City University of New York
Cuny Brooklyn: Literary Terms
Site gives definitions of many literary terms including "characterization."
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Characterization
This is a glossary entry for the term "Characterization" including a definition and the characteristics to be developed: Character's appearance, actions, thoughts, voice, and reaction from others.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Fiction Writing Basics
This resource discusses some terms and techniques that are useful to the beginning and intermediate fiction writer, and to instructors who are teaching fiction at these levels. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Yale University
Yale University: Elements of the Short Story
This unit from the Yale University on elements of the short story is designed to develop student comprehension skills, particularly making inferences and generalizing. It also involves students in reading a number of short stories to...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Creating a Second Person Choice Story
This lesson plan is designed to help students understand plot dimensions and literary devices while writing a multi-faceted short story that has many possible outcomes. For inspiration, students will analyze songs that tell stories for...
Other
Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Analyzing and Evaluating Literary Works
Lesson plan designed for eleventh graders. Students analyze and evaluate a short story for elements of literary works such as theme, mood, word choice, imagery, tone, and main idea. Includes a student handout and a scoring guide. It...
Other
Brock University: Elements of Structuralism
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Higher English
This site provides information about characters, plot, and setting of several different pieces of literature. It offers links to activities and tests on topic such as analysis and evaluation, creation and production, drama, novels, and...
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Plot
This page offers a detailed overview of plot, including its various aspects and use in various types of literary works.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Narrator Chart [Pdf]
Provides an overview of the importance of a narrator in a text and some brief exercises for analysis. Helps students learn more about the role of the narrator in literature, his/her voice, and influence on other characters and events.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Character and Characterization
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides an excellent overview of character and characterization. Content also explores flat and round characters. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Perspective in Narrative
Interactive lesson which allows students to determine the perspective or point of view of a story character by imagining actually spending a day in their "shoes." Based on Atticus's statement in "To Kill a Mockingbird." W.11-12.3, 3a,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Character Development
This lesson explains how characters develop in fiction writing. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
TES Global
Tes: Character Analysis
[Free Registration/Login Required] A downloadable graphic organizer for analyzing a character is provided on this page.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: What Is Conflict?
This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to help the new writer with their novel. This article focuses on conflict and how it effects the characters and the plot of the story. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Finding Themes in Literature
A slide show with forty slides with explanations, examples, and information on how to determine the theme of a text. RL.9-10.2 and RL.11-12.2 Analyzing Theme.
Other
Wastholm Media: Aphorisms Galore
This site from Wastholm Media gives numerous examples of aphorisms. They are Organized by theme and author.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Central Conflict
An eight-slide document introducing central conflict in a literary text and providing examples from The Arabian Nights.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization
This slideshow focuses on characterization including defining and discussing the 5 methods of characterizations: speech, action, description, interaction, and thoughts with examples of each. It also covers the importance of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization Through Interaction
This slideshow focuses on characterization through interaction; it discusses what character interaction can reveal about a character and what the reader should look for, such as verbs and adverb. It offers scenarios to practice and then...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Protagonist
This slideshow focuses on the protagonist; it defines the term, discusses the role in general and in the text, and provides a list of regular and villain protagonists from literature.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Analyzing the Author
A slideshow with ten slides that discusses the difference between a subject and a theme and gives several examples of each found within a variety of popular classical and modern texts.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Pairing Texts With Movies to Promote Comprehension and Discussion
Thematic pairings of novels/short stories with movies can help students access difficult texts and can lead to deeper comprehension and lively classroom discussion. This article suggests pairings for some commonly assigned middle and...