
There are a variety of activities and handouts for 19 different American short stories (all sold separately in my store) in this growing bundle. There are 270 pages and 77 Slides for a total of 347 pages. You save more than 40% when you buy this money saving bundle. This bundle is great if you teach a variety of grades (give different stories to different grade levels) or if you want to differentiate and have different groups to read different stories. The possibilities are endless.Included in t
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6th - 12th
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"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"COMPLETE UNITActivities,Tests,APStyle
74 page unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Short Story Unit: Mystery, Suspense, Tension & Turns for Secondary ELA Reading
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
Psychotic Short Stories TWO -- Literary Analysis Mini-Unit
This full unit contains a variety of activities for studying "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker.
My first "Psychotic Short Stories" unit quickly became one of my best-selling products. But the stories in the first unit are more geared toward middle-school students. This "sequel" unit contains higher-level short stories better suited for high-schoolers.
The unit could be great for Halloween, but you could teach it any time of the year. It contains everythi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: MY FULL STORE! - A bundle of every single product I have
Science Fiction Short Story Unit Bundle! 6 Stories + 1 Film - Digital & Print!
Science fiction has always been an easy sell in the classroom and it’s not hard to imagine why! Chances are your students have already thought about which period of time they would transport themselves to if time travel were real, what they might do if aliens were to make contact with them, or wonder what kind of life their alternate self might live in a parallel universe. This low-prep science fiction short story unit is perfect for the high school English classroom! You may pick and choose wh
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8th - 11th
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Fairy Tale Unit for Literary Analysis - Comprehensive Study Tools & Digital
Unlock the enchanting world of fairy tales with this comprehensive and engaging Fairy tale Unit, designed to teach literary analysis. This unit delves deep into the rich tapestry of fairy tales, revealing their significance as integral parts of society's social and cultural history. Through captivating activities and thought-provoking discussions, students will embark on a journey of discovery, tracing the evolution of society and cultures throughout the ages. Please note that while these storie
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10th - 12th
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"Harrison Bergeron" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,AP Style
42 page EDITABLE unit on the short story! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. Included are test spreadsheets, so tests can be uploaded to the free electronic program Socrative.com* 19 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 17 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 6 FOCUSED AC
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9th - 12th
The Pit & the Pendulum Activity Bundle
This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of terror and torture, The Pit and the Pendulum. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides a week's wort
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9th - 12th
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Arabian Nights (1001 Nights) 10-Day Unit with ELA 9-12 Common Core (55 Pages)
The Arabian Nights (1001 Nights or The Thousand and One Nights) 10-Day Unit aligned to ELA Common Core standards in Reading and Writing 9-10 & 11-12. This unit contains all you will need to teach the Arabian Nights, including the following:
1.) Full 28-page text of the Arabian Nights (through the 18th Night) with table of contents based on Andrew Lang's early 20th Century translation, suitable for an academic setting.
2.) Journals and Discussion Questions based on the above text.
3.) Instruc
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8th - 12th
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