ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Shhh! Bear's Sleeping: Learning About Nonfiction and Fiction
Students explore the distinction between the fiction story Bear Snores On and the nonfiction book Every Autumn Comes the Bear.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages pupils to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...
Read Works
Read Works: A Wrinkle in Time 6th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks Unit engages students in a deep study of Madeleine L'Engle's science fiction work, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will investigate the following topics: the book's theme, the science fiction...
Read Works
Read Works: Bridge to Terabithia 5th Grade Unit
A Grade 5 literature study unit for the novel "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. The concepts covered include cause and effect, character, genre, plot, predicting, and theme.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement:tales of the Supernatural
Lesson explores the genre of Gothic literature. Includes discussion of Frankenstein, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe among others.