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Curated OER

Animal Farm: Story Problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story problem worksheet, students cross out extra information in a set of 6 story problems about animals, then solve, then make up their own problem. Answers included on page 2.
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Curated OER

Story Octagon

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this story octagon worksheet, students, after reading a book, fill in a story octagon with details, characters, the setting, the problem and the solution.
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Curated OER

Short Story Lesson

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students examine short stories and identify setting, characters, points of view, theme and plot. This lesson develops an appreciation and understanding of short stories.
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Curated OER

Social Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop their speech skills. In this speech activity, students script social stories regarding how to ask questions in classroom settings. Students video record their social stories.
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Curated OER

Writing a Historical Fiction Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a historical fiction story. In this historical fiction lesson, students choose a time period to use as their setting. They create a story with true elements but fictional characters and plot. 
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Curated OER

ESL-Telling Stories

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL telling stories worksheet, learners label a set of pictures using a word bank given, then ask a partner given questions about the pictures.
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Curated OER

Basic Multiplication and Division Story Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this multiplication and division story problem worksheet, students solve 5 problems using basic facts. There are picture clues to help students set up their multiplication or division equations. This page is intended to be used as an...
Study Guide
Film Education

The Jungle Book

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Accompany a viewing of Disney's live-action feature film, The Jungle Book, with a packet equipped with several activities focused on story elements. Scholars discuss and complete diagrams and charts about the movie's characters, setting,...
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Stories! Imagination! Joy!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Rekindle the art of storytelling through imagination and oral tradition.
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Maine Content Literacy Project

Introduction to Ernest Hemingway

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is a white elephant, and what does it have to do with Ernest Hemingway? Study "Hills Like White Elephants" in-depth by following the procedures outlined in this lesson, the fifth in a series of fourteen. Learners start the day with...
Writing
Mr. Mansour

Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Take an in-depth look into Beverly Cleary's story, Ralph S. Mouse, with a 10-question worksheet that focuses on story elements. Scholars describe the main character, point of view, conflict resolution, and more! Then, conclude with...
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College Board

The Departure

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...
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A Perfect Fit: Finding the Right Career for You

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Class members explore possible career paths and consider their own passions and interests by researching job openings, career descriptions, and skills, as well as reading the success stories of experienced entrepreneurs.
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Macmillan Education

White Fang

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Jack London's adventurous novel White Fang may seem removed from learners' everyday lives, but with an engaging set of reading activities, learners can relate to the story's themes. A three-page assignment delves into the...
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Have Fun Teaching

Where Am I? (15)

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Guess the setting in a series of reading passages that allow learners to make inferences. Five short descriptions prompt kids to match one of four settings, based on context clues.
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Freeology

Summarizing

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Scholars draft a summary using a graphic organizer featuring a story's characters, setting, main events, conflict, and resolution. 
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Fabius-Pompey School District

Paired Passage Practice and the Extended Response Question

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How do pupils relate paired passages to each other? Here's a resource that helps! The lesson includes a short story and a poem as a set of paired reading passages, followed by some analysis questions. It also includes an essay template...
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Tears of Joy Theatre Presents Anansi the Spider

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Accompany the African folktale, Anansi the Spider, with a collection of five lessons, each equipped with supplemental activities. Lessons offer multidisciplinary reinforcement in English language arts, social studies, science,...
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Curriculum Corner

Book Study: The Mitten

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking for a set of resources to compliment a reading of The Mitten by Jan Brett? A fun winter resource has everything from story sequencing and writing prompts to a parts of speech sort and a mitten flap book. The activities are great...
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Reading Is Fundamental

Summer Fun...

For Teachers K - 5th
Extend learning through summer with these activity ideas! Individuals can choose one or all nine of the activities, which range from a summer reading goal to an examination of local insects (with accompanying story prompt). See the...
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Indiana University

Literature of Asia and the Middle East: "A Sound of Hammering" by Dazai Osamu

For Teachers 12th
Dazai Osamu’s short story, “A Sound of Hammering” is the focus of a three-day investigation of modern Japanese literature and life in post-World War II Japan. The events in Osamu’s story mirror those in his own life, and give a...
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Curriculum Corner

Fiction Graphic Organizers

For Students 3rd Standards
Analyze a fictional text with a four-page packet that explores a story's main character and moral, challenges scholars to ask and answer questions about the text, and to create a story map. 
Activity
Syracuse City School District

Literary Elements

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Address the literary elements in a piece of writing using these materials. The packet includes plenty of resources, and focuses mainly on theme, character, and point of view, with some materials for setting, symbolism, and author's...
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Phineas Gage: “This I Believe” Venn Diagrams After Reading Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Difficulties with brain injuries still continue today. After reading Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, class members read a series of modern personal essays about brain injuries and choose an essay to compare...

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