The Beau Catcher Short Story Lesson

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Total Pages: 25 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: N/A
File Size: 6 MB
File Type: Zip

Engage your students in a deep and meaningful analysis of The Beau Catcher by Frederick Laing Short Story Lesson Plan with this ready-to-use short story lesson! This versatile resource is ideal for introducing or reviewing key literary elements, including plot, character, setting, theme, and conflict, as well as literary devices such as simile, metaphor, symbolism, and 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:

• Making Predictions
• Detailed, easy-to-follow Lesson Plan
• Graphic Organizers for Literary Elements & Devices
• Targeted Comprehension Questions
• Extend Your Learning Choice Board Assignment – great for differentiation!
• Answer Key
• 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 6th Grade Short Story Unit.

Perfect For:

• Middle school ELA (Grades 6–8)
• Introducing or reviewing literary elements and devices
• Sub plans, enrichment, or test prep
• In-person learning or online classrooms

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Saves prep time with ready-to-use materials
• Builds critical thinking and analysis skills
• Engages students with relatable topics
• Works great for in-person learning or online classrooms

Teacher Feedback:

1. “Great questions! This is a fun story to get middle grade students used to reading more traditional texts with antiquated/old fashioned language.”
2. “Neat little story!”

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 literature meaningful and stress-free with this no-prep ELA resource.