Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Relationships
React to chapters 14- 15 from A Lesson Before Dying to establish our initial understanding of the relationship between the characters.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Interactions
React to chapter eight from A Lesson Before Dying to establish your initial understanding of how Matthew Antoine influenced Grant.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying
Ninth graders will be introduced to Maslow's hierarchy of needs and will explore how this hierarchy relates to the needs that humans have. Students will also be introduced to background information about the South during Jim Crow through...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Characters and Theme
Gather and organize evidence to prepare for a discussion about the similarities between Grant and Jefferson and their placement on Maslow's hierarchy. This will help us understand how Gaines is using characters to develop a theme.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development
Read chapters 2- 3 from A Lesson Before Dying in pairs, and discuss Grant's internal and external conflicts.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development and Theme
We will react to chapter twenty-two from A Lesson Before Dying to establish our initial understanding of character and theme.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: What Makes Us Human?
Ninth graders read chapter eighteen of A Lesson Before Dying. Students will deepen their understanding about the lessons that Grant and Jefferson are learning about humanity by rereading sections of the text and answering questions....
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development
Read chapter eighteen from A Lesson Before Dying in pairs and analyze the development of characters.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Guide for Determining Text Complexity
An educator's guide to help determine the level of text complexity.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Bildungsroman
This is a glossary entry for the term "Bildungsroman" referring to characteristics of a "Coming Of Age" type story. A link to more information is provided.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Foil
This is a glossary entry for the term "Foil" including definition and examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Theme
This is a glossary entry for the term "Theme" including a definition and an example.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Theme
This site provides a general description of theme, complete with a couple of examples.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Protagonist
Clear and concise, this University of Victoria Writer's Guide definition of "protagonist" covers the basics.
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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: Describing Characters
This lesson introduces how to describe characters from a work of fiction.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characters and Theme
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and theme in fiction writing. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Analyzing Characterization
This lesson introduces the elements of character analysis and uses Poe's "Tell Tale Heart" for an example. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Setting and Theme
This slideshow lesson defines setting and theme, explains the relationship between them and offers strategies to find the theme in fiction writing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plot and the Most Dangerous Game
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students about plot and gives examples from short story and also highlights vocabulary.
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.