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Short stories graphic organizers under $5
Writing Fractured Fairy Tales (LapBook & Graphic Organizers)
Fractured fairy tales take the traditional fairy tales that you know and change them. Elements such as the characters, setting, point of view or plot might be changed.What is included in this resource?Graphic Organizers:* Prewriting brainstorming (2 worksheets)* Planning Story Elements* Planning Story Sequence* Comparing Stories*** An informational sheet about fractured fairy tales is also included.Mini-LapBook:Students will select a traditional fairy tale and write a new fractured version of
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Personal Narrative Unit Graphic Organizers
In this unit are graphic organizers to support your students while writing personal narratives. These graphic organizers provide scaffolding and visual supports to a variety of learners. Included are graphic organizers on the following topics: *Brainstorming*Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas*Sensory Language*Introduction "Hooks"*Beginning, Middle, and End*Thinking about Setting*Character Traits*Dialogue*Transitions*Show, Don't Tell*Self & Peer Editing ************************************************
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Personal Narrative Writing Unit for 4th and 5th Grade | Full Lesson Plans
This is a "no prep" personal narrative unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write great narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about personal narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards!Click "preview" to se
Grades:
4th - 5th
Plot Diagram Foldables: Story Elements Collection for Middle Grades Common Core
This resource includes everything you need to teach story elements and the plot pyramid to your middle grades students.This Story Elements Plot Foldable Collection includes:Plot Structure Pyramid Foldable Template (blank and labeled)6-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled)Alternate 5-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled) - no Inciting IncidentPlot Pyramid Structure Foldable with Cut-Out TabsPlot Pyramid Structure Graphic Organizer with Key QuestionsNEW! Elements of Plo
Grades:
4th - 9th
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
Writing Workshop Mini Lesson: Seed Ideas for Small Moment Stories
This is a great resource for a writing workshop following Lucy Calkins Units of Study writing Personal Narratives. One of Lucy's units teaches students to write about small moments vs. the entire experience. For example, I may have vacationed in Hawaii, but I should pick one moment from the trip (like seeing the ocean for the first time) as my story. She refers to these small moments as "seed stories" and the entire experience a watermelon. Clever!When I teach this lesson I have my students prac
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Grades:
1st - 5th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Print and go literacy analysis activities - A full text version of The Tell Tale Heart is included, along with The Tell Tale Heart comprehension questions activities. These Poe themed lesson materials ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. A great addition to a short story unit on classic literature, these short story resources include graphic organizers, projects, questions, and answer keys.✅While this uni
Grades:
6th - 9th
Hero's Journey Identifying Stages
An "ordinary" boy who makes things happen when he is angry or scared, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village and our friendly neighborhood high school student bitten by a radioactive spider – they’re all heroes of their own narratives, or if you like, protagonists within a Hero’s Journey. Identifying and analyzing the acts and stages of the Hero’s Journey can be difficult for students if not modeled first. This resource includes plot summaries from the above three well-kno
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg Reading Comprehension Activities
These engaging reading printables are perfect comprehension activities for the Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. With 18 printables and 7 digital activities, you'll have so many things to choose from! Each activity supports the comprehension of the Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. Help your students to discover the identity of the stranger on their own by encouraging students to pay attention to the stranger's behavior and the unusual things that happen on the farm while the stranger is visiting. S
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Chris Van Allsburg Author Study Bundle
Perseus and Medusa | Full Text Greek Myth | Questions | Graphic Organizers
This Perseus and Medusa Myth, Questions, Graphic Organizers, and Activities is a great asset for anyone teaching Greek Mythology or Rick Riordan's novel, The Lightning Thief. The product contains the full text myth of Perseus' quest to slay the Gorgon, Medusa. The text is 2 pages long, 893 words, and falls in the 810-1000 Lexile range. The product also contains two Character Doodle Note pages: one for Perseus and one for Medusa. Comprehension questions and a sequencing graphic organizer foll
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Grades:
5th - 9th
MATH CURSE Task Cards and Activity Packet
Engage your students this fun and challenging resource to supplement the book Math Curse, which emphasizes the idea that math is everywhere!Packet includes:Story Elements graphic organizerStudent Tracking SheetScratch Paper32 Math Curse Task Cards (print and digital)4 blank task cards (for you to customize)Math Curse: create your own problemMath Curse: plan your own story graphic organizerMath Curse: plan your own story writing template #1Ideas for classroom use:Print and cut out cards. Place ea
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Pop Up Writing Activity - minecraft like images!
