Twelve categories of verbs exist in the future tense, ranging from simple present to future perfect progressive, but only three have a place in academic writing. Those three tenses make up the content of an informational handout that...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write a narrative essay by identifying the differences between descriptive and narrative essays, knowing the difference between autobiographical and...

In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.

This series of 12 downloadable activities teach students some basics of story writing, using books or videos from the PBS "Arthur" series as a springboard. Activities include creating story maps, asking questions about characters and...

Step by step guidelines to the process of essay writing. Basic, but helpful.

Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]

All Dressed Up shows a dog being groomed and asks the student to write a story about what the dog is thinking.

Two characters from "Country Dog Gentlemen" lead you on explorations of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, and Sargent Johnson. Accompanying interactive invites you to create your own masterpiece inspired by these artists and to...

Pick and choose from these lessons and units that focus on narrative writing. Specifically, how to establish a context and point of view, introduce characters, and organize an event sequence.

Choose a lesson or unit to teach how to write a conclusion to a narrative that reflects on the narrated experience.

Using an artistic visual language, Kodu helps students create a world and an actual video game within that world. Learn basic coding and programming principles. Download the game lab or teacher lesson plans for free.

A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.

Educated white men weren't the only ones contributing to a truly American literature. Read about the literature written by Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Irish Americans. All added to the melting pot of...

Create a Captain Underpants comic by choosing characters, dialogue, objects, and backgrounds on a series of four slides. Then view the comic and email it to a friend. Requires Adobe Flash.

Fletcher Pomeroy was a cavalryman and quartermaster sergeant in the 7th Kanasas. This portion of his daily diary is transcribed here by his descendants.

Harvey Hogue's adventures as a Union soldier in a Confederate prison camp, and his escape from the notorious Andersonville make interesting reading. Not exactly a primary source document, but stories from an actual participant in the...