Are you looking for a middle school reading comprehension activity that assesses students’ knowledge of a short story with questions, fun writing activities, and fun ELA projects middle school students will love? The “All Summer in A Day” short story task cards are the PERFECT reading comprehension activities for middle school and high school students to demonstrate their new learning.
These PRINT and DIGITAL reading task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS-aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Bradbury short story but also allow them to tap into their creativity.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Saves You Time with Quick and Easy Prep
✅ Allows students to show their learning in a creative project
✅ Can be used for ELA learning stations, group work, early finishers and more!
✅ Perfect Activity for Substitute Days
✅ Clear Student Directions and Criteria
✅ Easy Way to Scaffold and Differentiate
✋ What Standards and Skills Are Addressed?
• Citing Text Evidence
• Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Theme
• Author’s Point of View
• Elements of Plot
• Characterization
• Figurative Language
• and MORE!
✍ What’s Included:
• 36 “All Summer in A Day” by Ray Bradbury Task Cards
– 16 CCSS Aligned H.O.T. Questions
– 20 Creative Projects
• Short Story Handouts
• BONUS: DIGITAL Short Story Task Cards (Google Slides)
▶️ The following questions/tasks are included in this product:
→ Question #1- Author’s Purpose
→ Question #2- Central Idea
→ Question #3- Theme
→ Question #4- Characterization
→ Question #5- Point of View
→ Question #6- Time Period
→ Question #7- Real Life Influences
→ Question #8- Figurative Language
→ Question #9- Conflict/Resolution
→ Question#10- Setting
→ Question #11- Theme & Development
→ Question #12- Painting a Picture
→ Question #13- Plot
→ Question #14- Objective Summary
→ Question #15- Mood
→ Question #16- Context Clues
→ Task #1- Movie Poster
→ Task #2- Be A Critic
→ Task #3- Picture It
→ Task #4- Interview the Author
→ Task #5- Interview a Character
→ Task #6- Comic Book
→ Task #7- Instagram
→ Task #8- Facebook
→ Task #9- Twitter Feed
→ Task #10- Trading Places
→ Task #11- Likes/Dislikes
→ Task #12- Rewrite
→ Task #13- Prequel
→ Task #14-Sequel
→ Task #15- Diary of a Character
→ Task #16- Cover Artist
→ Task #17- Dear Abby
→ Task #18- Music to My Ears
→ Task #19- Morning Announcements
→ Task #20- Word Cloud Collage
✋✋✋ It would be a great idea to laminate these task cards for durability or so that students can use a dry erase marker to check off the criteria while they are self-assessing their work.
What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Lori S. says, “I love this resource! It was so engaging and it was simple for me as the teacher to see how students were processing and using the information. It checked off both critical and creative thinking in my book!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Sarah H. says, “Students loved the choice on what they were working on and they were engaged and active on the activity.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Crystal G. says, “This was a highly engaging activity in my class. Students really enjoyed working in groups to complete it. Thank you!”
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