Looking for some engaging short stories and rigorous literary analysis activities for your high school and middle school ELA students? Explore multicultural perspectives through these four popular short stories, all while practicing most all the of Common Core reading, writing and speaking standards! This comprehensive 185+ page multicultural short story bundle includes four separate short story units, two editable PowerPoints, and TONS of engaging, rigorous activities for the following short stories: "The Flowers," by Alice Walker · Pre-reading Web quest—to help build background knowledge necessary for comprehension · Inference/Close Reading Activity · Symbolism Activity · Theme Development and Writing Activity · Summary/Writing Reflection Activity · Detailed answer keys · Pre/Post Reading Inference PowerPoint—Fully editable 27-slide PowerPoint enables students to learn about and practice their inference skills, drawing conclusions and supporting with evidence using photos, texts, poetry and in the story, “The Flowers.” "Geraldo No Last Name" by Sandra Cisneros · Pre-Reading “Connections” Activity—to build interest, activate prior knowledge and spark lively debate connected to the text · Pre-Reading “Tea Party”—a fun activity to help struggling readers become actively engaged in the text, make predictions and construct deeper meaning · 1-3 Day Close Reading Activity · Character Analysis Activity · Reader Response Writing Activity · Author’s Craft Analysis · Theme Activity with Rubric · Character Playlist Activity · Study Guide Comprehension and Analysis Questions · “Most Import Word” Summary Activity · Narrative Writing Assignment and Rubric · Assessment/Quiz · Detailed Answer Keys "What, of this Goldfish, Would you Wish?" by Etgar Keret · 27-Slide Fully Editable PowerPoint--provides background and walk students through the many activities in the unit · Pre-Reading Stations Activity in which students build background knowledge of the setting and themes to help them fully understand and appreciate the story and its characters · Vocabulary Builder Worksheet · Comprehension & Analysis Questions · 3 Characterization Activities in which students analyze the characters in the story in creative, unique ways · Theme/MusicActivity · Multi-Cultural Point-of-View Research Activity · Summary Reflection & Narrative Writing Activity · Detailed Answer Keys to minimize prep time and make your life easier "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan · Pre-Reading Vocabulary Context Activity · Pre-Reading Multicultural Stereotypes Activity · Comprehension & Analysis Questions · 3 and 3 Characterization Activity · Body Biography Activity with Detailed Rubric · Symbolism Activity · Theme Activity and Rubric · Theme Tweets · Argumentative Essay Prompts, Planner and Rubric · Detailed Answer Keys and Sample Responses Note: Due to copyright law, most units do not include the story themselves, however, multiple online links to the stories are provided. Your students will love the variety of short stories. And you will love the many choices as well as the print-and-go convenience! WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Fantastic! I love the stories and the work. It made my planning so much easier this last school year.” – Danielle N. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My students found the short stories engaging and interesting. Thank you!” – Cristina M. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love using short stories as supplemental resources to use for remediation and/or pair with our class novel. Using multicultural voices is important and this resource makes doing that very easy.” – Amber B. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Great addition to an English teacher's toolbox.” – Wendy L. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Short Story Unit Bundle - Close Reading & Literary Analysis for Secondary English Secondary ELA Curriculum Essentials: Full Year of English Grades 7-10 Essay Writing Unit Mega-Bundle - Essentials for Teaching how to Write an Essay ELA Test Prep - Reading Comprehension & Skills Practice for Secondary ELA Keywords: multicultural literature, multicultural point-of-view, multicultural perspective, multi-cultural short story unit, multi-cultural fiction, multicultural stories, African-American literature, Hispanic literature, Latino literature, Latino-American literature, Asian-American literature, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month
