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Considering "Charles": Pictograms, Annotations, Reading Strategies, And Multimodal Responses

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Shirley Jackson's short story, "Charles," provides middle schoolers with an opportunity to practice their close reading skills. Using the provided list of prompts, scholars read and reread the story, then create a multimodal response to the tale.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
elements of a short story, literary analysis, reading strategies, annotation, characterization, literary themes, pictograph, making inferences, close reading, making predictions
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Instructional Ideas
  • Post the multimodal responses to the story and conduct a gallery walk of the products
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires a copy of Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" for each class member
  • Have projection equipment ready for the video
  • Materials are available in both English and Spanish versions
Pros
  • The lesson teaches what to look for in a close reading
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RL.8.1