Use this double entry response chart to help students relate to the events and experiences in Amigo Brothers, a short story by Piri Thomas. Intend... ByTeacher Tricks
After my students have read and analyzed several short stories whole group, then individually, we read one more short story together, "The Black Ca... ByAcmc
This assignment guides students into writing an essay for the short story, "The Bear Boy". Student write about what the main characters learn in th... ByMrs. V.
This assignment is based on Stephen Crane's "An Episode of War." The students are asked to annotated the story for setting, mood, characterization... ByChristie Bettendorf
This assignment is an anticipatory set that can be used for any short story or novel.
The students answer a series of questions, on a poster, that... ByMia Mcdermott
This is a multiple choice reading comprehension worksheet. This comprehension page is based on the book, "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.... ByElvira Rivera
This presentation is the short story, the Veldt by Ray Bradbury and it contains downloaded text, resource slides and assignments. There are also as... ByElizabeth Burke
This is a unit which covers all the traditional literature genres including, Folktales: Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales and Fables. All th... ByKristin Tiernan
Included in Little Kitty Goes To School Unit. A little cute story for emergent readers. They will learn some vocabulary words (school supplies). Th... ByIsabelle Giguère
This presentation has a clean, clear visual style that presents the elements of a plot diagram sequentially using examples from "Cinderella." The ... ByChristina Mitchell
Spark intelligent discussion in your classroom by using these nifty discussion cards with the short story, Amigo Brothers, by Piri Thomas. Directi... ByTeacher Tricks
Women in American Literature unit
-33 pages!
-DETAILED daily lesson plans (95 minute block scheduling broken down into time approximations) for 2... ByJennifer Hampton
This is a short reading test on the short story "Stretching Ourselves" by Alden R. Carter. This story appears in the 5th grade Scott Foresman Read... ByEbeth
This 12 page document includes the following: A two page mini-lesson on conflict that defines conflict and outlines the five main types of conflict... ByMs. G
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students are introduced to the purpose of foreshadowing and twists in short stories and other lite... ByInspired Educators
Help your students apply their knowledge of conflict with this Recognizing Conflict Practice Sheet. Ten (10) scenarios are given, and students lab... ByTeacher Tricks
2 pages-Teacher instructions and student handout/graphic Organizer for characterization. Standards-based lesson that introduces how writers develo... ByLitteacher
This unit is all about games using the Take a Mouse to the Movies theme!
The first set of games is all about sorts- 15 in all covering:
-upper o... ByMary Amoson
A reproducable format for evaluating short stories. Asks basic story questions on the first page (plot, characterization, theme, etc.), and then u... ByLauren Barker
Radio script for The Fall of the House of Usher. Great show for classroom, readers theater or stage. Wonderful projects for students interested i... ByGerald Murphy
A very fun radio script based on one of Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories "The Musgrave Ritual." Excellent for classroom reading, reading's theat... ByGerald Murphy
A wolf is able to gobble down six of seven young goats! How will the seventh kid figure out a way to bring back his brothers and sisters?... ByGerald Murphy
Ten classic American short stories written in simplified English. Stories include O. Henry - The Gift of the Magi
Ambrose Bierce - The Boarded Wi... ByGerald Murphy
This is a choice menu that can be used with any book. I have used this with trade books from our reading room and basal stories. This menu gives st... ByCoret Smith
Want to encourage an early love of reading in your child? Start her out with Alphabet Tales. Each tale tells a story about how the letter came to h... ByChild1st Publications
Great newspaper project. This package comes with everything you need including student instruction, teacher direction, grading rubric, and student ... ByAnasone Silivongxay
Included are five story start ideas with multiple options for (most). In my fiction class, I start each period with one of these and students typi... ByDeedumtweedle
Have your students pretend to be an early American immigrant traveling to a new home in America. Students complete four entries in these diaries: t... ByCarol Weiss
Some students found that writing realistic fiction was easy for them. Others wanted to include monsters and gratuitous violence. It depended upo... ByMary Bauer
This activity has 20 cards of baby and adult animals and 2 mats. It goes with the book :Is Your Mama a Llama?. I have used it to teach the math con... ByMaria Elena Morales
This outline is to be used to extend student thinking and creativity once the story has been read. Prompts are given to inspire the student to cre... ByThe Teacher's Lounge
This powerpoint illustrates the idea of plot to students as well as uses Eleven by Sandra Cisneros to outline the various plot elements... ByJulie Moore
This Promethean Flip chart has slides on short e. The two short e sounds that we are learning on here is the en and et sounds.
You can download an... ByErica Hagood
This resource forms part of a pack of “Now or Later†resources, designed for supply teachers and subs to use as stand-alone activities when no ... BySos Supply
Students practice identifying and explaining foreshadowing found in a story/novel using this worksheets. Students write 4 examples of foreshadowin... ByMonica Lukins
From Black Boy
Walking Tall in Memphis, Tennessee
This is a short story by Richard Wright which appeared in the previous edition of Elemen... ByJim Tuttle
It is not a well known story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but is definitely worth reading.
"Young love, unbelievable wealth, greed, cruelty and adve... ByJessi C
Short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including “Bernice Bob Her Hair,†“Head and Shoulders,†“May Day,†“Myra Meets His Family,†â... ByGerald Murphy
This has been a popular download (wow, 133 downloads when it was my free product?!), so I am putting it on sale. Enjoy!
This is a script for 25... ByElaine Wieland
This is a power point I used to introduce my students to the Venetian Carnival as a "before reading" exercise to Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado". T... ByStephanie Downey
This handout/worksheet provides students the opportunity to digest a short story on their own and then prepare for a class discussion. NO MORE BLAN... ByValerie Withers
POE- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO- WORKSHEETS
3 PAGES INC VOCAB, EXPLANATIONS AND QUESTIONS
TAKEN FROM:
'GREAT SHORT WORKS - POE - TEACHER TEXT GUIDE... ByAngie Barillaro- Radiant Heart
Fun reading and writing integrated ideas! The lightbulb-shaped book includes pages with and without lines for writing and/or illustrating. This sha... ByThe 3am Teacher