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Short stories Common Core RL.5.6 resources
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Reading Intervention Fluency Passages & Comprehension 5th Grade (Year Long)
Fluency & Comprehension Reading Intervention for All Seasons – Fifth Grade Level *2024 Update*Answer Keys are included for the comprehension questions, as well as a "Reading Passages Only" file for printing convenience. :)Flesch Kincaid Readability Grade Levels range from 5.1-5.9 in chronological order. They are all on a fifth grade reading level. This bundle contains 35 original fluency passages I wrote and 2-3 comprehension and extension activities to accompany each one. Using one fluency
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Intervention Bundle Fluency & Comprehension Grades 4 & 5
4th-grade & 5th- grade reading comprehension passages and questions non fiction
This resource includes a bundle of 4th-grade & 5th-grade reading comprehension passages and question worksheets with digital and print resources, plus reading strategies posters that are perfect for 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. Inside this product, you will find a packet of passages on fiction, nonfiction, poetry & drama that your students will love reading! Use this resource for independent practice, ELA intervention in the classroom, tutorials, summer, and homeschooling during the school
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4th - 6th
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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
Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 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
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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6th - 9th
Point of View Activity - Review Practice w Novel Passages - Omniscient, Limited
This 28-slide PowerPoint helps students practice determining Point of View. Using short passages from 26 different novels (mostly young adult Y.A.), sections of the story are highlighted for students to practice before the answer is revealed.LEVEL: 5th-9thCOMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6It can be difficult for students to read a story and figure out which point of view it is told from.1st person?2nd person?3rd person limited?3rd person omniscie
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5th - 9th
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Parts of Plot, Story Elements Mini-Unit & Quiz
Parts of the Plot, Story Elements Mini-Lesson - Digital & Printable - This *NO PREP*, interactive lesson serves as a great review or intro to parts of the plot. Students will be given a a description of each of the parts of the plot. Students are to drag the check mark to the correct column after reading the description. Next they will read a fictional short story and fill in a plot diagram as they read the story. Last, students will take a quiz on the parts of the plot in the story, point o
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5th - 8th
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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
MYTHS - Six Greek and Roman Myths with Complete Text & Quizzes|Distance Learning
This mythology unit has the full text of six myths - two Greek myths and four Roman myths. These are great to use by themselves, in literature centers, as supplements to your mythology unit, or to fulfill CCSS ELA Reading Literature #9 which requires comparing two different pieces of literature with the same theme. Included are:- Six Myths - the full text of each; each on one page - two Greek and four Roman; see preview for the list, please.- A half-page quiz for each: five true/false quest
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5th - 9th
A Science Fiction Short Story-How a Narrator's Point of View Influences a Story
Help your students examine how the narrator can influence the reader's perspective through the chosen literary point of view. This short science fiction story will deepen your students' reading comprehension as they observe how the events are described.Story Synopsis: Sean’s best friend is an invisible space alien. Is he really there or is he just a figment of Sean’s imagination? Interested in more science fiction stories for examining narrator influence? Click here to save 20% on the Examining
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3rd - 5th
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Point of View Activity with "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs"
This fun point of view activity with "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" is so much fun and will really allow for you to dive into comparing reader point of view versus character point of view. I have included to link to this book for you to display as a read aloud. This version really helps to bring the characters to life, and student LOVE this illustration movement. "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw One version has reader and wolf po
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1st - 5th, Staff
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Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow
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3rd - 6th
SEL Social Skills Story "Honesty" Leveled Passages Main Idea Fluency Tdqs & More
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!Morals, Message, Lesson, Theme for Social Skills development and discussions"Honesty at the Store"Ronnie and Sean go to the store and face a tough decision.5 leveled passages Basic Reader to College LevelCommon Core Standard Aligned Covered and listed 1st-6th gradeFluency Check Ready! Student's record their score!Fluency Standards Covered and listed 1st-5th gradeALL-ON-ONE Sheet Close
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2nd - 5th
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Secret Samantha by Tim Federle Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Secret Samantha by Tim Federle. This is a story about a timid 6th grader named Sam who becomes captivated by the new girl in her class. The short story is from the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Common Core Standards.This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, sup
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Flying Lessons and Other Stories Bundle Digital and Print
Examining Narrator Influence & Perspective BUNDLE-5 Science Fiction Stories
This story-filled bundle will help your students analyze how a narrator's point of view can influence a reader's perspective! Five short, fun science fiction stories will generate discussion, deepen reading comprehension, and help your students observe how an author uses character point of view to describe events. Each product in this bundle includes:•A short science fiction story for examining narrator influence on event description•A student response page•An answer key•A teacher guideCan I use
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3rd - 5th
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Point Of View Task Cards - Point Of View Passages & Graphic Organizers
If your students need practice identifying the point of view of a text they are reading, these point of view task cards are sure to help. Each short point of view passage is written with a clear point of view so students can become comfortable and confident in their ability to identify who the narrator is and how that impacts the details they learn in the text.Point of view is a very important reading skill to teach. Understanding point of view will help students have a deeper understanding of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Task Card Bundle - Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Voices in the Park - Interactive Read Aloud for Upper Elementary
*****This Product is Part of Bundle TWO****
Engage your students with Interactive Read Alouds. Use the same text all week to guide your instruction. You will always have a text to refer back to during the rest of your block.
This product is meant to be used for 5 days in a row at the beginning of your Reading block.
Daily Activities at a glance for this Interactive Read Aloud
Day One: Read entire text and make connections.
Day Two: Read excerpt – Illustrations and Point of View
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Five Interactive Read Alouds for Upper Elementary - BUNDLE TWO
2nd edition- 20 High Interest Grades 5&6 Narrative Passages w/Leveled Questions
All New Passages and Questions - 2nd Edition!!TWENTY Narrative Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions! Dive into engaging and thought-provoking reading experiences with these twenty high-interest narrative comprehension passage and multiple-choice questions! Each passages is labeled for the reading level. All passages are leveled at the 5th or 6th grade reading level.What makes these resource stand out?Leveled Comprehension Passage: The TWENTY narrative passages are carefully crafted base
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5th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Grades 4-5 Fiction and Nonfiction
Are you looking for engaging reading passages for your 4th or 5th graders? These 16 original reading passages cover a multitude of fiction and nonfiction reading standards, as well as vocabulary and word work. Choose to use them in printed format or in the digital option. They also are great to use as SUB PLANS!What's included:16 original reading passages, 1-2 pages long (9 fiction, 7 nonfiction). These stories and passages are written on a 3rd - 5th grade level, which makes them versatile for t
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3rd - 5th
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Punto de Vista (Point of View)-A Historical Fiction Story in Spanish
Show students how an author can switch points of view within a text with this engaging immigration adventure in Spanish! Aleida, a young Swedish girl, explores the ship and all that it offers! The story is narrated in third person limited, and Aleida writes a letter (first person) to her best friend (second person). This product is perfect for a Spanish immersion or dual language classroom. This product is sold as a PDF file which includes: - Title Page- 5-page historical fiction story in Spanis
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Géneros de ficción BUNDLE-5 Short Stories in Spanish to Learn Genres
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