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This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep the

Perfect for Halloween or for a fun activity around a mystery or suspense unit! I use Murder Mysteries as a form of reading comprehension as students analyze and evaluate each clue. The clues work like task cards where each student holds a piece of information that will help to solve the mystery. Students can work as a whole class or in small groups (add in some competition to solve first!) to solve the mystery of the murder of Mr. Fright the Mayor of Horrorville. There are 30 clues for students

Just in time for Halloween! The short story "Death by Scrabble" is perfect for middle school, even high school students who need a refresher on foreshadowing and irony in a spooky story with an unexpected twist! This four page student work booklet will have students analyze the story for examples of foreshadowing as well as reviewing the three types of irony. The work booklet also includes two pages of vocabulary review (context clues and matching activity) as well as a crossword puzzle for revi

The classic short story The Monkey's Paw is perfect for Halloween reading! This set of worksheets includes some introductory pre-reading activities based on superstitions and a vocabulary chart with matching and practice opportunities. Students will love reading this highly engaging spooky short story! For other creepy short story resources, check out these products: Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl student worksheets The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs for pre-reading and vocabulary activities

Boost vocabulary development and reading comprehension in this challenging workbook focusing on common Greek and Latin roots and common affixes. This workbook is perfect for AP classes or to challenge middle and high school students! Learning common roots is an essential component to unlocking academic language that students will encounter in Science classes, History, Civics, and Social Studies, plus students love trying to solve the challenge words using their knowledge of Greek and Latin! A vo

Printable student task cards for identifying text structure. Students will read short passages and identify the text structure present. Graphic organizers are included to help students match the passage to the visual representation of each structure. Text Structures included: - Chronological - Compare and Contrast - Problem and Solution - Cause and Effect - Sequence Other reading comprehension resources that you may be interested in: Reading Comprehension: Teaching Greek and Latin Roots - is a

Worksheets to accompany Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. Includes a bank of words from the text, students will research the definition and provide their own synonym. There is a second worksheet which can be assigned for homework, extra practice, or used as a quiz! For other creepy short story resources, check out these products: Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl student worksheets The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs for pre-reading and vocabulary activities The Most Dangerous Game by Rich

Fun and engaging for students to understand and apply Language Arts concepts! This short film, The Present, is an excellent resource to use to teach elements of fiction. This lesson is set up to have students recognize and describe character development, leading towards an understanding of the theme. If you enjoy this resource, please check out another Teach Language Arts with Film Clips (Suspense and Foreshadowing) listing! The resource includes the short film and 3 student worksheet pages. I

Have students dig deeper into Roald Dahl's use of foreshadowing and suspense in the short story The Landlady. Students will complete close readings of key passages and recognize the techniques which authors use to create foreshadowing and build suspense. Students will see how descriptions, mood, and foreshadowing all work to create a suspenseful story. Additionally, there are two activities students will love: creating a character profile (students love to draw the Landlady and incorporate her

Great for a one-week poetry unit or review right before final exams. The 9 page student workbook reviews the following terms and techniques: OxymoronPersonificationPunHyperboleSimileMetaphorAlliterationIdiomsImageryThe workbook reviews the terms and definitions before going into focus lessons including analyzing pop songs and poems by Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, and Theodore Rotheke. Students will analyze poems for use of poetic techniques as well as broader ideas such as theme and purpose. Gre

Engage students in writing! I use the film Freedom Writers with my most reluctant students and it is one of their favorite assignments every year! Use the film as a jumping off point to have students discuss their own lives. Pick a central theme from the movie (there are lots! Adversity, racism, courage, success, sacrifice, life choices) and have students write a personal narrative essay about their own experiences with these themes. Perfect for struggling writers, it is less challenging than a

This is an editable PowerPoint file you can download and customize if needed. Students will cut and create a flipbook for notes or review the stages of the Hero's Journey archetype.

Give students the skills to develop their creative writing skills! This fully editable student workbook (with 20 pages of exercises!) is ready to print and deliver to your classes today. Students will have the opportunity to recognize writing techniques in mentor text samples before attempting the skills themselves. This booklet will help your students to write descriptive and engaging short stories while working on higher level grammar skills. Topics covered in this workbook include: - Creatin

Perfect for a test prep class or extra credit assignment! Have students analyze significant quotes and passages from Macbeth and identify literary devices. This 4 page document is fully editable so you may add or adapt questions as needed. The work of hunting for metaphors, similes, imagery is done for you with these 10 questions that will ask students to rephrase Shakespeare's words and then identify/explain literary devices and their intended effect. Other ways to use this product: Add these

The Social Dilemma is a popular Netflix documentary with powerful messages about the impact of social media on society. With a specific focus on Gen Z, the speakers outline the effects of social media on a personal level (mental health) and a global level (political effects). This six page workbook (with time stamps for pausing) will guide students to break down the information and summarize in their own words. The workbook comes with a interactive BINGO card for students to evaluate their own u

Edgar Allan Poe's classic scary story The Tell-Tale Heart is perfect for teaching around Halloween. The activity packet includes some pre-reading questions, close reading tasks, imagery analysis, and vocabulary practice activities. The file also includes a high-quality video file of The Simpsons adaptation of the story. Due to the nature of The Simpsons I recommend previewing the clip first, making sure it is appropriate for your students. My students always love reading this creepy story and t

This is a downloadable PowerPoint file which will allow you to customize the frames, artwork, and speech bubbles or print the file and hand out to your students today. This comic book template will allow students to show their knowledge of stories, processes, or events from many different subject areas. Students can represent key events from historical events such as wars or protests, or demonstrate changes and processes for science class. This package will allow you print blank templates or ad

Use film clips to teach Language Arts concepts! This package includes film clips from Akeelah and the Bee (2:32 mins) to teach characterization techniques and students will classify details as either direct or indirect character presentation. Once students have mastered detecting direct and indirect characterization they can move onto the film clip from Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (9:00 mins) to continue looking for characterization as well as internal and external conflicts. There are six

Combine the history of Black History Month with the analytic skills of reading comprehension. The article: Integration of Central High School is adapted from NewsELA for middle school readers. Comes complete with a 10 question reading comprehension quiz on main ideas, supporting details, and context clues. **Answer Key Included**

Perfect for back to school! Improve reading comprehension for students with interactive and challenging activities. Concepts covered include: -Context Clues -Text Structure -Paraphrasing and Summarizing 7 pages of student workbook activities and a total plus 5 pages of teacher resources and links to activities, puzzles, and games which build on the student workbook skills. Excellent way to introduce a non-fiction unit or to welcome students back with fun but challenging reading skills and strate