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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Fairy Tales in New Settings

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
After reading Bubba, The Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman, the writer will first choose a fairy tale that he/she is very familiar with. Next, he/she will choose a completely different setting (time and place) for their story. The writer...
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Writing World: Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great resource outlining four major ways to make settings appear more real and genuine in fiction. Deals with themes such as motion, experience, mood, and the senses. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
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Fiction Factor: The Importance of Setting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interesting article concerning the importance of setting to any piece of fiction. Gives good information about how setting affects characters and "world-building."
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Read Works

Read Works: Plot 1st Grade Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach learners 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...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: rl.k.3 With Prompting and Support, Identify Characters, Settings,

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This landing page provides different lesson plan choices on teaching RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings,
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Using Fairy Tales to Teach the Short Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character.
PPT
Tom Richey

Slideshare: Introduction to the Elements of Fiction

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A 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
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Prezi: How Does the Time Period of the Setting Affect the Plot?

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Learn how setting affects character and how time period affects plot.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characters and Setting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and setting in fiction writing.
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Other

Seekers Blog Spot: How Setting Affects Characters

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Information and examples of different ways the setting of a text can affect the characters and character development. (Published: Sept. 29, 2016)
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, & Theme: Triangle...

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students 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 and put...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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TES Global

Tes: Scheme of Work: The Tempest by William Shakespeare

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] During these multi-day lessons, students will closely read William Shakespeare's work, The Tempest. Students will analyze characters, plot, and themes. Students will culminate their understanding...
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Quia

Quia: Compare/contrast Character, Plot, and Setting Test

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive activity assesses students' understanding of the story elements. Students will read passages that include a short story and a brief drama; then students will answer assorted questions associated to each piece.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird: Building Knowledge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a conclusion to a class study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, students create models and pictures based on the novel's descriptions to illustrate the effect of setting on plot and character.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders learn that writers use stories and distinctive characters to teach us lessons. Students will explore how the choices of characters affect the plot and build the theme of a story. Students will come to understand that...
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Read Works

Read Works: Bridge to Terabithia 5th Grade Unit

For Teachers 5th Standards
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.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Elements of a Story

For Students K - 1st Standards
Explore the elements of a story using the well-known Cinderella story as source material. Learn about setting, character, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.
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Other

Wilsonplays: Elements of Fiction

For Students 3rd Standards
A chart that lists and defines the elements of a story including: character, setting, events, problem, and solution.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements Flashcards

For Students 3rd Standards
Learn about story elements by clicking through ten flashcards including terms like beginning, character, setting, events, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students about the plot structure, character, and setting of the mystery genre. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Story, Identity, Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Narrative Pyramid

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A printable narrative pyramid where students can record information about a story including the character, setting, problem, main events, and solution. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well as lists of teaching...
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Caro Clarke

Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.

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