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Middle school literature lessons under $5
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
Plot Diagram and Elements Lesson | Short Story Structure GR 4-7 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the elements of plot and plot diagrams. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about plot elements before explaining them in their own wordsmatch each stage of a plot diagram with its descriptionread short stories and sequence the main events on a
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4th - 7th
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Socratic Seminar for ANY Text: Literary Analysis - Distance Learning
The Socratic Seminar is named after Greek philosopher Socrates, who believed in the power of social learning and deliberate discussion. Socrates believed that humans learned best from questioning and discussion. He believed discussion helped individuals critically think through complex ideas and learn better than they could on their own. You can think of a Socratic Seminar as an “intellectual discussion,” but you can also see it as a conversation where you “think out loud” and “talk it out.” Ess
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Tell Tale Heart Unit | Print & Digital | Close Reading | Full Text
Use this standards-based unit to introduce students to Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” This resource is packed with activities your students will love, including audio support! Everything you need for a comprehensive and engaging unit is included in printable and digital formats! Printable PDF and digital Google Drive versions are included. Included With Your Purchase:Teacher's Guide "The Tell-Tale Heart" Full Text with Audio Support Introductory ActivityInference
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6th - 9th
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First, Second, & Third Person - Point of View Worksheets
Do you need a quick and easy way to teach point of view? These worksheets will show students how to identify the perspective from which a story is told which will help them effectively analyze literature, improve their critical thinking skills, help them understand the author's purpose, and increase their ability to recognize potential bias. It is important that students are able to accurately identify the main points of view commonly used in texts to gain a deeper understanding of what they a
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5th - 9th
Socratic Seminar for ANY Text - Literary Analysis Classroom Discussion Activity
Facilitating a Socratic Seminar in the classroom is a great way to discuss, review, and analyze literature. This Socratic Seminar resource is a great resource for teachers who are looking to assess a student’s understanding of literary analysis. This literature-based Socratic Seminar activity includes everything you need to facilitate a successful Socratic Seminar about any literary text in your classroom, including premade Socratic Seminar questions that work with any piece of fiction. I love
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8th - 11th
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Doodle Vocabulary - Elements of Fiction - 36 Fiction Vocabulary Words & Doodles
This Doodle Vocabulary resource will introduce your students to 36 words associated with fiction. Students will not only learn the new vocabulary words, they’ll also showcase their learning with doodles!You can use this resource in a variety of ways! You might:Create a single packet filled with the doodle vocabulary pages that students can reference all year long.Select specific pages that relate to particular pieces of literature that students are studying and highlight words.Teach all the wo
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Doodle and Do ELA Skills Bundle - 6 Units - Vocabulary, Writing, Reading
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Slides, Assignments, Activities
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Short Story Slides, Assignments, Activities: Take your students on a thrilling journey through time with Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" using this comprehensive short story resource. Packed with engaging materials to facilitate learning and assessment, this resource includes a dynamic presentation to guide your lesson, thought-provoking analysis questions to deepen student understanding, and a descriptive writing activity that challenges students to vividl
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8th - 11th
The Tell Tale Heart Activities | Comic Book Project | Edgar Allan Poe
Your students will transform Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell Tale Heart" into a comic book! Two comic book templates are included with this product: a comic book template with the "Tell Tale Heart" narrative included or a blank comic book template for students to write their own narrative. Both serve as an excellent assignment for reviewing the plot of Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell Tale Heart". INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE: "Tell Tale Heart" Comic Book Cover Page: A comic book cover page is included for s
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6th - 9th
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Summarize Fiction PowerPoint with Practice Passages: Somebody Wanted But So Then
Are you searching for a step-by-step summarizing PowerPoint that can be used to teach your students how to write a strong fiction summary in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 53-slide PowerPoint will guide your students through the process of writing a summary using the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" summarizing strategy. It includes FIVE practice opportunities, including two classic stories (Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Emperor's New Clothes) as well a
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3rd - 6th
Reading Response Journal Questions Prompts and Assessment
This Reading Response file contains well over 100 reader response prompts organized into sections for different comprehension strategies and story elements so you can match the response questions to your minilessons. These questions could also be used as comprehension questions for ANY novel. The document also contains a set of success criteria that could be made into an anchor chart, or reproduced for students to glue into their response journals. A reader response rubric is also included.**
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: 4th to 6th Grade Essential Year-Long Curriculum Bundle
Figurative Language Types Lesson and Activities GRADES 4-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the seven common figurative language types: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, idiom, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about the difference between literal and figurative language before explaining
