University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Boreas
Illustrated dictionary entry for Boreas. Describes his impact on the Athenians and his role in Greek history.
University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Centaurs
Illustrated dictionary entry for Centaurs. Describes the physical attributes of Centaurs, famous Greeks they are tied to in history, and their function outside of mythical context.
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Library: European New World Narratives
Brief analysis on the nature of European narratives about their explorations in the New World.
Mythweb
Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Theseus
A retelling of the life and adventures of Theseus, a story which incorporates parts of several different myths as well as historical accounts. Challenging vocabulary adds rigor, and a casual tone adds interest and increases opportunities...
Harold D. Underdown
October 2005 Blog: Defining Historical Fiction
A good resource for understanding the genre of historical fiction, especially when applied to the characteristics of children's literature. From The Purple Crayon: a website devoted to children's literature.
Quia
Quia: Rags to Riches: Literary Elements: Setting, Plot, and Characters
In this game, students answer questions about the story elements of setting, plot, and characters
Other
Myth and Legend From Ancient Times to the Space Age
Is there a difference between myth and legend? This site seeks to define both and point out the differences between the two. Also has a "time line" showing development of myths from ancient times to present day. Extensive information.
Other
The American Short Story: A Selective Chronology
This resource provides a brief chronology of the American short story divided into periods and providing important authors of the period and their works.
Quia
Quia: Compare/contrast Character, Plot, and Setting Test
This interactive activity assesses students' understanding of the story elements. Students will read passages that include a short story and a brief drama; then students will answer assorted questions associated to each piece.
Quia
Quia: Story Elements
This interactive game of "Rags to Riches" assesses students' knowledge of story elements. Students will identify the definitions of the story elements and the applications of story elements in stories.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Myth
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a general description of the literary term "myth."
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Analyzing a Myth [Pdf]
A brief worksheet/organizer in which students can analyze the content of a given mythological story. Includes five questions and space for students answers and analysis.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: The Short Story [Pdf]
A short group of exercises for students concerning the elements of a short story. Allows students to examine the major story elements, then apply those elements to a given piece of literature.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Determining Methods of Characterization [Pdf]
A brief organizer in which students can document how a character in literature is presented, through either direct or indirect characterization. Provides labels, examples, and sections for textual support.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characters and Setting
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and setting in fiction writing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Short Story Unit Applying Literary Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review and assessment of a collection of short stories. The following literary terms are applied to the stories: plot structure, types of characters, characterization, irony,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Story Elements
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the elements of a story: character, setting, theme, and conflict.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Tabloid Science Fiction
In this lesson plan students will write science fiction stories based on stories brought up in the tabloids. Lesson plan indicated for 5th grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Examining a Character's Personalities
In this lesson plan students will be able to understand the different personalities of a character by examining how they act when in contact with other characters. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
Other
On Starting Out Writing Nonfiction
This site, by Robert J. Sawyer, discusses a career in nonfiction writing.
Other
Story Library: Stories in a Nutshell
This site provides a collection of concise folktale plots for student retelling. Teachers can also view and use the links that contain online lesson plans and activities.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Flash Cards: Vocabulary 1: Nonfiction
These interactive flashcards focuses on terms relating to nonfiction. These terms include the following: nonfiction, fiction, glossary, index, table of contents, headings, subheadings, caption, boldface, italicized, preface, sidebar, and...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Match Game: Vocabulary 1: Nonfiction
In this interactive game, students match terms relating to nonfiction with their definitions. These terms include the following: nonfiction, fiction, glossary, index, table of contents, headings, subheadings, caption, boldface,...