Fun ELA Activities Animated Shorts Literary Elements Middle School Dialogue Plot

What others say

"This pack uses engaging animations to teach dialogue, plot, and other key literary concepts. Interactive activities make learning fun while reinforcing critical reading skills. Perfect for classrooms looking to combine creativity with standards-based instruction. "

Keila R.

"I have used this resource for years now- I keep coming back to it. You can target so many skills: facial expressions, social constructs, prediction, inferential skills etc. The kids just love it."

Adrienne F.

Description

Pixar short films are classroom favorites for teaching literary elements, and For the Birds is one of the best! This animated short film workshop helps middle school students practice reading comprehension, dialogue irony, theme, plot, character traits, and inference, while analyzing a funny yet meaningful story.

In For the Birds, the flock mocks a bird who looks different—until irony strikes and they lose all their feathers. Students will laugh at the humor while uncovering the deeper theme about bullying and acceptance.

What’s Included:
✔ Activities for Irony, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Character Traits, Inference, and Dialogue
✔ Student-friendly prompts and tasks (including writing their own dialogue scene of the birds bickering)
✔ Answer key for everything

DISCLAIMER: This resource is an independent teaching guide and is not affiliated with Pixar or Disney.

NOTE: This digital workshop was SPECIFICALLY designed for Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or any other major LMS platform. This means the slides are interactive and students can work directly on them. It also means it is sized specifically for student interactivity. This workshop is NOT a pdf worksheet that has simply been imported to Google.

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Fun ELA Activities Animated Shorts Literary Elements Middle School Dialogue Plot

Name: Fun ELA Activities Animated Shorts Literary Elements Middle School Dialogue Plot
Brand: DiGiGoods and Printables ELA
SKU: 5407017
Price: 5.75 USD
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Rating: 4.83 (89 reviews)

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Digital downloads

Google Apps, PDF

Grades

5th - 8th

Subjects

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Standards

CCSSRL.5.2

CCSSRL.5.3

CCSSRL.6.2

What others say

Keila R.

"I have used this resource for years now- I keep coming back to it. You can target so many skills: facial expressions, social constructs, prediction, inferential skills etc. The kids just love it."

Adrienne F.

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Description

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This pack uses engaging animations to teach dialogue, plot, and other key literary concepts. Interactive activities make learning fun while reinforcing critical reading skills. Perfect for classrooms looking to combine creativity with standards-based instruction.

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I used this resource in tutoring to help keep the kids attention. They love the videos. It kept them engaged and they were able to identify the literary elements.

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRL.5.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

CCSSRL.5.3

Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

CCSSRL.6.2

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.