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Where Is Your Story Set?
Students explore the concept of setting in literature by identifying their own current setting, and imagining what their ideal setting would be. They read a piece of literature, identify the setting and record the information on a chart.
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Break Down
Fourth graders apply their understanding of the elements of plot structure and conflict to cooperatively create storyboards and speak effectively as they present their products. They create storyboards for some of the classic Disney...
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Introducing Mythology
Students look closely at a poster of a Rembrandt painting and/or a transparency of a Greek vase, both of which represent the mythological story of the abduction of Europa. Studnets consider how two artists interpreted the same subject in...
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Fifties/Sixties Musical Playwriting Workshop
Students write a coherent script based on characterization, theme, conflict and emotional tone as found in the songs' lyrics and develop an understanding of the enjoyment that comes through discipline and hard work leading toward a...
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Nobel Peacekeeping
Students examine the goals of eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy--outlined in Kofi Annan's 2001 Nobel Peace Prize lecture--as they apply to today's news.
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The Crucible
Twelfth graders use an Internet scavenger hunt, vocabulary, sample essay questions, and short answer questions suitable for study and review of the play, The Crucible.
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Creating a Comic Strip
Young scholars examine various comic strips for their elements of humour, plot, drawing style, and basic design; they then create their own comic strip.
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Perceptions
Students gain a better understanding of perceptions and how different points of view about the same set of events leads to conflict.
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Egg Carton Stories
Students create stories with better structure when they are able to focus on its characters, setting, and plot. Teacher creates settings, character, and problem cartons with information written on strips of paper.
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The Bones of the Story
Students describe the five elements of a story--setting, characters, problem, events, and resolution. They use the Clifford series of books, and a worksheet imbedded in this lesson to help them explain the five elements of a story.
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Short Story Framework
The class gets creative after listening to a short story containing a definitive structure. They are required to think about character, relationship, and setting, while attempting to show rather than tell, in their writing. Dialogue,...
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Story Blender
Fifth graders write a story with many paragraphs that include a plot, setting, and ending. In this writing lesson plan, 5th graders create stories as a class.
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Comprehension: Setting
Students discuss what setting represents. In this language arts lesson, students review the three elements of setting: where the story takes place, when does the story take place, and is it past, present, or future? Students create a...
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The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Students explore "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe. In this literature lesson, students read the story and take notes. Students choose a literary element such as character, setting, or theme. Students write an...
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Writing A Book Review of The Hobbit
Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this book review lesson, students examine the elements included in a book review, such as author, opinions of the book, summary, character information, main points and plot summary....
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien
Students explore The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this plot summary instructional activity, students read the book and take notes about the plot. Students write a plot summary of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Young scholars will explore And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. In this analysis activity, students read And Then There Were None and take notes about the book as they read. Young scholars write a plot summary of the...
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Gilbert Munger Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read the biography of Gilbert Munger and analyze art that reflects the beauty of nature. For this art analysis lesson, students view a realistic image of Salt Lake City and lake over 100 years ago.
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Conflict
Learners outline the action in their narrative writing assignments by brainstorming about conflict. In this conflict analysis instructional activity, students define conflict and discuss the different types of conflict. Learners...
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Story Conflict and Conclusion
In this conflict and conclusion worksheet, students describe a problem or conflict of a story, then tell how the conflict was resolved and the story ended.
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Story Dissection
In this story dissection worksheet, students list the main characters and tell about them, describe the setting, define the conflict and discuss the message of the story.
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Dealing with Conflict
Students identify types of conflict and various responses to anger. In this character education lesson plan, the teacher introduces definitions of conflict and anger responses. Students find examples of types of conflict in newspapers...
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The Microscope
In this microscope activity students explore the compound light microscope. Students discover techniques concerning cleaning, storage and proper use of the microscope. Students discover the working parts of the compound light microscope...
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Sentence Pictures
In this matching sentences and pictures worksheet, students read the 7 sentences and then match them to the correct pictures.