Description
Need to teach literary analysis for your short stories unit? The organization and hands-on learning of interactive notebooks meet the rigor of note-taking and formal responses in this short stories unit.
Students spend LESS time cutting & gluing than most interactive notebooks, & spend MORE time thinking & writing.
More about the short stories unit activities and interactive notebooks in this resource:
✨ Can be used with any text
✨ Activities are included in three formats – print, digital, and interactive notebooks
✨ Adaptable so you can choose what works best for your grades 7-10 students
✨ Reinforce literary analysis skills through close reading, constructed responses, & creative writing
✨ Include handouts, projects, rubrics, presentations, samples, & 3 leveled texts to help teach & assess these skills
✨ Unit can be used as-is OR various components can be edited to meet your needs
These lessons are a great way to ensure a gradual release of responsibility:
1. IN (bell ringer)
2. THROUGH (teacher input/guided classwork)
3. OUT (exit/independent practice/homework)
This item is part of my Interactive Notebooks for Secondary ELA Bundle which includes all of the resources I use in my 9th grade English classroom to bring short stories, novels, poetry, and plays to life using ISNs. This resource will grow as I add and develop more units in the future!
What teachers like you are saying about the short stories unit – HS interactive notebooks:
Your short stories unit – HS interactive notebooks resource includes:
⭐ Full lesson plans for every topic (plot, characterization, mood, etc.)
⭐ Suggested pacing guide
⭐ Step-by-step slides for every page of the Interactive Notebook Version
⭐ PowerPoints/Presentations to teach important skills: Literary Quote Analysis, Diction, Symbolism & Allegory
⭐ Handouts, foldables, notes, and homework
⭐ Literary Devices Terms & Quiz
⭐ Symbolism Flipbook Project for any text
⭐ Three leveled texts (adapted, standard, honors)
⭐ Digital versions in Google Slides
⭐ A curated list of short story recommendations
Each lesson includes suggested short stories:
✨ “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl
✨ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
✨ “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara
✨ “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros
✨ “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
You may choose to use these short stories, swamp them out for your favorites, or add more stories. Each activity is created so that it can be used with any short story of your choosing.
Your download is a .zip file containing ready-to-use files (.pdf) and some editable content.
Instructions for use and copyright information are included in this resource. Feel free to email me at nouvelle.ela@gmail.com if you have any questions. 🙂
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-Danielle @Nouvelle_ELA
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