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Interactive
Curated OER

Invisible Man - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Buckle Down: Lesson 11-Literary Devices

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice and short answer questions based on the literary elements of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore storytelling by listening to a reading of a classic poem.  In this language arts lesson, 8th graders listen to an audio recording of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.  Students examine the life of Poe by...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Literary Elements Worksheets and Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Using graphic organizers can be an effective way to teach literary elements.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: Instruction Page 2: Short Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focues on plot, irony, and suspense as seen in short stories by Richard Connell and Edgar Allan Poe. It defines each term and provides examples.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Composition: Short Stories

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides and introduction to a short story unit. It focuses the lessons and morals taught by short stories and the use of literary elements in fiction. I provides a list of essential questions.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It features links to the article "The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 and 'Young Goodman Brown'" and the PDF text for the short story. It also defines...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Realism: "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin which takes place in Louisiana during one hour at the turn of the 19th century. Chopin uses local color and various forms of irony to tell the story. The text is...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Whirligig of Life" by O Henry

For Students 7th - 9th
O. Henry often uses irony in his stories and "The Whirligig of Life" is one example. Read the full text of this full story on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Wilton's Holiday: By p.g. Wodehouse

For Students 7th - 9th
A man on holiday makes up a story about a deceased fiancee so people leave him alone only to fall in love with another woman on holiday. Read the full text of this ironic love story on this site.