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Story Elements

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this literature companion instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding story elements about a story of the choice.
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Adding Sound to a Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils read a short story about the rain forest. They listen to a recording of rain forest sounds and break into several smaller groups to create a soundtrack to the rainforest story.
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Writing a Short Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students do further research on a time period they have studied. In this history research lesson, students choose a time period to write about. Students gather information about the weather, environment, food and activities that were...
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Military Families

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders recognize and define vocabulary words.  In this Military families instructional activity, 10th graders participate in a shoot n spell game.  Students write the vocabulary in sentences, read words in text, and...
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Elements of Fiction

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify key story elements in a fiction text. In this literacy lesson, students are introduced to the various elements of fiction such as the setting, plot, and theme. Students read a short story of their choice and identify...
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Transportation Through Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a short story illustrating the past and imaging the future in transportation. In this transportation lesson plan, students explore artifacts that have to do with transportation in the past in Chicago.
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Story Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify six story elements (setting, characters, character traits, plot, resolution, and point of view) and create short stories utilizing all six elements. They are introduced to story elements as the things that make up...
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Telling A Story

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this ESL storytelling worksheet, students read ten questions about a story and invent their own answers. Students write the story and then complete 2 pages of questions about what they have written.
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Susie and Rover

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce reading comprehension skills with a two-page worksheet offering a story about a young girl, her dog, and an important life lesson. Scholars read the text then show what they know through four short-answer questions. 
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Analyzing Short Biographies to Discover Characteristics of Biographical Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read short biographies on Abraham Lincoln from various artists. Using the texts, they identify the subject of the biography and discuss whether or not illustrations contribute to a biography. They research specific information...
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Silver Blaze and Other Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this Silver Blaze and Other Stories reading and study guide worksheet, students respond to 8 multi-step short answer, multiple choice, and graphic organizer questions. The questions are designed to be answered before, while, and after...
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A Ship in a Storm

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Give reading comprehension a boost with a two-page instructional activity featuring an informational text about ships at sea during stormy weather. After reading, scholars show what they know through four short-answer questions. 
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Origami Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Origami is an excellent way to combine Japanese culture, art, and geometric shapes into one engaging instructional activity! Scholars begin by listening to the story Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and learn the origin of...
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George Washington’s Socks: Short-Answer Questions Chapters 1-9

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate...
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Elements of a Short Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze elements of a short story by working together. In this literature lesson, students analyze short stories. They use the TI Navigator Application to write their findings.
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Comparison and Contrast - Two Short Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students choose two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. They then write a paper comparing and contrasting the two short stories that Edgar Allan Poe wrote using appropriate conventions.
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Black Bayou Lake Short Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders use Microsoft Word to create an original short story. The setting must be Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The characters must be animals found at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The story must contain...
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The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore "The Minister's Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this short story lesson, students read a summary of the short story and answer prediction questions.  Students then read the story and write a short story of their own.
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Writing in Different Viewpoints

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore different viewpoints through short stories. For this literature lesson, students read a classic short story.  Learners then write a short story from a different point of view.
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Imitating An Author's Style

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils explore author's style. In this literature lesson plan, students read and take notes on a short story of their choice. Pupils write an original short story imitating the author's style.
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Comparison and Contrast - D.H. Lawrence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore "The Rocking Horse Winner" and "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" by D. H. Lawrence. In this literature instructional activity, students read these short stories. Students write an essay comparing the two stories according to...
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Writing a Query Letter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore query letters. In this letter writing lesson, students plan a short story that they would like to write and then locate a magazine publisher that might be interested in the story. Learners write a query letter.
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Bottom of the Ninth and Down by Four

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students use the prompt 'It was the bottom of the ninth and we were down by four runs,' to write a short story.
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Writing A Summary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and write summaries. In this summary writing lesson, middle schoolers discuss how to write a summary. Middle schoolers then select a topic and practice writing using...

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