After 20 Years by O. Henry

This is a complete lesson for the short story "After 20 Years" by O. Henry. No prep!

This product includes:

---Lesson Plan in EATS format including an activating strategy, teaching strategies, and more. The focus includes uncovering the theme

---Three printable worksheets, which include comprehension questions, exit ticket, and more…

---Answer Keys

---Powerpoint, which includes Essential Questions, PALS reading strategy, Essential Question Sample Answer, and more…

-- Bonus Freebie PowerPoint of O. Henry. (20 slides of Biographical information)


Included for Differentiation: A Writing Assignment (this is not an in-depth writing assignment, just a suggested culminating activity that is aligned with the Writing Common Core Standards

This lesson is Common Core aligned to :
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Thank you!