This mini unit includes the text (Internet links if necessary) for 3-4 literary pieces for each of the three literary movements: Romanticism, Trans... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This lesson focuses on an excerpt from "America and I" by Russian-Polish Jewish immigrant Anzia Yezierska, and follows up on a lesson on "Trans-Nat... ByBrandon Juhl
I have the children read two different tall tales each day, then pick one to use with this organizer. This helps me see that the children can pick ... ByNicole Craghead
Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test.7 Short answer questions and 1 timed essay question. Test created for 9th grade gate, but can be differentiated... ByLitteacher
Included are higher order thinking constructed response questions, a graphic plot organizer, and a fun activity to challenge the students on the st... ByLauren Rodriguez
This is a student reading graphic organizer for the short story The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin. This guide asks students to read the story onlin... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
This 90 minute lesson plan is to use the day after reading "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. This lesson is full of Book Club discussion questions to b... ByLauren Rodriguez
The (Easter) Egg Hunt
This is a fun, light-hearted play about a chicken’s search for a basketful of eggs – to save her from being ‘Roast Chi... ByRobert Russell
Great for halloween! This webquest comprehensively explores the life of Edgar Allan Poe. It uses information from the poemuseum.org website. The we... ByTerry-lynn Mcleod
Big Books for Little Tots includes patterns and text to make 3 big books for emerging readers. If you don't have the time to assemble the stories, ... ByPaul Laporte
These graphic organizers are great ways to increase the depth of student understanding when doing novel studies or reading short stories. They allo... BySandra Casady
This is a Readers Theatre Script that is based on a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontati... ByAndre Labouyer
This powerpoint tells the folktale of story "Saved By a Fly". At the beginning their are slides about the vocabulary in the story. At the end of ... ByHeidi E.
There Will Come Soft Rains & Garden of Stubborn Cats--short answer and multiple choice questions. These materials are also available as part of the... ByDave Moeller
Power point to guide students through the writing process. Each slide corresponds to a paragraph of the essay. Writing Prompt: Who has the greater ... ByNicole Schmidt
Powerpoint to use along with your Reader's Edge Lesson Level 2 Tentacles Tale of a Giant Squid Follows Teacher's book and has pictures for each of ... ByBarbara Chambers
This is an excellent lesson that comes with traditional Hindu stories, featuring stories on Brahma and the creation of the world, the Indian God Ga... ByTraveling Teacher
Contains 19 best-loved children's stories such as The Ant and the Grasshopper, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse, Thumblina, A Brer Rabbit Story... ByNavagon
This presents both a reading quiz and a discussion sheet on Dorothy Johnson's story "A Man Called Horse." The discussion centers on the idea of co... ByMarsha Mentzer
Comprehension assessment. Literacy for your students.
4 Chapters, 6 pages.
Book #14 Henry and Mudge and The Best Day of All
* Henry and Mudge ar... ByJ. Grosso
This standards-based and comprehensive study guide is for "The Tell-Tale Heart" and has detailed questions to help students learn, understand, and ... ByThe English Guy
This is a student reading guide for Mr. Parker by Laurie Colwin. Students are asked to organize teh basic short story elements and the answer wrap... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
A four page analysis of short story elements, including plot, setting, point of view, character. Students will use non-linguistic representations c... ByKelly Hansen
Use this anticipation guide to help your students think about some of the themes in Amigo Brothers, a short story by Piri Thomas. Includes three q... ByTeacher Tricks
This Christmas and Holiday themed Reading Comprehension worksheet packet includes 3 pages and is a story about going Christmas Stockings. The Story... ByPowerpoint Maniac
Four essay questions designed for the short story, DANDELION WINE, by Ray Bradbury. The first question focuses on irony, the second on a quote, the... ByMisscaralilly
These quizzes correlate with The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age, edited by Douglas Angus. There are 19 quizzes, one for each story in the boo... ByMary Hudson
This unit consists of unit with stories about Saskatchewan's aboriginal cultures. Moss Bag Stories can be integrated into your curriculum under fa... ByPaul Laporte
The Twilight Zone series featured some of the best short stories on television. These stories are excellent to use as a teaching tool for short sto... ByRichard Grupka
This 10 page document includes the following: A two page mini-lesson on point of view that outlines the three principle types of point of view and ... ByMs. G
Student LOVE the simple story! I'm you may remember it as well! "In a dark, dark, woods, there was a dark, dark, road. And up that dark, dark, ro... ByDizzy For Kindergarten
This is a graphic organizer for part one of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It helps students keep track of chronological order.... ByAngela Bihn
This worksheet is to be used with the book "Puffins Climb Penguins Rhyme" by Bruce McMillan. This worksheet has the students complete a list of the... ByCreative Teacher
Students stuck for ideas for a short story? Do they have a difficult time coming up with characters, setting or a conflict? This set of worksheets ... ByAddie Williams
A 3 page series of questions for students to use after reading Anton Chekhov's "The Bet". Great questions for discussion, group work or independen... ByAddie Williams
Two worksheets for the selection Amigo Brothers. One is a plot chart, with fill in boxes, the other is combo compare/contrast and make connections... ByAngela Bihn
This pack contains everything you need to teach "The Landlady" in LFS format. It contains a thorough lesson plan and all supporting materials. Th... ByLfs Queen
This week of lesson plans comes from the Short Story Unit. It is based on the idea of risk taking. Students will find connections with the charac... ByKristi Calvery
Use this vocabulary builder crossword to help your students learn some new words in All Summer in a Day, a short story by Ray Bradbury. Answers in... ByTeacher Tricks
This vocabulary sheet first has students guess what the words mean by using context clues. Then, students are to match the word to the definition.... ByJennifer Rice
This is a great way to introduce the mystery story or novel. Students work with a partner to try to come up with their own examples for the specifi... ByLouise Gorgette
Short Story Essay Criteria
Choose two characters from two different short stories that we read this marking period and either compare (show simila... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Use these 2 organizers (chart and Venn diagram) to have your students compare 2 books/stories. The chart features the elements of a story/book. S... ByB.rogers
Bio and "There will Come Soft Rains" and "Soft Rains Will Come", Sarah Teasdale's similarly named poem and line by line study for comparison.... ByAnne P. Kraszewski