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Free short stories graphic organizers
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer TemplateYou may use this template in any way that you wish. You can even use it in your commercial product as long as you credit Lovin Lit.The size of this plot diagram template was made to fit into a standard composition notebook when cut out along the perimeter. If you teach reading or literature in grades 4-8, please click Follow Me to be notified of freebies!I hope you find this plot diagram template useful.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Pixar Shorts Film Theme Plot Literary Elements, Devices, Analysis SEL Activities
This study guide using the Pixar short film, Joy and Heron, is a fun way to teach literary elements like THEME and CONFLICT. These Free worksheets guide students through the process of using the conflict and resolution to identify the theme of a story. It has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging. Want to go deeper and digital? CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL GOOGLE SLIDES LITERARY WORKSHOP of Joy and HeronFilm Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tr
Grades:
5th - 8th
Narrative Writing: Graphic Organizers, Outlines, & Writing Paper
Graphic organizers and outlines to help your students plan and organize their narrative story writing. Students will develop and describe all parts of their story with graphic organizer then create and illustrate an outline for their story.
Included:
-Main Character Graphic Organizer
-Setting Graphic Organizer
-Conflict and Resolution Graphic Organizer
-Solution Graphic Organizer
-Write the Outline
-Draw the Outline
-Rough Draft Paper
-Final Draft Paper with Cover
If you like this product, che
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Grades:
1st - 5th
FREE Stellaluna Activities Summarizing Graphic Organizer WH Questions 2nd 3rd Gr
Stellaluna is such a fun book to use alongside a Halloween or bat unit. You will download a FREE packet for your 1st and 2nd grade students to practice reading comprehension summarizing skills by answering -wh questions using the graphic organizer worksheet. You also receive two coloring pages and one writing paper. $$$ Click HERE to purchase this packet as part of a money-saving bundle.➥ Click HERE to go back to my storefront and browse the categories on the left.▶︎ DIGITAL COMPATIBLE RESOURCE:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl Short Story Activity Pack
A packet of activities to accompany Roald Dahl's famous short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter". Included in this free resource:
* Comprehension question worksheet (students must use text evidence to justify their responses)
* Plot mapping activity--two forms included--one blank and one partially filled
* 8 task cards for extension after reading--students can respond in writing or orally.
Great for a day when you have a substitute, or for students to work on independently.
Here's an example of h
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Activities Freebie
This resources is a great Freebie! it goes great with any life cycle of a butterfly lesson but it goes great with my Life Cycle of a Butterfly Power Point slides. The activities range in difficulty which are great for differentiated instruction or to be used across grade levels.
Go check out my Life Cycle of a Butterfly Slides!!!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Life-Cycle-of-a-Butterfly-Power-Point-Slides-3737597
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Grades:
K - 3rd
FREE Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, and Anchor Charts Gr. 4-6
This is a FREE SAMPLE of my Reading Comprehension Passages product. This sample includes one passage, a set of four questions, and two anchor charts. The comprehension questions focus on four basic reading comprehension strategies; inferring, summarizing, questioning and predicting. With the free sample you will receive:✎An original reading passage✎Four follow up questions✎ Two Anchor Charts in B&WLooking for more? The full product is packed with passages, questions, and a variety of anchor
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Sequencing Activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
After my RATT of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, I use this sequencing chain as a reader's response that they can copy or glue into their journals or just give as a handout to asses their comprehension (sequencing)
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Plot Elements - Graphic Organizers
2 Plot Elements graphic organizers.
Other Resources
Writing Workshop 1 - The Writing Process Middle & High School
Writing Workshop 2 - Argumentative Essay Middle School & High School
Grammar Proficiency Test High School (Pre-test or Post Test)
Grades:
5th - 12th
Creative Narrative Writing Sample Grades 4-5 (From the Complete Guide Resource)
This is a few sample planning pages from my creative narrative writing "no prep" unit. In the full resource, all of the organizers and teacher models are included. This will help you get started with creative narrative by providing your students with a prompt, elements of creative narrative, and character brainstorming.Need more writing resources?Buy the full Complete Guide to Writing ResourceJust get the full creative narrative writing resource⭐️ To learn more about using this resource, check o
Grades:
4th - 5th
The Bad Seed Writing Activities
Just a few simple writing activities that you can use in conjunction with The Bad Seed by: Jory John.
Included:
Bad Seed vs. Good Seed (Characteristics) - 2 options
Writing Prompt: How to be a Good Seed
The Bad Seed Writing paper
This product is made in Black and White to help you save on color ink! :)
I strive to make my products as teacher and user friendly as possible. Please leave feedback if you have any ideas on how to make The Bad Seed Writing Activities better.
