PowerPoint on After Twenty Years by O. Henry with before reading activities to preview the story vocabulary, highlights of the author's life, and the literary elements of foreshadowing and omniscient point of view. Includes a link to the story to read. During reading, students must look for clues to how the story ends, and after reading, check their predictions. The following slides are a mini lesson on independent and subordinate clauses and sentence structure. Students learn about complex sentences and the importance of varying sentence structure to engage the reader. A writing activity follows in which students are asked to incorporate subordinate clauses into their work. Animated graphics make it fun and interesting. Includes two writing papers at the end. Use this digital resource in video conferencing or Zoom for remote learning or for student devices. Share with students in OneDrive and Microsoft Teams. Upload to Google Drive and save as Google Slides, and it will automatically convert for use in Google Classroom. It is editable and easy to adjust if necessary. View in Slideshow mode. Please see full preview. Note: animations do not show in the preview. You may also like: After Twenty Years Clauses Worksheet CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1c Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers. Follow me HERE to get notified of updates, sales, free resources, and new products. All new products are 50% off for 48 hours. © Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator. For classroom and homeschool use. Your purchase buys one license. You may purchase extra licenses at a discount.