Curated OER
The News Behind the Story
What a fun way to analyze plot, setting, and character. Learners review story elements, read a short fictional story, then turn the events of that story into a headlining news paper article. Not only does this lesson plan engage critical...
Curated OER
Character's Motive
Sixth graders determine a character's motive while reading a text. In this motive lesson, 6th graders discuss motivation and how that can impact a character's actions. Students read passages about suspects and try to solve a crime while...
Curated OER
Writing a Mystery Story
Students examine the elements of mystery stories and read Rage in Harlem. In reciprocal teaching groups, they discuss the author's development of the story, and complete dialectical journals.
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Makes the Writer Write?
This lesson engages young scholars in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then young scholars will analyze how today's authors...
University of California
Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Revenge & Betrayal: What Drives a Person to Betray?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, What drives a person to betray?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Motivic Development [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding motivic development. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].