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The Wish Short Story Lesson
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:
- “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!”
- “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.”
- “Easy for my students to follow. Really helped in their understanding.”
- “Students loved this and so did I!”
Teacher Notes:
- Due to copyright laws, the short story is not included. Teachers will need to find the short story themselves.
- This resource is NOT editable.
Help your students make meaningful connections with literature while mastering essential ELA standards - without all the prep!



