Short Story Bundle of Three Scary Stories for Any Time of Year Print and Digital
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Scare your students – and teach them to analyze great literature at the same time! This bundle includes three creepy short stories: “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The Tell-tale Heart,” and “The Lottery.” Perfect for any time of year -- a great for a sub plan.
Digital and print -- ready for whatever you need! Each unit includes a print version, a Google Slide option, and PowerPoint.
Your students will love reading, analyzing, discussing, and debating them! And you will love having them in a unit -- ready to go!
What teachers are saying about these resources:
- "Provided plenty of materials for this short story that is easy to implement in the classroom and covers all the necessary skills from 6th-8th grade."
- "An AWESOME unit. This resource is put together really well and was really easy to use."
- "Awesome resource! This was perfect from start to finish. The guided reading worksheets were very helpful in analyzing the story."
This bundle includes:
“The Monkey’s Paw”
⚬ PDF copy of "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. This text is in the public domain. QR Code and URL link included on student pages.
⚬ Daily lesson plans
⚬ Pre-reading student survey
⚬ Comprehension questions
⚬ Comprehension quiz
⚬ Vocabulary study
⚬ Plot diagram
⚬ "Big Picture" graphic organizer
⚬ Analyzing literature -- point of view
⚬ Character analysis cards for interactive skits
⚬ Understanding characters graphic organizer
⚬ Foreshadowing
⚬ "Try It" cards -- challenge students to write using foreshadowing
⚬ Fate & Cosmic irony
⚬ "Write About It" prewriting, graphic organizer (argument writing)
⚬ "Revise Your Draft" cards
⚬ Writing rubric
⚬ Teacher Checklists
⚬ Answer Key
”The Lottery”
⚬ teacher lesson plans
⚬ anchor chart
⚬ pre-reading survey
⚬ comprehension questions
⚬ vocabulary collector
⚬ story summary graphic organizer
⚬ elements of the plot chart
⚬ graphic novel-style form for illustrating the plot
⚬ character analysis
⚬ character motivation analysis
⚬ foreshadowing analysis
⚬ theme analysis
⚬ 12 additional open-ended discussion questions
⚬ writing prompt and graphic organizer (argument writing)
⚬ graphic organizer for essay
⚬ essay review checklist
⚬ rubric
⚬ teacher checklists
⚬ complete answer key
This unit does not include a copy of the story since it is not in the public domain. However, it is widely anthologized and easy to find.
”The Tell-tale Heart”
⚬ teacher lesson plans
⚬ anchor chart
⚬ pre-reading survey
⚬ comprehension questions & comprehension quiz
⚬ vocabulary collector
⚬ story summary graphic organizer
⚬ elements of the plot chart
⚬ graphic novel-style form for illustrating the plot
⚬ point of view
⚬ setting analysis
⚬ the unreliable narrator analysis
⚬ theme analysis
⚬ 14 additional open-ended discussion questions
⚬ writing prompt and graphic organizer (argument writing)
⚬ graphic organizer for essay
⚬ essay review checklist
⚬ rubric
⚬ teacher checklists
⚬ complete answer key
This unit includes a copy of the story that provides room on the page for students to add their own annotations.
Reasons to love this bundle:
⚬ ready to use! Lesson plans included, so you can start teaching right away.
⚬ three engaging, creepy stories that your students will love!
⚬ perfect way to engage students in analyzing literature!
⚬ great for literature circles, reading workshop, or emergency sub plans.
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When you purchase this resource, you will receive a zipped file that includes all of the resources.
This resource works well with this creative writing print and digital creative writing resource:
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