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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Color Monster [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Explore how our emotions color our lives and add depth to our stories.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Literary Elements: Setting, Plot, and Characters

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this game, students answer questions about the story elements of setting, plot, and characters
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mac Millan: Story Elements: Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
This learning module focuses on analyzing story elements including the order of events, character, conflict, resolution, and plot. It provides a model story with questions and answers and then a practice story with questions.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Elements of Plot

For Students 8th Standards
A slide show with ten slides about the parts of a plot development: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Plot Structure

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A slide show with twenty-one slides explaining elements of plot including: characters, setting, exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Short Story Elements: Definitions

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Students can choose from three different activities while practicing story elements. Flashcards give students a chance to learn the elements and their definitions. A matching game gives students an opportunity to test their new learning,...
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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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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Story Elements

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This interactive game of "Rags to Riches" assesses students' knowledge of story elements. Students will identify the definitions of the story elements and the applications of story elements in stories.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Short Story Elements: Definitions

For Students 5th Standards
Play a memory match game by uncovering each story element along with its definition.
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Quia

Quia: Elements of Plot Flashcards

For Students 5th Standards
Ten flashcards with plot element vocabulary words and their definitions.
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Quia

Quia: Short Story Elements: Definitions

For Students 5th Standards
Twenty-two flashcards with plot elements and their definitions.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Elements of Plot Matching

For Students 5th
Play a matching game by joining each plot element with its definition.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Short Story Elements: Definitions

For Students 5th Standards
Play a matching game by joining each plot element with its definition or example.
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Unknown Type
Quia

Quia: The Elements of Plot

For Students 6th Standards
Complete each definition by typing the plot element into the correct box in this ten-question quiz.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Story Elements Practice

For Students 6th Standards
Join each story element with its definition in this online matching game.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Concentration

For Students 6th Standards
Join each story element with its definition in this online memory match game.
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Graphic
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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Handout
Other

Katie Kazoo: The Five Essential Elements of a Story [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Learn the five essential elements of a story.
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Activity
Quia

Quia: Story Elements Practice

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
This series of flashcards from Quia helps students perform a quick check of their understanding of student elements, such as setting and conflict.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Short Stories

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A thirteen-part learning module on short stories including links to videos, images, graphic organizers, games, informational sites, and more.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Reviewing Elements of a Story

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A ten-part learning module with links to images, texts, websites, and videos to about story elements.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Story Elements

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites to use while learning about story elements and the development of a plot.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Rl5.3 Fables: Analyzing Theme, Story Elements, Text Structure

For Students 5th Standards
A six-part learning module with images, graphic organizers, videos, web links and more to teach students how to analyze theme, story elements, and text structure in fables.