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To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Part II

For Students 8th - 9th
Focus your class's reading of To Kill a Mockingbird with this resource. Eighty-three questions are provided for chapters 12-31, the majority of which focus on plot recall. Since this is a word document, you can consider adding questions...
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Springfield Public Schools District 186

The Crucible Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
Check that your class is keeping up with and understanding the reading with this straightforward reading check quiz for Act I of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. There are 25 questions total, which cover characters, plot recall, and...
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"User Friendly" Cause and Effect

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Bring literature to life with your SMART board and this literary analysis lesson. While reading "User Friendly" by T. Ernesto Bethancourt (from the Holt Elements of Literature textbook by Kylene Beers), have your class discuss the theme...
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Teaching Story Elements: Jack and the Beanstalk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define fictional story elements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read Jack and the Beanstalk and view an included SMARTboard lesson. Students use the SMARTboard to match the story element terms with the specific...
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Identify and Analyze Literary Concepts

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore plot structure, conflict, setting, and mood. In this literary elements lesson, students read Rosa Parks, My Story and complete the provided plot outline worksheets. Students discuss the text elements of non-fiction pieces. 
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Freeology

Annotations Bookmark

For Teachers 5th - 10th
In general, pupils are not allowed to write in school-issued books; however, they can write on a bookmark that you provide! Kids can take notes on the setting, characters, themes, and connections as they read a short story or novel.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Hobbit

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
From dragons to dwarves, from riddles to rings, the great adventure story of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has captivated generations of readers of all ages. An educator's guide explores the novel's literary elements, including the...
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Dreamworks Animation Character Design

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Dive into animation creation using Dreamworks® animated films. Compare and contrast characters, wonder and ponder why the plot is so important, and think of background and themes as your creativity unrolls onto paper.
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Much Ado About Nothing Plot Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore tone in "Much Ado About Nothing." In this literary elements lesson, students  list the main points of the plot, identify shifts in tone, and select love songs that reflect the tone of events and/or characters.
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Interactive
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Recognizing Elements of a Short Story

For Students 6th - 8th
In this elements of a short story worksheet, students are given definitions and must choose the element being defined.  Students are also given a selection to read and answer questions about.
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PPT
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The Parts of Plot

For Teachers 1st - 12th
This literary elements PowerPoint informs students of the parts of a plot. In this PowerPoint, students read each part of the plot along with the definition.
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Novel Jeopardy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Play a classroom version of the classic game show Jeopardy, to review and discuss the novel your class has been reading. Questions about plot and other story elements are written on cards and given point values. Divide the class into...
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Story Literary Elements Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this literary elements activity, learners read selected short stories and then respond to 5 short answer questions based on the stories.
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PPT
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Academic Vocabulary

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Arm your writers with an arsenal of literary terms. With definitions of everything from plot structure and figurative language to point-of-view and types of irony, learners will gain an understanding of elements in stories and be able to...
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Interactive
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Of Mice and Men: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Quiz your class on basic comprehension of the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. This resource is made up of ten straightforward multiple choice questions about the characters, setting, and plot of the novel. Learners receive...
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Of Mice and Men: Chapter 2 Reading and Study Guide

For Students 8th - 9th
Provide your class with this reading guide for chapter two of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. They grapple with new vocabulary words like swamper, cesspool, and mollified before checking out literary terms and answering a list of questions...
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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Quiz your class for basic plot understanding, character recognition, and quote recall with this ten-question online quiz. After choosing their answers to the multiple choice questions about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, learners can...
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Interactive
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
This quiz for To Kill a Mockingbird tests basic reading comprehension of the novel. The multiple choice questions focus on characters and plot. Make sure you look over the content carefully to be sure that these are the questions you...
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Springfield Public Schools District 186

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Study Guide

For Students 8th - 12th
Check understanding of plot with a study guide for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Separated into sections, you might split this up into pieces or give it to individuals as a packet. The questions are mostly lower level,...
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Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Part 1

For Students 5th - 8th
Similar to a textbook, this resource includes multiple texts, plenty of explanation, lots of practice, and several graphic organizers. Use all of the materials, or pick and choose from such texts as "The Circuit," "Shoes for Hector,"...
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Scholastic

A Reading Guide to A Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Accompany a reading of Madeleine L'Engle's classic tale, A Wrinkle in Time, with a detailed guide equipped with 15 informative and useful chapters. Scholars discover who the author is, why she wrote the book, and crucial story elements...
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Poetry Shopping Spree

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Scholars demonstrate the ability to evaluate authors' use of literary elements such as metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, and onomatopoeia. They are provided with a checklist and must shop for poems that contain the poetry terms...
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Handout
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Story Plot Terms

For Teachers 4th - 10th
This literary terms handout defines introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
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Themes in Literature - Langston Hughes "Thank You Ma'm"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study Langston Hughes, "Thank You Ma'am" to discover the elements of plot, character motives and reactions. They express the effects of trust and kindness by writing a reflective personal narrative. They illustrate the...

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