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Student practice using the element of flashback. In this flashback lesson plan, students first discuss how this element is used and how it adds to a story. They complete their own creative writing piece and include a flashback scene.
Need a quick but comprehensive reading strategies exercise? Even your most reluctant readers will be engaged by the story of a nuclear reactor explosion at a top-secret Idaho base. After reading the short passage, learners answer nine multiple choice questions. The answer sheet includes detailed explanations of the strategies used to determine the correct response, which models how to approach reading assessments. Use the learning exercise as in-class practice or for homework.
In this worksheet based on The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, students read the story then complete several activities. Students examine foreshadowing and flashbacks and construct their own stories using the two techniques.
Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus provides an opportunity for class members to craft an essay in which they evaluate the literary devices used in the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize. The focus here is on how Spiegelman’s choices of visual symbols and words make his story so powerful. Instructions for individual and group activities are included. Although part of a longer unit, the plan can stand alone.
Uncover the connections between William Faulkner and Juan Rulfo's literature, especially between Absalom, Absalom! and Pedro Páramo. Background information is given on both authors, and topics such as patriarchy, race, and incest are treated. Though Rulfo never acknowledged a debt to Faulkner, this presentation looks at some interesting crossover. Go over this in a higher-level literature course while reading one of the two books mentioned.
Seventh graders read the novel, The Light in the Forest. They work in groups to research and create artifacts for a Native American Living Museum. They complete a Powerpoint presentation of their virtual museum to classmates.
Fourth graders read a story. For this story sequencing lesson, 4th graders learn about the use of flashbacks in a story. Students read Tell Me a Story, Mama and identify flashbacks in the story.
"Ye who believe...List to a Tale of Love in Acadie." Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline," launches a study of tragic heroines, epic poetry, the expulsion of the Acadians from Canada, and their subsequent migration to Louisiana. The richly detailed plan includes accommodations, rubrics, extensions, and links to research sites.
Explore the elements of science fiction. Students investigate the literary elements present in science fiction and write their own science fiction stories.
Ninth graders examine a character from the short story, John Steinbeck's, "Flight." students respond to questions about the story and illustrate the character's journey.