This product was c
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Grades:
K - 5th
Plot Diagram / Plot Pyramid FREEBIE Graphic Organizer With Guiding Questions
This Plot Pyramid FREEBIE briefly explains the elements of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and provides a pyramid template for students to write in for any fiction story. Each spot in the plot pyramid includes guiding questions to help students determine the plot element for that spot.The Plot Pyramid FREEBIE Graphic Organizer is part of my Plot Foldable Collections for Middle Grades Common Core, so check it out!
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer
I created these two pages to use for a narrative writing lesson!
Make sure to download it to your computer before printing.
Thanks to Chirp Graphics for the border on my first ever TPT product!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-FREE-Doodle-Borders-Chirp-Graphics-1212620
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Rigorous Short Story Lesson Plan "The Dinner Party"
“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner is a short story about making generalizations, and perfect for teaching or reinforcing the elements of plot. The story centers on an argument that occurs at a dinner party while events happening during the argument counter claims being made. This resource is aligned to Common Core Standards and provides opportunities for students to critically evaluate vocabulary, steps to solving problems, how characters approach challenge, and theme using evidence from the te
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
Plot Map Graphic Organizer Handout Story Map Elements Lesson Plan
This is a simple handout version of the common plot map, or story map, used in lessons on story elements. It is used to show understanding of a short story, for instance, by breaking the story and plot down into constituent parts: character, setting, rising action, climax, denouement, and theme.
This is NOT THE ACTIVE FORM VERSION that is also for online and SMARTBOARD use. The active form version is also available at my TpT store.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Hero's Journey Myths, Fairy Tales & Fables Compare & Contrast Mini Unit
How does the fairy tale, Cinderella, align to the steps and stages of the Hero's Journey or Monomyth? Identifying and analyzing the acts and stages of the Hero’s Journey can be difficult for students, so why not introduce the monomyth via much-loved children's fairy tales, myths and fables? With this handy resource you can query your students, "Are there patterns within common childhood stories?" – and if there are: where, why and how do they differ?Contents+ 1 page mini-unit summary of necessar
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Small Moments, with Watermelon Graphics
Your students will love using these fun graphics to help them understand the concepts of writing about small moments.
Here's what's included.
*A graphic organizer
*A foldable for interactive notebooks
*Graphics for an anchor chart
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Film Strip Graphic Organizer for Sequencing, for Writing, Reading and ESL
This film strip graphic organizer is perfect for sequencing events in a story for ELA activities - suitable for all elementary grades and ESL students.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Lucy Calkins Personal Narrative Rough Draft Packet
2nd Grade
This should take about 5 or 6 days to complete.
I use this for my Writer's Workshop based on the Lucy Calkins series. They way she was presenting the lessons did not work for me but I have found great sucess by using these packets.
Assign one page per day. That way the student can focus on one topic at a time. I take the time to conference with each student after they have completed them and make corrections on the paper.
When the packet is done, I have the students write all three
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Short Story Planning Guide
This is a graphic organizer for students to use when thinking through the basic parts of a short story or even a longer novel, either one they've read or one they're brainstorming to write.
I've used it for students preparing to write folk tales, myths, and historical fiction.
It has students start with the purpose, theme, or moral, then list characters and setting, and finally a plot diagram. It would work well for all types of creative writing.
The file download is a .pdf file; however, if
Grades:
5th - 12th
FREE Blank Books for Writers Workshop First Grade Writing Pages
Allow your young writers to get their stories down on paper with these FREE blank books! Students will love making their own book and will be SO proud if you make a basket for them to be displayed in the classroom library!INCLUDES:- A PDF file with 4 pages to a blank book.DIRECTIONS:1. Download the PDF file.2. Print out the two pages front to back.3. Staple!*************************************************************************** Please leave FEEDBACK and FOLLOW me to be updated with my newest
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Edgar Allan Poe Unit | Online Research Template | Poe Questions | Free Activity
Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Free Online Research Template with Questions and Answer Key! This Edgar Allan Poe activity asks students to research and answer key questions about the classic author. Student question template and answer key included.This activity makes for a great quick overview of Poe or introduction to a Poe unit.********************************************This engaging online research activity includes:⭐Online Research Question Template: This page includes several key questions about
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Personal Narrative Writing Sample Grades 4-5 (From the Complete Guide Resource)
This is a few sample planning pages from my personal narrative writing "no prep" unit. In the full resource, all of the organizers and teacher models are included. This will help you get started with a personal narrative unit by providing your students with a prompt, elements of creative narrative, and character brainstorming lessons.Buy the full Complete Guide to Writing ResourceOr, just get the full creative narrative writing resource.Elements of Personal NarrativeBrainstormingPlanningRough Dr
Grades:
4th - 5th
Cite Textual Evidence Practice The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
"The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry: Cite Textual Evidence
A rigorous lesson for the holiday season in your secondary ELA classroom.
This resource is a complete lesson plan and student materials to help students cite evidence to support analysis of what the text says in O’Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi.” This lesson plan includes all student materials and an answer key. The resource pairs with The Gift of The Magi: Comprehension
This lesson should ideally be a second or third read
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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