"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital

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7th - 10th

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Short Stories, Writing, Halloween

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Standards

CCSSRL.9-10.1

CCSSRL.9-10.10

CCSSRL.11-12.1

CCSSRL.11-12.3

CCSSRL.11-12.10

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7+ digital versions & answer key

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I was not familiar with The Landlady story before finding this resource on TPT. My students really liked the story and were engaged with the activity. I will definitely use this again next school year.

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Analyze foreshadowing and the horror genre with "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl! This creepy and fun story is an excellent deep dive into foreshadowing and other essential horror genre techniques.

Roald Dahl's short stories are delightful and students will be immediately intrigued by "The Landlady" because it comes from the creator of many of their favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Unlike much of the horror genre, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahlis creepy without resorting to gore or PG-13+ language, making it a great read for a variety of ages.

This resource includes two activities for "The Landlady": reading questions and a letter-writing activity that has students practicing their use of textual evidence while analyzing foreshadowing. The text of the story is widely available for free online (see the included teacher's guide for help).

Included is everything you need to teach this short story in-person or online. Editable, digital versions of every student resource are included.

In person or online, you have an engaging, no-prep short story study!

This "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Study includes:

Teacher Guide
Reading Questions

NON-EDITABLE Printable PDF
EDITABLE Google Doc

Reading Question Answer Key
Writing Activity

NON-EDITABLE Printable PDF
EDITABLE Google Doc

Writing Activity Rubric

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EDITABLE Google Sheet (for easy upload into Google Classroom)

Please look through the preview before purchasing to make sure that this resource is right for you and your students.

Other Resources You May Enjoy:

Horror Genre Study Introductory Lesson: This is a great lesson to introduce the horror genre
Suspense Analysis with Horror Shorts Activity: Use this activity before "The Landlady" to help students practice analyzing suspense
"Popsy" by Stephen King Story Study: Another fantastic example of horror; read, analyze, and write on King's creepy tale
"Out of Skin" by E. M. Carroll Story Study: A horror web-comic! This is fun, engaging, and great for analyzing mood!
Personal Horror Narrative: After students have analyzed the horror genre, test their knowledge by having them write about a fearful memory
2-Sentence Horror Stories FREEBIE: Students will write a creepy tale using only two sentences

***This resource consists of NON-EDITABLE PDF and Google files within a Google Folder. In order to access your purchase, you will need to give Teachers Pay Teachers access to your Google Drive. Before purchasing, please review the preview to ensure this resource supports your and your students' needs.

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7+ digital versions & answer key

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90 minutes

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CCSSRL.9-10.1

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSSRL.9-10.10

By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSSRL.11-12.1

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

CCSSRL.11-12.3

Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

CCSSRL.11-12.10

By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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