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Adult education short stories graphic organizers
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit - Engaging, Complete Print and Digital Resource
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking have been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate thems
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Monkey's Paw - 2-Level Adapted Text Bundle - ESL Halloween Fun!
This is a bundle of two text levels of The Monkey's Paw, plus activities and lessons - they assign straight to Google Classroom (with no prep!) via TPT Digital.The two levels cover Beginner to Advanced ESL students and ELA classes. Perfect for differentiated or tiered instruction! The package also comes with the original textTackle vocabulary and ELA critical thinking -- including inferencing, irony and literary elements -- with the story, bundled lesson ideas, six reusable graphic organizers an
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Narrative Paragraph Graphic Organizer
I thought I would share this graphic organizer because I have used it with a lot of success as a tutor.
This graphic organizer meets these 3rd and 4th grade Common Core Standards:
3rd Grade
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3a Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
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3rd - 6th, Adult Education
The Yellow Wallpaper PowerPoint, handout, and vocab quiz
This is a zip file containing:
1. A 15-slide PowerPoint introduction to The Yellow Wallpaper, with good basic information for launching a Victorian Women's literature unit, should you choose to use it that way. The PowerPoint includes details about the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the "rest cure" popular in her time, and the "Feminine Ideal." There are some great pictures on the PPt! The final slide shows a ten-word unit of SAT-level vocabulary words found in The Yellow Wallpaper.
2. A
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
Female Authors Collection — 15 Short Stories | Women's History Month Activities
The Female Authors Collection — 15 Short Stories Written by Women, perfect for Women's History Month!1) The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher 2) Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan3) Geraldine Moore the Poet by Toni Cade Bambara4) The Scholarship Jacket by Marta Salinas5) The Third Wish by Joan Aiken6) The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 7) Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin8) The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara9) Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston10) The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin11) The
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Fall of the House of Usher—Reading Comprehension, Gothic Literature Analysis
This product is for Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher” and consists of reading comprehension questions and a gothic literature analysis graphic organizer.1) To activate students' prior knowledge on gothic literature, students will participate in a carousel brainstorming activity. 2) Students will define academic vocabulary for the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher."3) Students will read the full story “The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and complete the
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
2BR02B By Kurt Vonnegut Jr. — Dystopian Short Story Analysis
In this resource, your students will read and analyze the dystopian short story "2BR02B" By Kurt Vonnegut Jr. where all aging and diseases have been cured, so now society must deal with the consequences of overpopulation. The story is pronounced "To be or not to be" symbolically alluding to Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. Included in this purchase:Suggested Lesson Procedure for teachers3 Pre-reading activities to build anticipation and personal connectionsPowerpoint presentation that includes: brief
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick — Literary Analysis and Movie Guide
In this resource, your students will read and analyze the science fiction/ dystopian short story (novella) "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. Your students will love to debate which is more important: safety or liberty? Additionally, students will engage in philosophical questions like is life predetermined by fate, or do we all have free will?Included in this purchase:Suggested Lesson Procedure for teachersPre-reading Discussion Questions based on themes from the storyPowerpoint presentat
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rip Van Winkle, A Mini Unit!
#RipVanWinkle #WashintonIrving #AmericanRomanticism
When your students indulge in the story that put American Romanticism on the map, this Rip Van Winkle Mini-Unit can help with comprehension and real-world relations that grasp your students' attention!
Included in this lesson:
~City-Living vs. Country Living- Where do YOU stand Activity
~An Activity in Cost of Living changes (KEY INCLUDED!)
~Study Questions (KEY INCLUDED!)
~Short Check Test (KEY INCLUDED!)
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" Anticipation Guide
This must have Omega English product contains an 2 page Anticipation Guide for the short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” by Ursula K Le Guin. This product stimulates student’s interest, builds curiosity, activates their prior knowledge, challenges them to think critically, and helps them self-reflect on their perspectives of freedom and ethics. It makes references to the ideas of well-known philosophers such John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls.
Don’t forget to follow my
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, A Short Story Lesson
This classic short story about revenge and murder will raise the hair on the back of your students’ necks! This lesson will take one-two class periods to complete depending on if you do the pre-reading vocabulary the class before you read the story or not.
There are nine activities of which you can do as many or as few as you choose to do. Several graphic organizers are included as well as all KEYs. Some can be assigned as homework.
The unit contains:
• Pre-reading vocabulary worksheet
• Quiz
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: A Complete Short Story Unit
This short story by William Faulkner is a classic Southern Gothic story. Your students will alternately feel sorry for and repulsed by Miss Emily Grierson.
This unit can be completed by you or a substitute in several days depending on how many of the activities you choose to do or how many you assign as homework.
