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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Alas Babylon by Pat Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the apocalyptic novel Alas Babylon by Pat Frank including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Other

Literature Unit: "A Day No Pigs Would Die"

For Students 6th - 8th
This site features questions for each of the chapters in Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die."
Professional Doc
Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Fairy Tales

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site provides links to elementary information about Fairy Tales. You will find lesson plans, poems, songs, activities and more when you delve into these resources. Some links are no longer available.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Falling Action

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces falling action in fiction writing.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Climax

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the climax in fiction writing.
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Other

Chulalongkorn University: Elements of Fiction Irony

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains four different definitions of irony.
Website
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ender's Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Shmoop's study guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game, includes chapter summaries, character descriptions, explanation of themes, and analysis of various elements in the novel. It also offers study questions and...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative: The Elements of Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Analyzing a book takes the form of creating their own when students complete this activity. The stated goal is to help students "Read like writers." Includes link to a template for student use.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Rising Action

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson explains rising action in fiction.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Setting and Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains the relationship between setting and conflict in fiction writing.
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Other

Official Site of Gary Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Washington Square" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Washington Square" 36-page teacher guide features in-depth background materials, genre studies, suggested themes, and elements of fiction. Also includes discussion questions, vocabulary studies, post-reading activities, and group and...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze literature through the study of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test, this site is beneficial to all students learning about Stevenson or the elements...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Explain Influence of Setting on Plot Development in Literary Text

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students will review two elements of fiction, setting and plot, and learn how the setting influences the plot in stories.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Development of Plot Through Characters in Literary Text

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Often characters are a driving force behind the plot. In this lesson, students will learn how complex, multilayered characters contribute to the development of a story's plot...
eBook
Other

America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...
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Read Works

Read Works: Plot 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to teach students to predict problems and solutions in fiction text and to identify the relationship between problems and character conflicts within a story....
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Grade Saver

Grade Saver: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The play is a...
Interactive
iCivics

I Civics: News Feed Defenders

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging game designed to sharpen students' news literacy skills. Students will join a fictional social media site focused on news and information. They will learn elements of high-quality journalism to be able...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Create a Book (Grade 3 6)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Students will illustrate and write their own story.
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Read Works

Read Works: Planet Y

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Zack who is traveling to a new planet with his family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Puppies, Puppies, Puppies

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Kamil whose dog had puppies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: World's Greatest Robot

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about brothers who work together to plan the perfect robot. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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