Students read," The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" by Tomie dePaola and discuss the way legends are passed down orally. They then create their own legend and illustrate it on a simulated "Buffalo Skin" made from brown paper.

These animated shorts introduce or review literary elements and techniques like theme, setting, figurative language, characterization, and conflict. They can be used when students are just learning how to identify the most commonly used...

Twenty-four slides explaining what a theme is and how it can be identified in a text.

Discussion of the earliest poetry in Colonial New England. Describes common themes and forms and identifies specific poets of the period.