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Plot Structure Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this plot structure graphic organizer worksheet, students record the plot structure of a story. They record the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and the resolution.
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Plot Summary: The Outsiders

For Students 7th - 10th
In this plot summary worksheet, students are given several prompts to assist in developing a summary of the first chapter of The Outsiders.
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Lesson 4: Analyzing a Plot Conflict

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders identify plot conflicts and how they are resolved. In this plot conflict activity, 6th graders read the book A Wrinkle in Time written by Madeleine L'Engle and identify the conflicts. There are 4 different conflicts to...
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Literary Element/ Conflict

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students use the explanation of conflict to answer the specific questions of examples of the element in the novel.
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Story Literary Elements Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this literary elements worksheet, students read selected short stories and then respond to 5 short answer questions based on the stories.
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Plot of a Short Story (SMART Board)

For Teachers 8th
Using the SMART Board, teacher reviews the elements of a short story while students follow along in their notebook. Continuing with the SMART Board, teacher introduces the definition of plot and the five parts as students take notes....
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Film Festival: An ESL Lesson Plan to Get Students Talking About Movies

For Teachers 6th - 10th
If your ESL pupils love talking about movies, here is an activity ideal for providing practice with both informational reading and elements of a story. Given fictional movie posters, they decipher the information and put it into a...
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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...
Organizer
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Post Assessment: Plot Elements and Characterization

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners use the provided worksheet to identify plot elements and then fill in these elements on a plot diagram. Also included is a template for a character map that asks readers to choose a character, identify two traits, and supply...
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Break Down

For Teachers 4th
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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Writing a Myth

For Students 5th - 8th
Use this writing prompt and brainstorming page to help your pupils prepare to write their own myths. Individuals must choose a natural event to explain, come up with a protagonist and an antagonist, determine a setting, and think of a...
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A Jewel of a Book

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students read a book, noting the characters, setting, plot, and events. They gather, synthesize, and then select the most important data from their book to prepare a book report by decorating a charm bracelet with pertinent information...
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Story Plan Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this story planner graphic organizer worksheet, students fill in the genre, characters, setting, plot, complication and resolution before they use the information to write a story. They also list useful words that will be used.
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Storytelling: Writers' Workshop Learning Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Evaluating a variety of narrative texts can help build strong writers. Pupils identify plot elements and their relation to personal experience, then apply what they gleaned from the class discussion to create their own narratives.
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Et tu Brute?: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
A unique format for a reading comprehension quiz, the questions for this test give a brief statement as if spoken by Marcus Brutus which asks readers questions about major characters and plot elements in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar....
Interactive
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The Winter's Tale: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
This online quiz asks basic comprehension questions for Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. Test-takers answer fifteen multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, and receive immediate feedback. These basic questions focus mainly on...
Interactive
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Much Ado About Nothing: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
Check to see if your pupils can identify characters and basic plot points from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with this online interactive quiz. While the content is not innovative, this basic quiz could be helpful as a sponge or...
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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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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
Are you reading The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck in your class? If so, this quiz might be useful for you. This is an online interactive quiz that covers the novel's theme, plot, and characters. The quiz refers to the entire novel,...
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To Kill a Mockingbird

For Students 8th - 9th
Provided here are activities and questions for Part I of To Kill a Mockingbird (although one activity is also included for Part II). Readers study the novel's plot, characters, and setting. I wouldn't recommend using this as the sole...
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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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Jem in "To Kill a Mockingbird": Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
An in-depth quiz on Jem from Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, this quiz combines basic recall skills with some plot and character analysis. Unlike many Fun Trivia quizzes, the content of this quiz deals with plot events...
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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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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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