Lit2Go
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
When does simplicity trump glamor? Readers compare and contrast a country mouse and a town mouse after reading a 312-word fable by Aesop. The graphic organizer differentiates instruction for all readers, scaffolding them to carefully...
Lit2Go
The Lion and the Statue
How does one's perception affect their representation of places and events? Readers investigate this question by listening to Aesop's "The Lion and the Statue" and completing a graphic organizer to analyze characters and their motivations.
Lit2Go
The Horse, Hunter, and Stag
A resource on plot structure and summarizing begins with an audio retelling of "The Horse, Hunter, and Stag." After listening to the fable, pupils break down the plot chronologically before writing a short summary.
Lit2Go
The Fawn and His Mother
Teach your class about fear and cowardice from the perspective of a doe and her fawn. A teaching resource based on Aesop's "The Fawn and His Mother" includes an audio version of the fable, a text passage, and a reading activity in which...
Lit2Go
The Hart and the Hunter
Hunt down a great way to teach characterization with one of Aesop's fables. An audio retelling of "The Hart and the Hunter" depicts the prideful hart and its disdain for its slender, quick legs. The activity concludes with a written...
Lit2Go
The Fox Without a Tail
Can you trust advice from a person who has something to gain? Aesop's fable "The Fox Without a Tail" depicts the skepticism of a fox community when one of their fellow foxes, having lost his tail in a tap, tries to talk them into...
Flocabulary
The Importance of Setting in a Story
Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to...
TED-Ed
What Makes a Poem … a Poem?
What makes a poem a poem? The narrator of a short video wades into the debate with the contention that the three characteristics that poems share are musical qualities, condensed language, and intense feelings.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Character vs. Self
This tutorial focuses on self-conflict in fiction writing through a screencast. It defines character vs. self, examines its purpose in literature, and provides examples like the classic "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Real Player is required.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plot
This lesson introduces the concept of plots (how the material is organized and presented to the reader so that the text will have a specific effect on him or her) in fiction. It explains the plot diagram and provides examples. RL.9-10.5...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Character vs. Character
This tutorial uses a screencast to present a lesson on character vs. character conflict. It defines character vs. character conflict, explores its roles in literature, and provides specific examples such as "Beowulf" and "Othello." Real...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conflict: Character vs. Society
This video lesson focuses on the external conflict of character vs. society including defining it, presenting background information and its role in literature, and discussing two literary examples: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Stranger...
Other
Flocabulary: Five Elements of a Story
A music video [3:42] about the five elements of a story: setting, plot, characters, conflict, and theme. Includes downloadable student handouts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Theme
Learn how to identify theme in a literary work in this short animated video [2:26] from WNET.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Conflict
Learn how to identify different types of conflict in literature in this animated video [2:46] from WNET.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Setting to Reveal Character
Writers establish context to introduce a character and engage the reader. Let's practice building context by adding details to help the reader understand the character. [8:11]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conflict: Character vs. Self
This lesson introduces character vs. self conflict in fiction writing. [3:43]