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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Teachers See the Truth but Wait: Teaching Short Stories with Literature Circles

For Teachers 9th
Students use literature circles to analyze four short stories from the Realms of Gold, Volume 3. In this literature circle lesson, students are assigned a role in the literature circle to improve their critical thinking skills for...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Anna Karenina Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions based on Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the social class conflicts that existed during the Russian Revolution by reading the short stories of Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy. They analyze the stories to find criticisms of pre-Revolutionary Russia before designing...
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: God Sees the Truth, but Waits by Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story, or a parable of forgiveness, called "God Sees the Truth, But Waits" by Leo Tolstoy about a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Three Questions

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the short story "The Three Questions" by Leo Tolstoy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Death of Ivan Ilych

For Students 9th - 10th
This novella or short story was first published in 1886 and is considered one of Tolstoy's best works. Read about the important themes and characters in this informative site.