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The White Dress Short Story

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Two-day lesson plan for listening to the story, answering comprehension questions, and sharing alternative endings
Lesson breakdown for the two-day story activity
Listening comprehension questions 1–7 cover the prom dress, funeral home visit, theft, and events at prom
First seven listening comprehension questions
Listening comprehension questions 8–14 address the closed casket, dress, simile, point of view, and theme
Questions 8–14 continue the comprehension activity
Alternative-ending writing prompt asks students to continue from the moment the girl steals the dress
Alternative-ending prompt and writing space
Continuation sheet provides additional writing space for the story's alternative-ending assignment
Additional sheet for the alternative ending
Alternative-ending prompt repeats the starting point after the dress theft, with open space for a response
Alternative-ending prompt with open response space
Alternative-ending response sheet has a name field and open space for students to write their own ending
Alternative-ending response sheet without the prompt
Two writing checklists cover proofreading, punctuation, writing skills, originality, 10 adjectives, and effort
Two copies of the alternative-ending writing checklist

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Reading

Grades

Grade 4, 5, 6, 7

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
The Simplistic Teacher
Rating
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About This Product

"The White Dress" is a super short audio story based on a Floridan ghost tale. This makes a great listening comprehension activity while incorporating a little mystery for your students, but the text is available too online. 

What's Included

2-day lesson breakdown (plan for 45 minutes each day)

Resource Tags

Literature Spooky Story Ghost Comprehension

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