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4th - 7th
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Point of View Mini Lesson: Notes and Activities: Middle School ELA
Before students can dive deep into analyzing a story, they need to understand how Point of View can impact their experience while reading. This lesson is the foundation for making that happen!What's Included:1. Google Slides Presentation: 19 creative and colorful slides that will help your students understand the different types of POV.2. Vocabulary and Definitions: Introduces and explains- 1st person, 2nd person, and three types of 3rd person POV. There is also a Quizizz vocabulary practice emb
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6th - 8th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments and Activities
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit has everything you need to teach this classic work of dystopian fiction, The Veldt by Ray Bradbury and includes resources to assess student understanding, as well as get them working on their creativity and writing skills with reading response questions, a missing persons report activity, and a creative writing real estate listing for George and Lydia activity. Also included is a PowerPoint presentation that lays out the unit for you, as well as provid
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin: SHORT STORY ANALYSIS
Looking for engaging, meaningful resources for teaching Kate Chopin's 'The Story of An Hour'? Whether you have been teaching this story for years and are looking for something fresh, or have never taught it before, these resources will guide you and your students through a critical reading of this poignant short story. CONTENTSPrintable Version of the Text Included (in the public domain)Lesson Ideas:Although there is no step-by-step lesson plan contained, this teacher’s page gives ideas for pre-
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit: Student Workbooks
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: SHORT STORY ANALYSIS
Looking for engaging, meaningful resources for teaching Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game'? Whether you have been teaching this story for years and are looking for something fresh, or have never taught it before, these resources will guide you and your students through a critical reading of this intriguing short story. CONTENTSPrintable Version of the Text Included (in the public domain)Lesson Ideas:Although there is no step-by-step lesson plan contained, this teacher’s page gives ideas
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit: Student Workbooks
Literary Genres Activities and Reading Lessons for Middle and High School
This literary genre bundle contains practical and engaging materials to help students learn the similarities and differences between various narrative genres they will encounter when reading texts. The goal is to help students identify the characteristics of the genres included and to distinguish between them when reading an excerpt of a narrative text. Use this resource as a complement to your book club or independent reading program! Included, you will find the following...Introduction to Narr
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6th - 9th
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Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Author's Craft PowerPoint Lesson with Practice Passages
Do you want to teach your students to analyze an author's craft, but don't quite know where to start? This 36-slide PowerPoint is the perfect starting place! After explaining what is meant by "author's craft", I focused on six techniques used by authors, including imagery, voice, figurative language, analogy, sentence fluency, and interesting use of language. In all, students will analyze twenty-one book excerpts, and make judgments about how an author crafted a particular sentence, paragraph, o
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Author's Craft Bundle of Activities: PowerPoint and Foldables
Types of Figurative Language Guided Notes Minilesson
Need notes and practices to introduce types of figurative language? This minilesson is the perfect for defining and identifying SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, IDIOM, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION! With guided notes and 3 close reading passages, students will be able to distinguish 7 types of figurative language, identify examples, and explain their meanings. The graphic organizer is color-coded to classify figurative language terms into 3 categories: comparisons, sound devices, and d
Grades:
6th - 9th
A Long Walk to Water Pre-Reading Learning Stations: Historical Context
Engage your students BEFORE reading and build essential background knowledge with these pre-reading learning stations for Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk to Water. During these stations, students will "get to know" Nya & Salva, learn about the setting and historical context, consider the impact of water access, and more. Please keep in mind that these stations work best with technology, although there are ways to modify them if students do not have access to devices. For example, the only stati
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5th - 8th
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The Outsiders Activity - Analyzing the Theme of Stereotyping in the Novel
The Outsiders Activity - Analyzing the Theme of Stereotyping in the Novel is a fun and creative activity that will help your students make connections and analyze theme. After reading chapters 3-4 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, students will participate in an interactive activity that will help them examine their own stereotypes and stereotypes made in the novel. This activity for The Outsiders is designed to help students empathize with the characters in the novel and examine the complexities
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7th - 10th
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Inference Mini Lesson with Notes and Activity for Middle School {Fiction} RL1
*Updated 2022*Is it just me, or do your students struggle with inference as well? Every year this is a concept that I have to reteach and spend a considerable amount of time reviewing throughout the year. This resource is what I use to make sure all of my students have the correct terminology and understanding of inference. It is a quick way to introduce the terms and practice how to apply them. This Resource Includes:Google Slides Mini Lesson: 12 slides that explain inferring and the steps stu
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6th - 8th
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