This unit contains:
• Pre-reading vocabulary worksheet
• Pre-reading vocabulary quiz with KEY
• A short paragraph of background information about William Faulkner and the Southern
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Short Stories: The Ultimate Bundle
This short story bundle combines resources for short stories with literary significance. Students will analyze the elements of fiction, such as plot, characterization, setting, and point of view, to gain a deeper understanding of the stories. They also explore literary techniques, like symbolism and imagery, to uncover deeper meanings and the author's purpose. Writing assignments may include creative responses, literary analysis essays, or reflective pieces. This short story unit aims to help st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison — Background Info and Literary Analysis
This lesson entails before, during, and after reading activities for the short story "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison.In this heart wrenching tale about identity, racial inequality, and the overwhelming struggle that African Americans face in society, an unnamed narrator details his internal conflicts between doing what is right and pleasing his white community in order to earn a scholarship to get ahead in life. This powerful story is filled with existential themes and symbolism for the unjust t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, A Short Story Lesson
This story of the young British boy trying to buy his mother’s love will spring to life for your students when they complete each step of this plan. It covers multiple intelligences so all will be included in the scope of it.
The unit may take two or three class periods depending on what you choose to do. There are nine activities but you can do as many or as few of the worksheets as you want. Some can be assigned as homework.
This lesson includes:
• A vocabulary worksheet from the story
•
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Paired Texts — The Yellow Wallpaper, Story of an Hour Comparison TDA Essay
If you are looking to read the perfect paired texts, look no further than "The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Both stories are feminist in nature and are free online because they were written in the 1800s! Perfect for women's history month!Included in this purchase is:a graphic organizer that outlines how students will compare multiple literary elements of the two short stories, "The Story of An Hour” (1894) by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
"The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich: Notes, Close Reading, Symbol Analysis
This set of guided reading and critical thinking activities for “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich will help high school students actively explore this story of a Native American family and the tragic effects of a war. The plan’s prereading notes supply knowledge of the author’s heritage, brief summary of the Vietnam War, the draft, and the effects of PTSD. Also included is a list of tone words for students to use with the response pages.A chart directs students to respond to each sentence
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HIGH SCHOOL ELA BUNDLE: SPRING AND SUMMER
HIGH SCHOOL ELA BUNDLE - SPRING AND SUMMER: 20 products for the high school ELA teacher!For more high school, and middle school, ELA ideas visit Creativity in Motion!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Life After High School" Short Story and Comprehension Activity
This short story about identity and discovery features pre-reading activities that challenge students to reflect on their own identity. Post reading questions are provided for plot and character analysis. A copy of the text and answer key are also included.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty: A Complete Lesson Plan
This plan can be used with any high school short story unit or study of Eudora Welty’s work. The file includes easy to follow graphic organizers to guide close reading, improve comprehension, and support critical thinking. A one-page handout provides brief notes on the life of Eudora Welty, Modernism, Local Color, and Natchez. Reader response pages divide the story into three sections based on the three stages of Phoenix Jackson’s journey to Natchez. These include analysis of tone, character tr
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Regionalism and Local Color in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte
Use this comprehensive lesson plan to help your students connect “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” with the concepts of Regionalism and Local Color. The file includes prereading background, detailed student work pages, writing prompts, and a quiz. Everything can be easily adapted to either in-person or remote learning. Prereading information includes historical background, characteristics of Regionalism and Local Color, and brief biography on Bret Harte. There is also a student “opinionnaire” to foc
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Complete Lesson: John Steinbeck's "The Leader of the People" from The Red Pony
The activities in this file provide a complete lesson for close reading and analysis of “The Leader of the People.” This section of Steinbeck’s book The Red Pony can stand alone as a noteworthy short story for middle grades and high school. The text can be used to build reading skill and engage students in meaningful study of how characters develop theme. A set of guided reading organizers divides the story into five sections. Varied items prompt students to cite text evidence, make inferences,
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
The Lottery Figurative Language Activities
This product can be used in the classroom to help your students understand three literary devices used in Shirley Jackson’s short story "The Lottery.” After reading the story you can give students the included handout on foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism as an introduction to these three techniques, or as a review for students already familiar with the terms. Students can then practice identifying these techniques in the story using the included activity pages. On the irony worksheet, students
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Elements of Fiction Terms Lessons | EDITABLE | Distance | PowerPoint & Google
5 Elements of Fiction: Plot Character Conflict Theme Lessons, Activities, Worksheets, Templates, Handouts and Exemplars (Distance Learning) PowerPointProduct DescriptionPowerPoint product:Can be used as an in-class lesson or be used in distance or e-learningThe activities are editable so you can edit them to meet your needsYou can also add/create your own slides, change the examples or video to fit your student needs and curriculumUses gradual release of responsibility (teacher/class, group, pai
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Elements of Fiction Terms GROWING BUNDLE | PowerPoint & Google & PDF
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