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Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read and write a short story. In this short story lesson plan, students read a short story and answer comprehension questions on it that teaches them about the world around them. Then they write a short story to teach...
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Planting Clues in Short Stories

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine short stories to determine how clues are planted in story stories of the mystery genre. They look at how Edgar Allan Poe planted clues in "The Purloined Letter." They write an original short story in which they plant...
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Short Story Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers develop skills needed to write short stories. They pick out an object in the room and describe it without saying what it is. They describe their hand and the lines on their hand without using words "Line, finger,skin or...
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...
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Analysis of Character in a Short Story

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine a character from the short story, John Steinbeck's, "Flight." students respond to questions about the story and illustrate the character's journey.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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In Search of Self: Adolescent Themes in the Twentieth Century Short Story

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read short stories that are related to adolescent issues and behaviors. In groups, they review the elements of a short story and vocabulary they might need while reading. To end the lesson, they read "Sir Tatton Sykes"...
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Using Short Stories to Teach Vocabulary and Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply vocabulary activities to two short stories in order to increase their comprehension skills. They complete three lessons in which they examine irony, examine how it is used in text, and design an ironic skit. Also, the look...
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Reading Puzzle

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the elements of literature. They each read a chapter of a novel, sequentially list the main ideas, present a summary of the chapter to the class, sequence the events, and review the novel by summarizing the timeline.
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Short Story Motivator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review an episode of their favorite television shows. They discuss the plot in the show and compare it to a short story. They complete a story map as they watch the episode.
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Writing A Short Story with a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write short stories. In this story creation activity, students write their own story and include their previously written persuasive letters as a component of their new story.
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Imagining Your Science Fiction Short Story

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders brainstorm ideas for their own science fiction story. Using worksheets, they sketch the plot and setting for their story. They create appropriate characters and develop their interactions among each other. They share...
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Short Stories Through Multimedia Presentations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders summarize and paraphrase a short story read in class. They identify the six story elements of character, setting, plot, conflict, solution, and tone/mood. Students create a PowePoint presentation that illustrates the...
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Short Story Inspiration

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders write an original story using a picture of a scene inspiration. In this short story instructional activity, 10th graders write short stories using a picture.
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Holey Story

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a cloze activity based on an article of a current event. They switch worksheets and the next group chooses the words they feel are missing and justify their word choices.
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Story Elements

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use several pieces of literature to identify specific story elements. In this story elements lesson, 6th graders analyze the story element of character, character traits, and setting for the example stories. Students work...
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Unit Plan: Short Stories

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete a unit of lessons on the story elements of Sherlock Holmes short stories. They analyze the plot elements, complete graphic organizers, read and discuss the plots, observe a person and take notes, and analyze an...
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Do You Know What You Just Read?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students answer reading comprehension questions using the "story grammar" technique. They listen to a story and then answer questions using the technique: main character, setting, main events, and resolution. Students complete an...
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Plot Summary for Story Element

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify story elements utilizing a plot summary organizer. In this story elements lesson plan, 7th graders discuss the elements of a good story. Students use The Three Little Pigs to practice finding the plot elements....
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Plot Summary for Story Elements

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify story elements utilizing a plot summary organizer. In this plot summary lesson, 9th graders discuss the elements of a good story and listen to the story of the three little pigs. Students complete a group plot...
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Read and Remember - Story Grammar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils use the Story Grammar strategy to outline the main elements of the story which will help them with free recall and cued recall. The strategy includes: identifying the main characters in the story, recalling where and when the...
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Story Quilts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create story quilts. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read a book and create a paper quilt square to display illustrations and events from the text.
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Story Pyramid and Summary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a short selection of a story individually or as a class. On their own, they create a story pyramid for the selection and write a one page summary. They use text from the story for their supporting details. To end the...
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Teaching Fluency Using Readers Theatre

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen as their teacher reads them a book. In groups, they are given a story and time to practice a skit. After taking suggestions from their teacher, they perform their skit and receive feedback from the class. They can...

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