Tag Archives : Short Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit (Digital resource)
Description
NEW – This resource now includes a digital version on Google Docs to facilitate online and distance learning.
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, activity on the theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Brave New World Student Notebook
❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit
❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit
❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit
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 students 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.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes
❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 days
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
Description
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.
This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:
❒a copy of the short story
❒questions for comprehension
❒a plot chart organizer
❒activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing
❒an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)
❒an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form
❒a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs
❒an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph
❒an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”
❒a comprehensive answer key for all handouts
❒a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit (Digital resource)
Description
NEW – This resource now includes a digital version on Google Docs to facilitate online and distance learning.
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, activity on the theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Brave New World Student Notebook
❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit
❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit
❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
❒ An anticipation guide
❒ A copy of the short story
❒ Questions for comprehension
❒ Plot graph activity
❒ Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
❒ A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
❒ A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
You may also be interested in the following products:
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Brave New World Student Notebook
❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit
❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit
❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
❒ An anticipation guide
❒ A copy of the short story
❒ Questions for comprehension
❒ Plot graph activity
❒ Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
❒ A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
❒ A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
You may also be interested in the following products:
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.
This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:
❒a copy of the short story
❒questions for comprehension
❒a plot chart organizer
❒activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing
❒an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)
❒an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form
❒a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs
❒an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph
❒an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”
❒a comprehensive answer key for all handouts
❒a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Brave New World Student Notebook
❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit
❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit
❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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 students 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.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes
❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 days
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit
Product Description
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.
The unit includes:
❒ a copy of the short story
❒ an anticipation reading guide
❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet
❒ plot graph
❒ word wall
❒ character trait explanation sheet
❒ characterization activity
❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet
❒ a comprehensive answer key for all activities.
18 pages total
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes
❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days
Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
❒ An anticipation guide
❒ A copy of the short story
❒ Questions for comprehension
❒ Plot graph activity
❒ Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
❒ A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
❒ A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
You may also be interested in the following products:
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
❒Brave New World Student Notebook
❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit
❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit
❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
It’s teaching made easy!
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
-An anticipation guide
-A copy of the short story
-Questions for comprehension
-Plot graph activity
-Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
-A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
-An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
-A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit
Product Description
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.
The unit includes:
-A copy of the short story
-An anticipation reading guide
-a two-page literary element cheat sheet
-plot graph
-word wall
-Character trait explanation sheet
-Characterization activity
-Writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities.
18 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
· One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
· Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
Poetry Unit for Senior Students
Lord of the Flies Unit – No Prep Required
Hamlet Complete No Prep Unit
Romeo and Juliet – No Prep Unit
Death of a Salesman – No Prep Unit
Frankenstein No Prep Unit
Much Ado About Nothing Unit
Brave New World Student Workbook
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 days
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.
This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:
-a copy of the short story
-questions for comprehension
-a plot chart organizer
-activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing
-an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)
-an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form
-a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs
-an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph
-an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”
-a comprehensive answer key for all handouts
-a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
· One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
· Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
Poetry Unit for Senior Students
Lord of the Flies Unit – No Prep Required
Hamlet Complete No Prep Unit
Romeo and Juliet – No Prep Unit
Death of a Salesman – No Prep Unit
Frankenstein No Prep Unit
Much Ado About Nothing Unit
Brave New World Student Workbook
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
· One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
· Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
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Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.
This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:
-a copy of the short story
-questions for comprehension
-a plot chart organizer
-activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing
-an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)
-an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form
-a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs
-an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph
-an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”
-a comprehensive answer key for all handouts
-a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story
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Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
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Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
-An anticipation guide
-A copy of the short story
-Questions for comprehension
-Plot graph activity
-Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
-A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
-An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
-A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
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Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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.
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Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
3 days
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit
Product Description
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.
The unit includes:
-A copy of the short story
-An anticipation reading guide
-a two-page literary element cheat sheet
-plot graph
-word wall
-Character trait explanation sheet
-Characterization activity
-Writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities.
18 pages total
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Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
· One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
· Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
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Poetry Unit for Senior Students
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Romeo and Juliet – No Prep Unit
Death of a Salesman – No Prep Unit
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Much Ado About Nothing Unit
Brave New World Student Workbook
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece which allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.
This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.
60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.
See below for further details.
The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.
The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.
The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, an activity on theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.
Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)
Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)
· One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
· Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)
A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.
Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.
You may also be interested in the following products:
Poetry Unit for Senior Students
Lord of the Flies Unit – No Prep Required
Hamlet Complete No Prep Unit
Romeo and Juliet – No Prep Unit
Death of a Salesman – No Prep Unit
Frankenstein No Prep Unit
Much Ado About Nothing Unit
Brave New World Student Workbook
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook
Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.
This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:
-a copy of the short story
-questions for comprehension
-a plot chart organizer
-activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing
-an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)
-an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form
-a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs
-an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph
-an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”
-a comprehensive answer key for all handouts
-a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit
Product Description
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
-An anticipation guide
-A copy of the short story
-Questions for comprehension
-Plot graph activity
-Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
-A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
-An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
-A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit
Product Description
Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.
The unit includes:
-A copy of the short story
-An anticipation reading guide
-a two-page literary element cheat sheet
-plot graph
-word wall
-Character trait explanation sheet
-Characterization activity
-Writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities.
18 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
You may also be interested in the following products:
Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)
FREE Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)
Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature
Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days