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British Council

British Council Go4 English for Arabic Speakers: Stories

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of 20-25 animated stories designed to teach children English. Children can read as they watch and listen, then play a game to see how much they understood. Includes original stories on topics of interest to students...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Horror Stories of Stephen King; Teacher's Guide. [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Fourteen-page teacher guide for Stephen King's horror short stories includes selections from three books: "Night Shift," "Nightmares & Dreamscapes," and "Skeleton Crew." Features in-depth overview of King's life and writing. Provides...
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Bliss and Other Stories; Ebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of 14 Katharine Mansfield stories.
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Other

Read Print Publishing: Full Text Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full text and free online versions of plays, essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. Search by favorite author or title and immediately find your text of choice.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway:how to Read and Analyze a Short Story

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this learning module, the user will learn to read and analyze a short story using knowledge of literary and poetic devices.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature: Short Stories: "The Necklace"

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. It defines irony and the types of irony and provides links to a PDF text of "The Necklace" and reading questions.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Elements of a Story Interactive

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different ingredients, or elements, that go into stories and make them so much fun. Read the story, "Cinderella," and look at all the different pieces of the tale to see how they all fit together.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Plot Development (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will be able to analyze how flashback, foreshadowing, sub-plots, or parallel plot structures can be used in developing a plot in a short story.
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Other

Native American Bedtime Story Collection

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides eleven short stories based on different Native American stories. Stories from different tribes such as Navajo and Lakota.
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Starfall

Starfall: Learn to Read

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
There are 15 easy-to-read stories, each focusing on a particular vowel sounds; it also provides quizzes using the same long and short vowel sounds. In addition there are alphabet videos.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage shares the fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
During this interactive game based on the PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, students can hear several stories read aloud.
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Light Up Your Brain: Brain Teaser Games & Audio Stories for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fantastic classic children's stories online that you can listen to while you read along. Stories are offered in streaming or downloadable MP3 format. Some of the popular stories are: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", "The Tale of the Flopsy...
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Lecturas in Ingles Traducidas / English Readings

For Students 9th - 10th
Great way to practice English with this beautiful selection of short excerpts from literature classics like the Jungle Book, Sherlock Holmes, or the Cask of the Amontillado. Each text includes comprehension exercises with answers and...
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Other

Reading Group guides.com: Black Boy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a reading group lesson plan for the book "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. Students and teachers will benefit from the informational discussion questions listed.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Five Minute Stories by Mrs. Molesworth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Five Minute Stories by Mrs. Molesworth (1888), a book of illustrated short stories designed to be read in five minutes.
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Other

Reading Group Guide: Native Son

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever read the book "Native Son" by Richard Wright? This site offers a reading group guide for this novel. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
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Quia

Quia: Reading Comprehension (Reading for Facts)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
There are 30 questions in this activity. Practice your reading skills with one or two short stories at a time. Read the story, then choose the answer that best answers the question.
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Read Works

Read Works: World's Greatest Robot

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about brothers who work together to plan the perfect robot. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: How to Trick Your Sister

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother who learns that it is more fun to trick people than it is to be tricked. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Stuck in the Snow

For Teachers K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl and her father when their car gets stuck in the snow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: How to Have an Adventure

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Kurt and his adventure with bees. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Snowy Town

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Johnny who takes his dog for a walk on a snowy day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Up in the Air

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Kurt and his first trip on an airplane. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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