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Author's Opinion
Fifth graders read a text about Amelia Earhart's father and use facts from the text to identify the author's opinion. In this author's opinion lesson plan, 5th graders complete a worksheet that is provided.
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Lesson 2: Retelling a Life
Show your class how to indicate which events in a persons life are more important by creating a timeline of Amelia Earhart's life based on the biography Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart. Class members will not only have to...
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Lesson 3: Events and Effects
Class members use the biography Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart, by Patricia Lauber, in order to strengthen their understanding of how events can change a person. While working through the story, pupils will have a chance to see...
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Identifying Plot Conflicts
Fifth graders determine plot conflicts. For this plot conflicts lesson students read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Students search for 'Character vs. Character' and 'Character vs. Self' conflicts within the story.
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Lesson 1:Effects of a Character's Past
Fifth graders look at how a character's past affects their life. In this character lesson, 5th graders read Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan. They look at the main characters and see how their past affects their feelings, thoughts, and...
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction
Predict what will happen next in The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson. Class members can use their prior knowledge of the story and other experiences to determine what will happen next. Active readers make predictions as they...
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The Effects of Character Decisions
Fifth graders analyze the effect of character choices. In this lesson students read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Students explore the affect of decisions on the plot of the story.
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Drawing Conclusions from Historical Fiction
Students read historical fiction. In this drawing conclusions lesson, students learn how to draw conclusions from text, specifically historical fiction. Students read Molly's Pilgrim and complete a graphic organizer where they answer...
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Metaphors
Students identify metaphors. In this figurative language lesson, students learn about metaphors and listen to various examples. Students read a story and identify the metaphors present. Students complete a worksheet where they...
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Textual Analysis Lesson: Boys vs. Girls: It's Not Just in Your Head
The main characters in Bridge to Terabithia do no quite live up to their gender expectations. Explore this idea with a reading passage called "Boys vs. Girls: It's Not Just in Your Head." Included in the plan are detailed instructions...
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Historical Effects
Fifth graders examine how events affect characters in the text The Watson's Go to Birmingham--1963. In this historical effects lesson, 5th graders read from the book and complete a worksheet. Students discuss racism and segregation and...
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Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery
Students investigate clues in mystery novels. In this genre study lesson, students read the book Sammy Keyes and The Hotel Thief and use the 5 W's to answer questions about the mystery. Students draw conclusions using the details from...
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Historical Effects
Students listen as teacher role plays how major events impact our lives. In this history lesson plan, students complete guided and independent practice activities about how the Gold Rush impacted characters in Riding Freedom. Students...
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What's the Main Idea?
Students explore poetry. In this main idea in poetry lesson, students read poems from Words with Wings, thenidentify the main idea and complete a "Main Idea Mania" worksheet.
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Relationship Between the Protagonist and Antagonist
Students read Hansel and Gretel, and discuss the conflict in the story, while determining who the protagonist and the antagonist are. In this fiction lesson, students chart the conflict in the story they have just read.
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Writing Compare and Contrast Essays
Practice writing compare and contrast essays in your class by starting out with a Venn diagram. A sample that can be expanded upon is provided here. After your writers have completed the guided practice, have them write individual essays...
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Analyzing Relationships
Fifth graders analyze relationships between characters in a story. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders use photographs of family and friend to discuss relationships. Students read a story and discuss the relationships they identify...
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Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction
Young scholars explore the elements of realistic fiction. For this genre study lesson, students discuss connections they have to characters in their favorite show or movie. Young scholars hunt for realistic fiction elements in a text and...
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Deciding Theme
Fifth graders explore the theme of a story by identifying the effects of a character's decision. In this theme study lesson plan, 5th graders refer to the events in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Students discuss as a whole class...
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Character's Motive
Why do people commit crimes? Middle schoolers investigate characters' motives for committing a crime in a character analysis lesson. First, they read the book Chasing Vermeer and identify the suspects. They then record the details about...
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Organizing Information into an Outline
Learners explore outlines. In this nonfiction comprehension and study skills instructional activity, students complete a traditional outline for the book Animal Homes by Ann O. Squire following guided instruction as the teacher models...
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Third Person Limited and Omniscient Points of View
Learners determine the point of view from each paragraph of the worksheet they are given. In this point of view worksheet, students read paragraphs in the third person either limited or omniscient.
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Analyzing Relationships
Young scholars explore relationships between story characters. In this story elements and reading comprehension lesson, students generate character traits of the characters in Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson. Young scholars...
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Character and Relationship Changes
Fifth graders read a text and provide examples of why the characters in the book had a change in their relationship. For this character lesson plan, 5th graders write about the relationship in the beginning of the story and in the end of...