Twenty-six half hour videos on literary analysis for high school students that feature authors, scholars, actors and noted critics. Topics include The Art of the Essay, Setting and Character in Short Fiction, Responding to Literature and...

Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to apply Freytag's Pyramid (also known as Freytag's Triangle) to pieces of writing, oral storytelling, and television shows. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...

Contains plans for five lessons that teach about fairy tales and literary elements by having students write their own fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...

Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...

A series of 24 instructional videos, each about 30 minutes in length, designed to teach literary analysis. Topics include Responding to Literature, The Elements of Short Fiction, Tone and Style in Short fiction, The Elements of Poetry,...

This language arts projects motivates students through being a movie-based project. This lesson will have a duration of five days. The students will view a movie of their choice and analyze the movie to complete a chart listing literary...

This is an online study guide for the young adult novel Holes by Louis Sachar including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the epic poem Beowulf including author information, literary elements, verse by verse summaries/notes, test and answer key, and term paper ideas.

This is an online study guide/notes for the novel For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This two-page PDF provides a list and brief explanation of the "Elements of Drama" based on the structure of Greek Drama as outlined by Aristotle. These include: Thought, Theme, Ideas; Action, Plot; Characters, Language, Music, and...

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.

This unit from the Yale University on elements of the short story is designed to develop student comprehension skills, particularly making inferences and generalizing. It also involves students in reading a number of short stories to...

This lesson focuses on the how to approach the analysis of poetry. It provides a series of student activities such as having students read and compare a draft and the final version of William Blake's "Tyger" which is followed by a...

These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements.

As you watch Nature Cat, use these tools to guide discussions and learning activities. Includes printables on story elements, alternate endings, vocabulary words, character traits, an episode map, and a Venn diagram.

Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character.

This interactive lesson allows students to study and analyze the text concepts of character, conflict, resolution, and setting in a "Broadcast news," format.

A guideline for helping learners to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.

This intensive study of Julius Caesar contains detailed plans to use while reading or watching Julius Caesar. Even though these plans revolve around the 2017 production of Julius Caesar by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the lessons can...

A great article concerning writing children's literature, especially in the area of fantasy or science fiction. The author provides information concerning how to develop characters, creating literary elements, and discusses some pitfalls...

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the Russian novel Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the play Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett including author information, literary elements, act summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

A great lesson plan using oil pastels where the student looks at Monet's "Garden at Saint-Adresse," and then creates their own composition focusing on foreground, middleground and background.

Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Stories...