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Curated OER

A Study of "Twilight Crane" by Kinoshita Junji

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read and analyze the Japanese play, "Twilight Crane," by Kinoshita Junji. They read a handout on Japanese theatre, conduct Internet research, answer discussion questions, and compare/contrast versions of the story.
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Curated OER

"The Hell of Mirrors" by Edogawa Rampo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the short story, "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They write diary entries, develop a video, create an illustration, conduct research, and write a short story.
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Curated OER

Nationalism and Conflict-Two Fronts, Two Perspectives!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the major conflicts of the 20th century. After watching a video, they discuss the various types of technology and how they were used in World War I. They watch excerpts from films covering different wars and view them...
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Curated OER

How to Write a Summary of a Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ways to write book summaries. In this summary writing lesson, students discover the steps for writing summaries of fictional books.
Interactive
Curated OER

Avoiding Primer Language

For Students 7th - 9th
In this avoiding primer language worksheet, students combine four or five simple sentences into one effective sentence with only one independent clause.
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Curated OER

Word Bank; Theater

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are given a word bank relating to theater. In this word bank instructional activity, students are introduced to a list of words and their definitions. Students then build their vocabulary regarding theatrical concepts.
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Curated OER

Creating with Alice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore Alice Programming Software. In this exploratory lesson, students design a unique storyboard which will guide the creation of their Alice World.  Students write and create their own films.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Protagonist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on the protagonist; it defines the term, discusses the role in general and in the text, and provides a list of regular and villain protagonists from literature.
Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Protagonist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear and concise, this University of Victoria Writer's Guide definition of "protagonist" covers the basics.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Girls Read: Online Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson designed especially for girls, students read a work of realistic fiction and get to know strong female protagonists through online literary circles and writing activities.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: An Anti Hero of One's Own

For Students 9th - 10th
How can an anti-hero teach us about the heroic--and sometimes, the unheroic--characteristics that shape a story's protagonist? From jealousy to self-doubt, Tim Adams challenges us to consider how anti-heroes reflect the very mortal...
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Read Works

Read Works: Character 4th Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on characters where students learn about a story's protagonist and antagonist and the relationship between them by reading the book Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser. With free login,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Characters and Staging in Drama

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will analyze how different playwrights characterize, or develop, their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Characters and Staging in Drama

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Learn how playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Elements of a Story: Characters

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
The interactive story lesson engages students in the study of "characters" and terms associated with them. Using the story of Cinderella as an anchor story, students will identify the following: hero, villain, protagonist, antagonist,...
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz: 6th Grade: Flashcards

For Students 6th Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on story elements such as setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, and resolution.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read all eight chapters of Daniel Defoe's novel, "Robinson Crusoe." Also provided is a brief paragraph introducing the text, its context, it protagonist, and its reasons for its popularity.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Joseph Conrad Lord Jim

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, you can read all 45 chapters of Joseph Conrad's novel, "Lord Jim." Provided is a brief paragraph introducing the novel, its protagonist, and major events.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Joseph Conrad Nostromo

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read both parts of Joseph Conrad's "Nostromo." Also provided is an "Author's Note" and a brief paragraph, introducing the text, its setting, and its protagonist.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Joseph Conrad the Secret Agent

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read all 13 chapters of Joseph Conrad's book, "The Secret Agent." Chapters are preceded by an "Author's Note" and a brief paragraph, introducing the text, its setting, and protagonist.
Lesson Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Aylmer's Motivation in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson on why Aylmer, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birthmark," undertakes his fatal experiment. Lesson contents contain literary text, strategies for analysis, and vocabulary.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Identify Plot: Plot Structure Diagram [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a PDF of a ReadWriteThink plot structure diagram chart form for students to use on short stories. It includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, theme, and protagonist and antagonist.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It Takes Two to Tangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore the theme of conflict in literature. They learn the difference between internal and external conflict and various types of conflicts, including self against self, self against other, and self against nature or machine....
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, access full texts of "Emma," "Lady Susan," "Mansfield Park," "Northanger Abbey," "Persuasion," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Sense and Sensibility." Also provided is a brief write-up on the life and career of Jane Austen,...

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