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\nNarrative Writing for Publication\n

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\nSeventh graders create an original narrative story in a diary or journal format involving a fictional character with conflict, plot, resolution and falling action within the story line. They follow the steps of the writing process with...\n
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\nCreating Plays from Children's Stories\n

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\nStudents explain how individual elements (e.g., plot, theme, character, conflict, etc.) comprise the structure of a play. They write an original one-act play with developed characters, specific setting, conflict, and resolution.\n
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\nObserving Conflict\n

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\nIdentifying conflict is important, but how do you handle conflict when it comes? Students use a plot mountain to graph two role-play scenarios about interpersonal conflicts.\n
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\nBrown Bagging with Short Stories\n

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\nStudents participate in a study of short story elements, applying their knowledge and understanding to a selection of short stories.  In this short stories lesson, students read five short story selections, identifying conflict,...\n
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\nElements of Fiction\n

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\nThe metaphor of a pot of soup and a series of colorful templates remind young writers of the elements that make for a rich story. Pepper the plot with carrot/character, potato/point of view, corn/conflict, tomato/theme, and season with...\n
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\nNews Bearly Fit to Print\n

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\nThere are an average of three human fatalities by bears in North America every year, which is low when you compare it to the 26 killed by dogs and the 90 killed by lightning annually. The lesson encourages researching human-bear...\n
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\nMr. Smith Goes to Washington: What Is a Movie?\n

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\nWatching is not the same as seeing. Transform viewers from passive watchers to active students of film with this 34-page packet, filled with lessons and activities that use Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to examine the technology, the...\n
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\nWriting a Myth\n

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\nTap into the imaginative minds of young learners with a creative writing activity. After reading the myth Giants and Mosquitoes, this student guide supports young writers as they brainstorm and develop their very own creation myths....\n
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\nFlipped: After Reading Strategy\n

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\nEveryone can be an expert! After finishing Wendelin Van Draanen's book Flipped, divide your class into small groups. Then, assign each group a topic to become experts on. The resource suggests topics such as characters, themes, setting,...\n
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\nThe Great American Fire Drill\n

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\nStudents read a story about fire safety and create their own ending to the story in order to learn about fire escape plans and to demonstrate their writing skills. In this fire safety lesson, students discuss the parts of a story, read...\n
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\nWhat Did I Just Read\n

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\nFourth graders write a summary for each chapter as they read a novel. They summarize the author's purpose and point of view after completing the novel. They also describe about how the author's point of view affected the novel.\n
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\nThe Play's the Thing: The Drama of Cyrano de Bergerac\n

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\nStudents practice dramatic 'living' through various drama activities. In this drama lesson, students define drama, view examples of dramatic elements in Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, define characterization within the dramas, study the...\n
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\nCreating a Short Story\n

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\nMiddle schoolers examine how to outline their story, to write a story and then edit their work. They illustrate their story using drawing features like squares, circles, and other shapes or a drawing program if they have it on the computer.\n
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\nRead Write Think: Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Confict Res.\n

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\nStudents read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4\n
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\nTexas Gateway: Writing Literary Text With an Engaging Story Line\n

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\nA learning module that teaches students how to write an engaging literary text in six lessons: Introduction, The Narrative Hook, Setting, Conflict, Plot, and Ending.\n
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\nWriting Fix: Showing Plots & Conflicts\n

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\nIn this instructional activity, recommendations from Ralph Fletcher's book called Live Writing will be used as a teacher reference. Students will write introductions to three different stories in their writer's notebooks, but each type...\n
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\nTexas Gateway: Analyze Linear Plot Developments in Literary Texts/fiction\n

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\n[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to recognize conflict, analyze linear plot, and determine how the conflict is resolved.\n
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\nSophia: Central Conflict\n

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\nAn eight-slide document introducing central conflict in a literary text and providing examples from The Arabian Nights.\n
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\nRead Works: Plot 3rd Grade Unit\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to teach learners to predict problems and solutions in fiction text and to identify the relationship between problems and character conflicts within a story....\n
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\nReadworks: Kindergarten Lesson 2: Identifying the Problem in a Story\n

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\nThis lesson focuses on identifying the problem or conflict in a story plot using two books (not included). Worksheets are provided.\n
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\nSlideshare: Introduction to the Elements of Fiction\n

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\nA slide show with twenty-two slides about story elements. Includes definitions, information, and examples of character terms, setting terms, plot terms, conflict terms, and more\n
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\nRead Works: Plot 1st Grade Unit\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify problems and solutions in fiction text and to retell a story's problem and solution in sequence. Students learn to identify the plot...\n
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\nReadworks: Lesson 4: Kgt: Identifying the Problem and the Solution in a Story\n

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\nThis lesson focuses on identifying the problem and solution in a story plot using the book \"Bringing Down the Moon\" by Jonathan Emmett (not included). Worksheet is provided.\n
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\nPbs Learning Media: Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, & Theme: Triangle...\n

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\nMiddle schoolers will view video documenting the real-life story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911. Students will complete a story elements graphic organizer. This organizer will help them distinguish various story elements...\n
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