Build a story, write about it! Pop Up Activity. Minecraft is the new craze with students. In the game students take 3d blocks, and construct their own worlds. With this activity your students will be able to create their own minecraft pop-up scene to get their creative juices flowing, then write about it! I have also included a pair of story maps to help your students with their stories.43 pages!Included in this activity:30 pages of backgrounds for students to choose from (15x for making popups
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Grades:
K - 6th
All Summer In A Day Cite Textual Evidence Middle School ELA
It can be challenging to practice citing textual evidence while ensuring your middle school students are also mastering reading comprehension. This lesson, on Ray Bradbury's short story "All Summer in a Day" contains everything you need to help your students learn to cite textual evidence to support analysis of a short story. Your students will love having multiple opportunities to practice citing evidence as they analyze the characters in "All Summer in A Day." You will love having everything y
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Hero's Journey Presentation, Teacher Notes & Handout
Teach the Hero's Journey (or Monomyth) with these background teacher notes, student presentation, and fun handout quiz!1. PresentationThe presentation (PDF file) explains the stages and parts of the Hero's Journey and breaks them down in step-by-step analysis in 50 full-color slides. Examples of each stage are included, highlighting four well-known narratives.2. Student Handout/WorksheetUse this fun handout/worksheet accompaniment alongside the presentation for students to note-take during your
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
You Are Special by Max Lucado
Remind your students that they have inherent value because they were created by God! Engage your elementary students with these print-and-go pages to supplement the book You Are Special by Max Lucado.The book:You Are Special by Max Lucado is a beautiful allegory that tells the sweet story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick who believes that he isn't good enough because of what others say about him. We learn that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with h
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Rigorous Short Story Lesson "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
“Thank You Ma'am” by Langston Hughes is a timeless short story with very rich themes. This story demonstrates the value of compassion and second chances. All materials provided in this resource provide multiple opportunities to critically evaluate character traits, character change, character challenges, and theme! One of the most amazing components is the inclusion of SIX original graphic organizers with answer keys. These organizers can be used with other text! This is a jam packed short story
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
Story Starters Creative Writing Prompts
Looking for a FUN and ENGAGING way to captivate your students' interest and enhance their writing skills? Look no further!
Have students who struggle with getting started when writing? Tired or hearing, "but I don't know what to write about!"? Well then, this is the product for you!
"Story Starters" are 24 writing task cards that provide students with the beginning sentence of a story and let their imaginations do the rest!
10-page packet includes:
Teacher directions
24 Prompt Task Cards
Brai
Grades:
1st - 6th
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty - Print & Digital
These resources for the short story “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as graphic organizers and suggested transitions for writing. This lesson focuses on the skills of plot, irony, and theme.Included:*Readin
Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle: Teaching Literary Elements - Print & Digital
Rigorous Short Story Lesson Plan "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is a classic short story about a pregnant housewife who completes and covers for an unthinkable crime. All materials provided offer multiple opportunities to critically evaluate character motivation, plot elements, cite evidence and evaluate irony! The lesson also includes engaging extension activities. ★ Common Core Aligned Questions from the text w/Answer Key ★ Discussion Questions ★ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Extension Activity (4)This resource is perfe
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
Short Stories - Analysis - Graphic Organizers For ANY Short Story
Short Story Response and Analysis - Graphic organizers that students can use to summarize, relate, and respond to any short story. A nice change from typical short story questions. Includes a short 1-page organizer as well as 5 more mix and match graphic organizers with response questions that relate to short story elements. (Setting, theme, conflict....) A short story map and a handy character chart are also included.Also includes 2 blank organizers to print and 2 EDITABLE organizers to add
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story
Plot Diagram Practice with Superhero & Villain Origin Stories: Print and Digital
Have students practice filling out Plot Diagrams with these engaging superhero origin stories and supervillain origin stories. Students will identify the Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. in 6 different origin stories. Origin stories include: Spiderman, The Flash, Mr. Fantastic, The Joker, Poison Ivy, and Mr. Freeze. Product includes 3 different ways to use the origin stories to help you with differentiation. These ways include Task Card, File Folde
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Plot Elements Unit BUNDLE
Character Traits Graphic Organizers
16 fun and creative character profile worksheets that students can use to create their own character profiles for a story, or to analyze characters in novels or film. Due to the differing style of these templates and lines for note-taking OR white spaces for doodling/drawing, you can easily differentiate for your students!Contents#1: This character profile template allows students to draw their character and note information about their character (name, age, gender, hobbies etc). [Two versions,
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Writing Organizers & Activities Bundle
Show Not Tell - Descriptive Writing Mini Unit
This is a FUN unit to help students add description to their writing. Most students LOVE to act... they won't even know they're learning at the same time!
It is a perfect unit to do by itself, or to add to a current writing unit. This is aligned to the Common Core for grades 2-5!
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Includes:
"Show Not Tell" Definition Anchor Chart
"Show Not Tell" Example Anchor Chart
"Showing Feelings" Anchor Chart
2 Pages of Acting Cards
"Emotions Charades Recording Sh
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Narrative Writing - Beginning/Middle/End - Sentence Starters
When students need to create a story from scratch, help them organize their ideas and the content with this mini poster/graphic organizer/mini anchor chart.It is divided into 3 sections for beginning, middle and end. Each section includes a checklist of what should be included in that section, sentence starters to help students begin their paragraph(s) and an example using one of those sentence starters.Hope your students find this as useful as mine did!
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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