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Watermelon Animated Writing Activity | Short Film
Uses a short animated film called 'Watermelon' to teach story sequencing, true/false comprehension, and summary writing.
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Tiny Wing Animated Writing Activity | Short Film
A slide-deck writing activity built around watching the animated short film 'Tiny Wing,' guiding students through sequencing, true/false comprehension, and summary-writing tasks tied to the film.
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Storyteller's Wordshop - True Life Stories & Me and My World
A two-part personal-narrative writing journal (combining 'True Life Stories' and 'Me and My World') that prompts students to write and illustrate short personal stories using story starters, brainstorming questions, and vocabulary space.
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14 Random Writing Prompts: Character, Situation, Prop, Setting, Phrase
Choose one or two prompt slides (each giving a character, situation, prop, setting, and phrase) and write a short story or flash-fiction piece incorporating those elements; teacher's suggested use is 25-30 minutes of writing on 3-4 slides at a time, later sharing drafts in small groups for feedback.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 3 Sample: Cindy's Tea Party (PDF)
Read the "Cindy's Tea Party" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall, short answer, and a division word problem); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 3 Sample: Cindy's Tea Party (Word)
Read the "Cindy's Tea Party" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall, short answer, and a division word problem); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 3 Sample: Cindy's Tea Party (PPT)
Read the "Cindy's Tea Party" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall, short answer, and a division word problem); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 1 Sample - Picking Cherries (Word)
Read the "Picking Cherries" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, one short-answer question, and one open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 1 Sample - Picking Cherries (PDF)
Read the "Picking Cherries" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, one short-answer question, and one open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 1 Sample - Picking Cherries (PPT)
Read the "Picking Cherries" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, one short-answer question, and one open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 2 Sample - Chasing Pheasants (PDF)
Read the "Chasing Pheasants" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, sequencing, and an open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 2 Sample - Chasing Pheasants (Word)
Read the "Chasing Pheasants" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, sequencing, and an open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Fiction Set 2 Sample - Chasing Pheasants (PPT)
Read the "Chasing Pheasants" passage; answer mixed multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (MC recall questions, sequencing, and an open-ended prediction question); complete a vocabulary, spelling, or word-fill activity; complete a short writing prompt; compare work against the provided answer key.
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Write Algernon's Eulogy as Charlie Gordon: Creative writing Flowers for Algernon
A creative-writing assignment in which students write a eulogy for Algernon (the mouse) from Charlie Gordon's first-person perspective, tied to the novel 'Flowers for Algernon'.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Animals Presentable PDF
Read a short fiction story, answer a Mixed Questions section (multiple-choice, short-answer, and a predict-what-happens-next question), complete either a vocabulary-matching-plus-sentence-writing activity or a spelling multiple-choice activity (varies by lesson), and respond to a reflection/writing prompt.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Animals (Fillable PDF)
Read a short fiction story, answer a Mixed Questions section (multiple-choice, short-answer, and a predict-what-happens-next question), complete either a vocabulary-matching-plus-sentence-writing activity or a spelling multiple-choice activity (varies by lesson), and respond to a reflection/writing prompt.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 6 - Family (Fillable PDF)
Read a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions ('Mixed Questions'), complete a vocabulary or spelling activity (varies by lesson: crossword, jumbled letters, matching, or fill-in-the-blank), respond to one of several writing prompts, and complete a bonus 'just for fun'…
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 4 - School Presentable PDF
Read (or view slide-by-slide) a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary/spelling activity (varies by lesson), respond to a writing prompt, and check answers against the per-lesson answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 4 - School (Fillable PDF)
Read a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions ('Mixed Questions'), complete a vocabulary or spelling activity (varies by lesson: crossword, jumbled letters, matching, or fill-in-the-blank), respond to one of several writing prompts, and complete a bonus 'just for fun'…
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 5 - Friends Presentable PDF
Read (or view slide-by-slide) a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary/spelling activity (varies by lesson), respond to a writing prompt, and check answers against the per-lesson answer key.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 5 - Friends (Fillable PDF)
Read a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions ('Mixed Questions'), complete a vocabulary or spelling activity (varies by lesson: crossword, jumbled letters, matching, or fill-in-the-blank), respond to one of several writing prompts, and complete a bonus 'just for fun'…
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Animals (PDF)
Read a short fiction story, answer a Mixed Questions section (multiple-choice, short-answer, and a predict-what-happens-next question), complete either a vocabulary-matching-plus-sentence-writing activity or a spelling multiple-choice activity (varies by lesson), and respond to a reflection/writing prompt.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Animals (Word)
Read a short fiction story, answer a Mixed Questions section (multiple-choice, short-answer, and a predict-what-happens-next question), complete either a vocabulary-matching-plus-sentence-writing activity or a spelling multiple-choice activity (varies by lesson), and respond to a reflection/writing prompt.
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 4 - School (PPT)
Read (or view slide-by-slide) a short fiction passage, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary/spelling activity (varies by lesson), respond to a writing prompt, and check answers against the per-lesson answer key.
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