Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding Literary Text: Archetypes, Motifs, & Plot in Drama
A learning module that teaches students about archetypes, motifs, and plot in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Character Archetypes, Archetypal Plot Patterns, Other Archetypal Patterns, Archetypal Motifs, and Your Turn.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Isolated Scenes and Plot Support
Plots have momentum or a forward motion. In this lesson, we will isolate and discuss specific plot scenes from several works of fiction. You will learn how each scene moves the plot forward toward the resolution.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Animal Farm Analysis: Literary Devices in Animal Farm
This site provides a literary analysis of Animal Farm by George Orwell using the literary devices in the novel including symbolism, imagery, allegory, setting, point of view, genre, tone, writing style, plot analysis and more.
Other
Lit Charts: Julius Caesar [Pdf]
This is a comprehensive 11-page chart on The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. It provides background information on the play, a plot summary, character descriptions, themes, symbol tags, quotes, and a summary and analysis of each scene in the...
Other
Brentville District High School: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act Iv [Pdf]
The teacher edition of a textbook chapter on Act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students will analyze the plot, make and verify predictions, and analyze characters. Includes explanations of vocabulary with accompanying text from the...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "The Merchant of Venice"
An independent review/assessment for students of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". This site takes students through the details of context, plot, themes, characters, and dramatic effect in the play. Made for students preparing to...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Raisin in the Sun" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"Raisin in the Sun" (screenplay) teacher guide includes in-depth introduction and synopsis. Also featured are tips for reading a screenplay. Masterfully explores themes, symbolism, and film techniques. Consists of 16 pages. This is a...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "Much Ado About Nothing"
A detailed synopsis and assessment of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", made specifically for students preparing for the GCSE test. Site includes links to context, plot, character, dramatic effect, themes and language. With sample...
Other
Novelguide.com: All's Well That Ends Well
This website, where you can get plot summary, character profiles, and theme analysis on the Shakespearean comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well," is a good resource to accompany a reading of the play. Included is a brief biography of...
Other
Homework Online: Lord of the Flies, Chapter Summaries
Read chapter summaries of William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies." These summaries each include information about the chapter's plot and comments on the meaning behind Golding's writing.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Book Reports: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces book reports and the goals of a book report.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Scarlet Letter Quotes
This site provides a series of quotations, character analysis, themes, plot analysis, and quizzes from the novel that represent such themes as revenge, compassion, sin and free will.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: To Kill a Mockingbird
Analysis of the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird includes the symbolism, imagery, and allegory used. Shmoop also provides a summary and information on the themes and characters.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: Henry Iv, Part One
A teaching guide for 1 Henry IV by Shakespeare. Includes plot synopsis, analysis of the main themes in the play, historical context, activities, and discussion questions, as well as a fifteen-minute condensed version of the play for...
SparkNotes
Sparknotes: The Woman Warrior
Notes on The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. Notes include: context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters, themes, symbols, summary and analysis, important quotations, study questions, a quiz, and more.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes Study Guide: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The SparkNotes study guide for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" includes a context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters, themes, motifs, symbols, and more. Each section is accessed from a hyperlinked list on the main page...