The Wish 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 Wish by Roald Dahl Short Story Lesson Plan with this ready-to-use short story lesson! 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:

• Making Predictions Activity
• Comprehension Questions with Answer Key
• Literary Elements & Devices Graphic Organizer with Answer Key
• Extend Your Learning Assignment for deeper thinking
• Standards-Based Assessment
• Points-Based Assessment
• Individual PDFs for easy upload to digital platforms
• Google Slides™ Graphic Organizers for interactive use

Whether you're introducing short story analysis, reviewing literary terms, or building a mini-unit on Roald Dahl, this resource supports critical thinking, textual analysis, and student engagement. Great for middle school and high school English Language Arts!

Save Money - Buy The Complete Unit: This lesson is found in the 6th Grade Short Story Unit.

Perfect For:

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

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• No-Prep & Ready to Use: Just print or assign digitally - no extra planning required!
• Flexible Format: Includes both printable PDFs and Google Slides™ for use in any classroom setting.
• Engaging & Thought-Provoking: Roald Dahl's story captures student interest while encouraging deep literary thinking.
• Versatile Assessments: Choose between standards-based or points-based grading to fit your teaching style.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Activities go beyond surface-level comprehension and encourage meaningful analysis.
• Perfect for Diverse Learners: Clear scaffolding and visual organizers support a range of student abilities.

Teacher Feedback:

1. “This was a great way to review all of our literary devices learned this year as well as short story writing. An excellent resource, looking forward to using it again this year!”
2. “My students loved this story and all of the work with it. It was challenging for the kids and kept them occupied at the end of the year.”
3. “Easy for my students to follow. Really helped in their understanding.”
4. “Students loved this and so did I!”

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.

Help your students make meaningful connections with literature while mastering essential ELA standards - without all the prep!