Daily Archives: August 18, 2019


Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit

Product Description
This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.

Included in the mini-unit is:

• A copy of the short story

• A prediction chart

• An anticipation guide

• Activity sheet (select important passages in the text for later theme and paragraph support)

• Author’s purpose activity sheet

• How to develop a theme sheet with an example

• A graphic organizer to help student plan their paragraph

• An answer key for all activities

• 3-day lesson plan for easy planning

16 pages total

All the prep work has been done for you.

It’s teaching made easy!

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Total Pages 16 pages

Answer Key Included

Teaching Duration 3 days


FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Letter Tiles and Word Mats”

by Teaching is a Work of Art

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This alphabet set of letter tiles- blue for consonants and red for vowels-can be used for word work activities, in centers or to send home. 
It includes 4 different word mats (legal size for more work space) and some blank tiles.

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