Lose Now, Pay Later Short Story Lesson

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Total Pages: 30 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: N/A
File Size: 1 MB
File Type: PDF

Engage your students in a deep and meaningful analysis of Lose Now, Pay Later by Carol Farley Short Story Lesson Plan with this ready-to-use short story lesson plan! This versatile resource is perfect for introducing or reviewing key literary elements (plot, character, setting, theme, conflict) and literary devices (simile, metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing) through a high-interest short story. Designed for in-person and digital classrooms, this lesson includes printable PDFs and Google Slides™ - making it ideal for 1:1 technology schools, Google Classroom™, or hybrid learning environments.

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What’s Included:

• Detailed, easy-to-follow Lesson Plan
• Graphic Organizers for Literary Elements & Devices
• Targeted Comprehension Questions
• Extend Your Learning Choice Board Assignment – great for differentiation!
• Assessment Rubrics (Levels or Points version)
• Printable and Digital Versions for Google Classroom or other platforms

Save Money - Buy The Complete Unit: This lesson is found in the 7th Grade Short Story Unit.

Perfect For:

• Literature units
• Sub plans
• Online learning
• Test prep and literary review
• Early finishers or enrichment

Why Teachers Love It:

• No-Prep & Ready to Use: Saves prep time with ready-to-use materials
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Builds critical thinking and analysis skills
• Engaging and Thought-Provoking: This story captures student interest while encouraging deep literary analysis and critical thinking.
• Flexible Format: Works great for in-person learning or online classrooms

Teacher Feedback:

1. “Great addition to the resources I already had for this wonderful story. It helps to enhance my unit on short stories.”
2. “Excellent collection of literacy activities based on a short story.  Thank you!”
3. “I had not heard of this story before, and so I read it before purchasing.  It was a great addition to my short story unit, and this purchase really helped me get the most of it.  I love the way it helps students organize their thoughts and emphasizes the concepts I wanted to cover.”

Teacher Notes:

1. Due to copyright laws, the short story is not included. Teachers will need to find the short story themselves.
2. This resource is NOT editable.

Make ELA instruction impactful and easy with prep-free literature activities.