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Short stories Common Core RL.5.10 resources
The Lottery Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson Middle School Short Story Project
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or dystopian literature unit, this package contains graphic organizers and activities to go along with The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The Lottery short story questions, a biography activity, a giant pennant project, and a hexagonal thinking activity are also included.✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everyt
Grades:
5th - 8th
Fiction Comprehension Review | Reading
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in a relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' reading skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential fiction comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and excited about the conte
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
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: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Thanksgiving Bulletin Board - Thankful Writing Activity - Fall Leaves - Turkeys
This thankful/grateful bulletin board kit is perfect for Thanksgiving and the month of November. A thankful writing activity with Fall leaves or turkeys is included along with two stories about gratitude. Please click the preview to get a closer look at everything that's included.Please note that this bulletin board kit is part of a YEARLONG BUNDLE. If you are interested in getting a year's worth of bulletin boards, including this one, at a huge discount, click HERE.***My bulletin board is 48" X
Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Case of the Lost Pop Star Reading Comprehension Mystery for Taylor Swift Fan
⭐️ If your students are into solving mysteries, deciphering clues, and doing a little detective work, then this reading comprehension activity is for you! If you have Taylor Swift or pop music fans, your students will love helping our heroine, Amber Dash, practice reading while deciphering clues to find her missing guitar for her big concert. Students read a detective-style story about a missing guitar belonging to major pop star, Amber Dash. The story is broken into five sections, each with it
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Magical Mysteries Reading Comprehension GROWING Bundle 2nd-5th Grade
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
Grades:
5th - 6th
Reading Comprehension Passages - SYNTHESIZING - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing synthesizing.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see pre
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Christmas/Holiday Escape Room - Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions
Are you looking for an easy-to-use activity that will give your students practice with fiction and non-fiction reading comprehension? This Holiday Escape Room has plenty of content about Christmas Around the World, Winter Holidays and Hanukkah. Your students will love reading stories from around the world while trying to escape from Gryla and the Yule Lads. The puzzles and word games will grab their attention and keep them hooked! You'll love the text dependent reading comprehension question
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Thanksgiving/Winter Holiday Escape Room Bundle
"Lob's Girl" Short Story Unit - Mood, Foreshadowing, Theme
"Lob's Girl" Literature Study UnitIn this 8-day unit students will develop a deep understanding of Joan Aiken’s short story “Lob’s Girl” . Its tale of loyalty and friendship combined with mystery and suspense make it an incredibly engaging read. Students develop skills in understanding short story elements, mood development, theme, foreshadowing, vocabulary, dialect, and writing in this unit. Through whole class, small group, and independent work students not only stay actively engaged with
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
Reading Comprehension Passages - Author's Purpose - 2 DIGITAL & PRINT VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing author's purpose.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Creative Questions for ANY Novel or Story Editable Distance Learning
Use these creative question prompts with any book, short story, or play to generate critical and creative thinking! They can be used for large class discussions, small group discussions, bell ringers, exit slips, literature circles, station work, etc. These are perfect for distance learning!This pack includes:• 180 prompts in a ready-to-go PDF file in task-card format (4 per page)• 180 editable slides in Google Slides™ that can be customized and shared digitally with your students for a paperles
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Short Story Bundle of Three Scary Stories for Any Time of Year Print and Digital
Scare your students – and teach them to analyze great literature at the same time! This bundle includes three creepy short stories: “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The Tell-tale Heart,” and “The Lottery.” Perfect for any time of year -- a great for a sub plan.Digital and print -- ready for whatever you need! Each unit includes a print version, a Google Slide option, and PowerPoint.Your students will love reading, analyzing, discussing, and debating them! And you will love having them in a unit -- read
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Comprehension Passages - CAUSE AND EFFECT - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing cause and effect.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint Preview, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Response
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint. Preview and respond to the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling with this presentation. Introduces vocabulary with definitions, plot diagram, literary elements, anticipation guide, author biography and background information, strategies for reading short stories, comprehension check, and writing responses. Cobra and mongoose facts and photos, a link to the story and a National Geographic video clip of a mongoose encounter with a cobra. This is an engaging
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
Snowman Detective Magical Mystery Reading Comprehension Print & Digital Activity
⛄ If your students are into solving mysteries, deciphering clues, and doing a little detective work, then this reading comprehension printable and digital activity is for you! Students read a detective-style story about a vanishing snowman. The story is broken into six sections, each with its own set of reading comprehension questions that will be answered to decipher a clue. Can your students find the right clues and figure out which suspect is responsible?"Dear brilliant detectives... we have
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Magical Mysteries Reading Comprehension GROWING Bundle 2nd-5th Grade
Reading Comprehension Passages - INFERRING - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing inferring.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see previe
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Reading Comprehension Passages - Finding Evidence - 2 DIGITAL & PRINT VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing finding evidence.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Reading Comprehension Passages - Making Connections - 2 DIGITAL & 2 PRINTABLE
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing making connections.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (s
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Reading Comprehension Passages - Problem & Solution 2 DIGITAL & PRINT VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing problem and solution.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Reading Comprehension Passages - SEQUENCING - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for reading passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing sequencing.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (s
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Fiction Close Reading Comprehension Stories and Questions
I have used close reading texts with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short stories coauthored by me★ Discreetly differentiated into three levels of difficulty in the 4t
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4th - 5th
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Fables Close Reading Comprehension and Writing - Print and Digital Versions
An engaging unit of reading and writing fables. Includes a variety of rare and interesting fables. Instant feedback with QR codes. Includes answer keys and graphic organizers. Printable PDF and digital Google Slides versions included for blended learning. --- RESOURCE DETAILS ---You are covered with this resource. It includes a PDF printable version as well as a Google Slides digital version for distancing learning and homeschool. The twelve fables include popular Hindu, Aesop, as well as orig
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Passages - VISUALIZING - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
This resources comes with TWO DIGITAL and TWO PRINTABLE versions!!If you are looking for passages designed to practice specific comprehension skills, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Comprehension Set:4 comprehension passages for practicing visualizing.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.2 Digital Versions (see preview for samples)2 Printable Options (see prev
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages - BUNDLE - 2 DIGITAL & PRINTABLE VERSIONS
Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan Short Story Unit for Conflict and Plot
Teaching conflict, plot, and literary devices through "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this interactive notebook, Socratic Seminar, and literary devices dystopian short story unit. This "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan short story unit is exactly what you need to teach your fifth or sixth-grade middle-grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format. This unit digs deep into the RL.3 standard that focuses
Grades:
5th - 6th
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