Are you looking for Fall ELA middle school short stories activities or Halloween short stories middle school students will love? “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl short story unit BUNDLE includes short story reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, foreshadowing, suspense, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Dahl’s suspenseful story.
Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requires students to assume the point of view of the landlady to tell readers what happens next OR the point of view of an investigator who has been tasked with investigating Billy’s disappearance.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Saves You Time with Quick and Easy Prep
✅ Scaffolded Lessons to Meet the Needs of All Learners
✅ Teacher Models and Answer Keys
✅ Clear Student Directions and Criteria
✅ Strategies and Activities for Student Collaboration
✋ What Standards and Skills Are Addressed?
• Citing Text Evidence
• Context Clues
• Making Predictions
• Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Objective Summary
• Theme
• Inferences
• Elements of Plot
• Foreshadowing
• and MORE!
✍ What’s Included:
➀ “The Landlady” Probable Passage
➙ ➙ “The original template for Probable Passage is from When Kids Can’t Read/What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers. You can read more about this strategy on pages 87 – 95 of that book, which is available in e-format at http://www.heinemann.com/products/EBK03025.aspx.”
➁ “The Landlady” Close Reading Activity
– Differentiated Vocabulary Activity
– Anticipation Guide and Four Corners Activity
– First Read: Main Idea, Supporting Details, and Objective Summary
– Second Read: Comprehension Questions with a Double Entry Journal
– Third Read: Explaining how Dahl uses foreshadowing to create suspense
-3 Writing Responses
➂ “The Landlady” Assessment
– 6 Multiple Choice Questions
– 2 Extended Response Questions (Students select one to answer)
– Extended Response Rubric
➃ “The Landlady” Narrative Writing Task
– Task #1- Prewriting: Four Square Organizer
– Task #2- Rough Draft
– Task #3- Self and Peer Assessment
– Task #4- Final Draft
– “All Summer in A Day” Narrative Writing Reference Sheet
– Narrative Writing Rubric
– Strong and Weak Writing Samples
➄ BONUS: “The Landlady” Choice Board Activity
-Early Finisher Activity
-4 Task
– Task Handouts
➅ “The Landlady” Lesson Presentation (+75 Slides)
-Editable slides
➆ Teacher Models and Answer Keys
– Provided for all activities
➇ Teacher Guide
-Lesson Breakdown
-Daily Lesson Structures
-Activity Tips and Suggestions
-Modification and Differentiation Ideas
-Annotated Teacher Text
What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Meaghan D. says, “This. Is. Fantastic!!! This no-prep unit has absolutely everything needed for a truly thorough, in-depth study of the story. The student models were so incredibly helpful, especially for my co-taught classes. My 6th Grade students enjoyed this so much. Worth every penny! Thank you!“
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Karly Y. says, “This resource was such a guide for me when I had no clue how to teach this text. The pre-reading guide was a hit with my students and really helped them better understand the story. I also enjoyed the scaffolding that was offered with this resource“
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Jennifer V. says, “Great use of the story with options and in helping the students prepare for different Milestone writing tasks!“
