Help students analyze a particular character with this character map that helps them examine character appearance, actions, and how others respond to them. Ideas for its use are provided.

A chart showing the different characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the relationships between them.

A map of five Venn diagram circles showing the relationships between characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and their roles in the play.

Strategies to help students recognize similarities and differences provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as Character Frames, Character Mapping, Semantic Feature Analysis,...

Learners get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.

A comprehensive study guide for teaching Shakespeare's Macbeth. Includes the a synopsis, a character map, historical context, a thematic study, and pre/post viewing activities. Links to re-mixing scenes from Macbeth, and an insider's guide.

In this activity provided by SMART, students will give reasons why they feel characters are important in a story. Students will explore how to create effective characters and settings in their own writing by using a character web.

A map from the U.S.Geological Survey Camelback quadrangle (1911) showing the waste-bordered mountains of the Arizona Highlands. The text notes the lack of a permanent stream, the large number of intermittent streams as shown by the...

Comic frames are traditionally used to illustrate a story in a short, concise format. In this lesson, students use a six-paneled comic strip frame to create a story map, summarizing a book or story that they have read. Each panel retells...

This is a technology-based group project. It requires students to use the Internet as well as various types of software to creatively display their knowledge of the novel, Of Mice and Men.

Enjoy this castle as you view the rooms through the ages. This is an excellent example of a medieval castle in England. Younger students can create a character and print it out to send to the castle itself.

Use this interactive to explore how interconnected the global economy is. After creating a character, gather some clothes together and enter their origin information into your database. Then look at your own interdependence map and...

This school site provides templates and ideas for using Inspiration Software, a visual thinking and learning tool, in your classroom.

A rich multimedia site, this offers biographical information and resources for teaching "Night."