Introduce young actors to the key elements of performance with this handout that defines key staging terms and activities.

Eliminate the hard work of creating an entire literature unit with this reading guide for the novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. From background information about the author and her motivation for writing the story to...

A great actor has the ability to make or break a play. A series of lesson plans related to William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar looks closely at the choices actors make during a production of the play to help provide insight into the...

Young composers demonstrate their understanding of the stylistic features of descriptive music, including pitch, tempo, dynamics, rhythm, and timbre, by developing a melody and countermelody for a main character in a story. As part of...

To better understand the conflict between Amir and Hassan, two characters in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, readers assume the voice of one of the boys and craft a letter to the other that explains his feelings and concerns.

To demonstrate their understand of the characters in Wuthering Heights and their motivations, readers assume the identity of one of the characters and write a letter to another character in the Bronte's novel.

Take a journey with your class as they explore the different settings from Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Middle schoolers write postcards in first person as if they were the characters of the story.  

If you could pick characteristics you would want your child to possess, what would they be? To better understand Okonkwo, one of the key characters in Things Fall Apart, class groups engage in an activity that asks them to consider this...

Plan on using Gone with the Wind as a reading selection? Here's a packet of prompts for activities and assessments.

Every book has a few great characters, but James and the Giant Peach is the only one whose characters travel in a piece of fruit. The class creates T-charts for the main characters of the novel, while reading the book. They write actions...

Focus on complex characters with a lesson from a series that teaches individual skills from the Common Core. Specifically, this resource provides practice with standard RL.9-10.3. Get pupils thinking and talking about characters with the...

Class members conclude their reading of The House on Mango Street with an assignment that asks them to compose letters to characters using their own voices or that of another character in Cisneros' story.

Make your classroom into a place of kindness and compassion with E.B White's Charlotte's Web. The first four pages of the lesson plan guide you through several steps and projects, including discussions on Charlotte and Wilbur's...

Readers of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale demonstrate their understanding of the play by selecting a character and crafting a bio poem that reveals his or her fears and aspirations.

There is nothing more frustrating than discussing theme in literature, and now the Common Core requires that your learners determine two or more, and discuss the development of it throughout the text. This is crazy, but manageable with...

Students discuss books they are reading during the semester through e-mail with other students. They complete a reading interest survey, e-mail their partner weekly, and read and suggest six novels by the end of the semester.

This Pulitzer Prize winning play is thoroughly analysed in this excellent site that looks at the characters and their motivations.

This fascinating short story written by Vladimir Nabokov is examined in detail in this comprehensive site. Read about the characters and their motivations as well as a discussion of significant quotations from the story.

Anthony Burgess' Clockwork Orange contains to be a novel worth reading. Find out about the characters and their motivations in this outstanding site.

Written in 1664, this play is still relevant today. This site does an excellent job of letting us know about the characters and their motivations as well as important themes in the play.

In this set interactive game, students match story element terms with their definitions. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, point of view,...

This set of interactive flashcards focuses on the terms and definitions of story elements. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, point of...

This interesting and informative site looks at Voltaire's humorous criticism of power and wealth. Find out about the characters and their motivations in this comprehensive site.

This first book of J.K. Rowling is covered extensively in this excellent site. Read about the main characters, their motivations, important quotations and themes in the novel.