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Created byTeach Saki’s “The Open Window” in one class period without stopping the story to death. Students read the complete story straight through, briefly sort out the ending, and then go back to examine how Vera gets Framton to believe her. Includes the full public-domain text in a beautifully illustrated
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$4.99
Created byStart the year with a real English lesson that gives you useful information about your students without making the first week feel like a test. In this low-pressure activity, students read an original short story, discuss possible interpretations, and write a brief evidence-based response.Student-fa
8th - Higher Education Close Reading, Literature, Writing
$4.50
Created byHelp students understand what happens in “The Raven” before asking them to interpret its symbolism and psychological horror.This close reading mini-unit follows Poe’s poem chronologically, with a stanza-numbered reading text, vocabulary support, a student analysis packet, and coordinated lesson slid
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher
$5.99
Created byLet students picture Poe's palace before they decide what it means. In this two-part lesson, students closely read and draw "The Haunted Palace," then return to the poem to trace its tonal shift, identify its human features, and discover how the palace becomes a picture of Roderick Usher's mind.FULL
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry
$4.50
Created byNeed a quick way to introduce Gothic literature without turning it into an elements checklist? This free Gothic literature activity pairs a student-friendly field guide with a continuous public-domain excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Students identify details that cre
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading
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Created byKeKeep “The Monkey’s Paw” tense instead of turning it into a worksheet marathon. This two-day secondary ELA lesson uses a few deliberate reading stops, then asks students to go back and examine how W. W. Jacobs builds suspense through warning, irony, pacing, Gothic atmosphere, and ambiguity.“The Mon
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$5.99
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Earthquakes. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- How earthquakes work- The dangers of eart
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
NGSS MS-ESS3-2
Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions
Free
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about The Common Cold. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:What is the common cold?What causes the
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions
Free
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Invasive Species. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is an invasive species?- How do
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: South Carolina State Standards-Science: Gr 7 SC.7-4. Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Hurricanes. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is a hurricane?- Hurricane wind- How
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
NGSS MS-ESS3-2
Also included in: Natural Disasters & Weather Reading Comprehension & Questions 6th, 7th, 8th
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about How Weather Works. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- Weather- Kinds of weather- What cau
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
NGSS MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Allergies. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties. The reading looks atWhat are allergies?SymptomsExamples of allerg
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Urban Sprawl. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is urban sprawl?- What causes urban
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: MS-ESS3 California 8th Grade Science Preferred Integrated Model BUNDLE | Earth
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Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Cancer. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties. The reading looks at:What is cancer?Types of tumorsWhat causes cance
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Food Webs. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is a food web?- The levels of a food w
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Food Chains and Food Webs Worksheet Bundle + Energy Flow in Ecosystems Lesson
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Why Leaves Change Color In The Fall. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- Green leaves- Pho
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Start of the Year MIDDLE School Science Bundle | Icebreakers and Activities
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Energy Use and Conservation. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.No prep, no formatting, no issues. Simply downlo
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Physics 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Reading Comprehension & Questions 13 Article Bundle
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Thunderstorms. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is a thunderstorm?- What causes th
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Blood Types. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.This resource covers the following topics:What is bloodWhat are
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Human Body Systems Unit | Project, Activities, Lesson | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Nocturnal Animals. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- What are nocturnal animals?- Common
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about the Nervous System. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:What is the nervous system?What are
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Climate Change. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- What is Climate?- What’s the big deal?
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3+7
Also included in: Human Impact & Sustainability - 13 Reading Article Bundle - 6th 7th 8th Grade
Free
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Why is the Sky Blue?. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.Buyer Comments: - "Thank you for sharing! This was eas
6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science
Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions
$2.97
Created byTackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Oil Spills and Their Consequences. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- a case study of the
5th - 8th Close Reading, Science, Earth Sciences
Also included in: New York Science - MS. Engineering Design | NYSSLS | Scientific Method
$2.97