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Who's There? Short Story | Advanced Lesson Plan

Short story reading lesson at an advanced (C1) English level: students read Who's There?, in which police question a woman about her missing brother, then answer true/false comprehension questions.
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Not Grade Specific
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL
Topic
short story, ESL lesson
Resource types
Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
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Who's There? Short Story Advanced Lesson Plan This resource helps educators teach critical reading and grammar skills using the short story "Who's There?". Students will read the narrative then complete reading comprehension and grammar exercises that align to middle school English Language Arts standards. These materials can be used flexibly for whole class instruction, small groups, individual practice, or homework. Answer keys are provided for educators. This practical lesson plan resource comes as a PDF document that works seamlessly with Google Apps, making it easy to assign digitally. The content aims to engage learners, assessing their understanding of literary concepts like plot, character, theme, and grammar conventions through readable practice passages and concise questions crafted for middle grade students.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall key events and details from a suspense narrative
  • Judge whether statements about the story are true or false

Teaching tips

  • A Google Apps copy option is included, so students need a Google account to work on the digital version.

Skills covered

  • Close reading of unsimplified English — following a suspense story written at C1 level
  • Checking comprehension — deciding whether each statement matches what happens in the story

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Core concepts

  • Reading comprehension
  • Short story
  • True or false
  • ESL

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