Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: What Is Conflict?
This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to help the new writer with their novel. This article focuses on conflict and how it effects the characters and the plot of the story. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Scarlet Letter Plot Analysis
This site analyses in detail the various components of the plot of The Scarlet Letter.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Antigone by Sophocles: Plot Analysis
This is a brief plot analysis of the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.
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.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 8th Grade Literature: Unit 1: Plot and Conflict: Match
In this interactive game, students match the 16 vocabulary words related to plot and conflict with their definitions. Students have to play the game multiple times to see all 16 words.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Plot Outline [Pdf]
A graphic organizer for students, laying out the basic outline of a story's plot and allowing students to fill in the necessary details.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Story, Identity, Unity
Delve into the art of storytelling in this self-guided unit. Multiple topics are covered such as literary genres, the 7 elements of fiction, figurative language, theme, characterization, etc. At the end of the unit, write your own flash...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions
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...
Other
Building Characters With Adversity
Extensive and very interesting article advising the reader on how to develop characters through adversity.