Flying Lessons and Other Stories Lessons LAST 5 STORIES BUNDLE
by Ms. J's ELAThis bundle of lessons should accompany the last five short stories of the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh.
Those five stories are:
- Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains by Tim Tingle
- Main Street by Ellen Oh
- Flying Lessons by Soman Chainani
- Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents by Kwame Alexander
- Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push by Walter Dean Myers
Each lesson includes a presentation and student worksheets which address:
- pre-reading journal prompts
- story vocabulary (except Main Street)
- tiered reading questions
- questions focused on one specific ELA standard
- answer keys
Depending on the length of your classes, this resource could take 4 days or 2 weeks. I have 50 minute classes, and it would take me 2 weeks.
Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push by Walter Dean Myers Short Story Lesson
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany Walter Dean Myers's short story Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push. The story is not included but can be found in the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories.
This resource includes 5 worksheet pages in color for posting online and in b/w for easy printing. A presentation aligns with the worksheets and includes an answer key for vocabulary and short answer questions.
This resource has:
- a pre-reading journal prompt
- story vocabulary
- tiered reading questions
- a focus on the standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
- answer keys
Flying Lessons by Soman Chainani Lesson
By Ms. J's ELA
This lesson should accompany Soman Chainani's short story Flying Lessons. The page numbers on this resource correspond with the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories. This lesson consists of 8 pages of student worksheets and an 18 page presentation. Answer keys are included in the presentation. The worksheets and presentation cover the following:
- a pre-reading journal
- 2 levels of vocabulary (this story has a lot of great words)
- tiered reading questions
- many questions focused on allusions in literature
The worksheet pages come in color and b/w for easy printing.
*The short story is not included in this resource.*
Main Street Short Story by Jacqueline Woodson Lesson
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany Jacqueline Woodson's short story Main Street. This resource includes 5 student worksheets in color and in b/w for easy printing. You will also receive a 13 slide presentation to accompany the worksheets. The presentation also has answer keys for all questions.
This resource includes:
- Pre-reading journal questions
- Tiered reading questions
- Questions focused on ELA standard: analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
- Answer key
Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains by Tim Tingle Lesson & TEST
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany Tim Tingle's short story Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains. This resource includes 4 student worksheet pages in both color and b/w. There is also a 12 page presentation to accompany the worksheets. The presentation contains answer keys for vocabulary and short answer questions. You will also get an Easel reading quiz with this resource.
This resource includes:
- a pre-reading journal question
- story vocabulary
- tiered reading questions
- questions focused on ELA standard about point of view and its impact on suspense and humor
- an Easel reading quiz
Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents Short Story by Kwame Alexander Lesson
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany Kwame Alexander's short story Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents. The story is not included.
This resource includes 4 pages of student worksheets in both color for posting online and b/w for easy printing. There is also a presentation that aligns with the worksheets and contains an answer key for the vocabulary and short answer questions.
This resource includes:
- a pre-reading journal
- vocabulary words from the story
- tiered reading questions
- questions focused on the standard: analyze the structure of texts
- answer keys