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Better Lesson: Unit: Character Development in Historical Fiction: Bud, Not Buddy
Big Ideas: Authors write historical fiction to show the reader what it was like to live in a certain time period. Readers can use historical fiction to learn about new settings. People are influenced by and react to their setting so you...
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Shmoop: A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess' Clockwork Orange contains to be a novel worth reading. Find out about the characters and their motivations in this outstanding site.
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Shmoop: Barn Burning
This fascinating short story written by William Faulkner is analysed in this comprehensive site. Read about the characters and their motives.
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Shmoop: Tartuffe
Written in 1664, this play is still relevant today. This site does an excellent job of letting us know about the characters and their motivations as well as important themes in the play.
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Quizlet: 4th Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Test
This interactive assessment features 15 multiple-choice questions over story element terms with their definitions. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist,...
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Quizlet: 4th Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Match
In this set interactive game, students match story element terms with their definitions. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, point of view,...
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Quizlet: 4th Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on the terms and definitions of story elements. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, point of...
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Ad lit.org: Hooking Struggling Readers: Using Books They Can and Want to Read
One of the keys to helping struggling readers is to provide them with books that they can and want to read. Fiction for struggling readers must have realistic characters, readable and convincing text, and a sense of the readers'...
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Arts Now Learning: Character Choreography [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, portraits provide inspiration for students to create character descriptions. Then, basic dance techniques are used to express the traits, motivations, and feelings of the characters as students work collaboratively...
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Shmoop: Candide
This interesting and informative site looks at Voltaire's humorous criticism of power and wealth. Find out about the characters and their motivations in this comprehensive site.
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Shmoop: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
This first book of J.K. Rowling is covered extensively in this excellent site. Read about the main characters, their motivations, important quotations and themes in the novel.
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Shmoop: The Winter's Tale
In this play written by Shakespeare a tale of loss and redemption is told. This site gives excellent insights into the characters, their motivations and important quotations from the play.
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Shmoop: Macbeth
Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is analyzed in detail in this intriguing site. Read about the characters and their motivations. Important quotations from the play are provided as well as a list of helpful study questions.
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Shmoop: Madame Bovary
Despite being published in installments in 1856, Madame Bovary still ranks at the top of "must read" books. This site looks at the characters in depth, their motivations and important quotations.
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Shmoop: The Piano Lesson
This Pulitizer Prize winning play explores looking at the past of many African Americans. Read about the characters and their motivations.
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Shmoop: The Road
Named the best book of the decade in the 2000s, The Road is about a father and son traveling a post-apocalyptic landscape. Read about the characters and their motivations in this informative site.
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Shmoop: The Chosen
Chaim Potok's first novel, The Chosen, of two Jewish boys coming of age is examined in depth in this interesting site. Find out more about the characters, their motivations and the themes in the novel.
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Shmoop: A Streetcar Named Desire
One of Tennessee Williams most famous plays is profiled in detail in this informative and fascinating site. Read about the characters, their motivations, dreams and the reality of their lives.