Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Interpreting Literature Terms

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
A fourteen-part learning module on literary terms including links to text, videos, word lists and images on literary terms such as plot, setting, character, point of view, style, theme, and more.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Fairytale

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn the elements of a story through fairytales. These include character, setting, plot, and secret ingredient. Includes an Activote session.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz 6th Grade Honors: Learn

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive lesson engages students in learning story element definitions. Students will type the correct story element after reading its definition.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains story elements to be used with the novel, The Watson's go to Birmingham. It is possible to change the flipchart to fit any novel being read at that time.
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Thomas Hardy: Far From the Madding Crowd

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read "Far from the Madding Crowd," in its entirety. The text of this Thomas Hardy novel is organized by chapter and it preceded by a brief paragraph introducing setting, plot, and characters of "The Madding Crowd."
Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Thomas Hardy's novel, "The Mayor of Casterbridge." The book's 45 chapters are preceded by information on its setting, characters, and plot.
Website
State University of New York

Oneonta: Reading "The Pioneers" as History

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site provides a guide for reading "The Pioneers" by James Fenimore Cooper. Includes background information about the book, a description of the setting and form, a list and description of principal characters, and...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the five main elements of a fiction story using the example of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Arrow of God

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Set in Nigeria during the 1920s the novel Arrow of God is analysed in depth in this fascinating site. Read about the characters, plot, and themes.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Chapter Book Writing Lesson: Creating a Parallel World

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by the opening events in The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, students are asked to create an original parallel world that is similar to ours but different in certain ways. They will focus on the similarities and differences...
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Book Files: A Reading Guide to a Wrinkle in Time

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This teaching guide accompanies Madeleine's L'Engle's book, A Wrinkle in Time. Setting, plot, characters, and theme questions are included, along with guided reading questions for each chapter.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Johnny Tremain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come and discover more about the novel, "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes. This site features a discussion guide, writing prompt, vocabulary builder, extension activity and more.
Graphic
Other

Kim's Korner: Graphic Organizers for Writing and Reading

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What are graphic organizers for reading and writing? Use this site to learn more about these learning tools.
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: All the King's Men

For Students 9th - 10th
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1947, this remarkable novel is analysed in terms of plot, characters, themes and quotations in this very detailed site. An excellent set of study questions is included.
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: An Ideal Husband

For Students 9th - 10th
This still current play, An Ideal Husband , is still relevant today. Read about the fascinating plot, setting and characters in this comprehensive site.
Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Things Fall Apart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This fascinating novel, Things Fall Apart, was written as a novel but is also a documentation of Africa's spiritual background. Read about the plot, setting, characters and theme in this most interesting site. A map is also provided that...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Giver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This blendspace includes thirty-two spaces with content connected to Lois Lowry's dystopia novel, The Giver. Links include novel discussion questions, author interviews, and video tutorials to review literary topics.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements (1St Grade): Test

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students will be asked 10 questions about story elements on this test. Six multiple choice and five true/false questions appear on this assessment. A printable version of this assessment is also available. Picture cures are provided next...
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements (1St Grade) Match

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This interactive game of "Match" assesses students' knowledge of story element definitions. Students will match the correct definition of a story element to its corresponding definition. Picture cues are provided on this review resource.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements (1St Grade): Flashcards

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements. Engaging picture cues are provided for each flashcard, and students can play the audio to hear the words and definitions read aloud.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Short Story Elements: Definitions

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Students can choose from three different activities while practicing story elements. Flashcards give students a chance to learn the elements and their definitions. A matching game gives students an opportunity to test their new learning,...
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Story Elements

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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.
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: The Short Story [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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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