After reading two short stories, "Raymond's Run" and "The Ransom of Red Chief", students review vocabulary and analyze the stories using the attached 17 worksheets. Included are: vocabulary worksheet and test, response paragraphs, a rewrite/sequel to Raymond's Run (& student example), a diary entry activity, an open mind worksheet, and WANTED & MISSING posters Worksheets for "Ransom of Red Chief" (& student examples).

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I have been teaching grades 7 and 8 Language Arts and Social Studies at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts in Ventura, California since 2001. I have also briefly taught high school ESL (grades 9-12), and I spent one month teaching English in Moscow, Russia.
