Here’s a graphic organizer that permits learners to chart the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of a story. The PDF file can be customized to work with any narrataive.

Young scholars demonstrate the ability to select and evaluate media materials. They demonstrate comprehension when listening and reading for literary experience, to be informed, and to perform a task. Students evaluate a fiction book...

In this English activity, students read "Winnie the Pooh to Make a Comeback," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Eighth graders discover that literature can be a great way to gather information about the past. Using various types of text, they research its historical data and determine if it is correct. They write two papers to respond to the...

Students discuss their experiences on a ranch. As a class, they tell the best part of their experiences or one thing they gathered from being on the ranch. They listen to the story and identify five items to focus on in the reading and...

Fourth graders read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow aloud, make predictions, compare characters, discuss plot and setting, and rewrite the ending to the story.

Students summarize a non-fiction article in this instructional activity. They review a six step process for summarization. They then read the assigned article, and work as a class to write a summary using the five steps provided. They...

Eighth graders create an informational card for a selected author. They read and analyze a book by their chosen author, conduct research about the author, and create an author card that includes a written critical response to the...

Students create a mobile of various geometric designs to be usend to display information from a variety of texts. They add graphics as well as graphs and charts, color, design and artwork to express the ideas learned through the...

Sixth graders investigate the concept of the quality of information that is used to conduct research. They begin to conceive the differences between information that is fact or fiction. Students write a critique of an information source...

Students use technology to improve their knowledge of literary terms, math, and technology skills. In this technology storytelling lesson, students learn about character, plot, and setting in various stories by using technology like...

Learners reflect on fictional and real boxers from Pennsylvania.  In this history lesson, students read, reflect and discuss the historical period following World War II and observe the boxers that were famous from Pennsylvania...

In this ESL holiday learning exercise, students read or listen to a passage about World Leprosy Day, then complete a variety of exercises about the passages focusing on comprehension and vocabulary.

Sixth graders demonstrate an understanding of a narrative story by listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. They create two visual products that reflect the understanding of events, vocabulary, and characters.

In this literacy worksheet, students will read a 2 page fictional story about purchasing bad real estate. Then students will complete several activities such as: highlighting words with prefixes, finding antonyms, highlighting...

Young scholars listen as the teacher reads a story. Pictures are displayed as the teacher reads the story. Students jot down ideas for the story ending, and create an illustration to compliment their story. Student story endings and...

Students read "Be A Perfect Person in Just three days," and participate in a host of activities. Connected to technology, they use online sources to create word searches and puzzles from vocabulary words. In addition, students create...

Students read a current events non-fiction article and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this animal artists paint for fun lesson plan, students also work on dictionary skills, geography, and creative thinking by...

Young scholars experiment with illuminating important text.  In this fictional literature lesson, students research Shakespearean sonnets.  Young scholars identify key elements of the sonnets, and examine the relationship...

Fourth graders read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career.

Students compare authors Rachel Carson and Mary Eliza Church Terrell. They read an introduction by Alice Walker and summarize the main points. They also identify the language she uses to persuade readers. They write their own activist...

Fourth graders read The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Students read a story and perform a play. They identify different characters and assign roles to their classmates. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson.

Ninth graders explore the country of Bratislava. In this Eastern European instructional activity, 9th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students create a presentation for their classmates on Bratislava.