Reading Study Guides

Short Story Reading Comprehension Escape Room 5th 6th 7th Grade Fun ELA Unit

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The Wordsmith Cat

Are you looking for an engaging reading activity for a short story unit for ELA lessons? This reading escape room and short story bundle will capture the attention of your 5th and 6th graders!There are themed short story reading passages with comprehension questions. Even better, there are short sto

4th - 7th Reading, Short Stories, Other (ELA)

Short Story Reading Passage Comprehension Questions 5th 6th 7th Grade ELA Unit

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Are you looking for an engaging reading activity for a short story unit for ELA lessons? This short story bundle will capture the attention of your 5th and 6th graders!There are themed short story reading passages with comprehension questions. This bundle includes 4 reading themes and each theme has

4th - 7th Reading, Short Stories, Other (ELA)

Edgar Allan Poe Biography & Background | PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Themes & Work

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Plotting Something

Introduce Edgar Allan Poe with a concise biography and background lesson that gives students the literary context they need before reading his stories and poems. Rather than turning Poe’s life into a list of sensational facts, this lesson connects his biography to the themes, techniques, and literar

8th - 12th Literature, Poetry, Reading

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher Unit | Edgar Allan Poe Reading Guide & Quizzes

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Plotting Something

Teaching “The Fall of the House of Usher” is difficult for one simple reason: students cannot analyze what they cannot follow. Poe’s prose is dense, the plot is strange, and the story’s best ideas only land when students know what is actually happening.This 8–9 day guided-reading unit gives students

9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

Lord of the Flies Reading Companion | Society Stability Tracker & Analysis

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Plotting Something

Students can summarize what happens on the island. This companion asks them to do something more useful: track what happens to the boys' shared society as it weakens, fractures, and finally collapses.In CIVILIZATION UNDER PRESSURE, students return to the same five indicators at six points in Lord of

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

Lord of the Flies Complete Novel Unit | Reading Guide, Quizzes, Test & Essay

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Plotting Something

Teach William Golding's Lord of the Flies with a complete, coherent novel unit that supports students from pre-reading through final assessment. Rather than relying on disconnected worksheets, this resource keeps one central line of thinking in view: what civilization restrains - and what happens wh

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading