Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Realism:"an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce
This lesson focuses on the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. It discusses the use of literary techniques such as stream of consciousness, forshadowing, flashback and flash-forward, and offers a PDF of...
Quia
Quia: Narrative Structure Elements
This reading resource provides vocabulary words with definitions. All words are related to the elements of narratives. A link to associated review activities is included.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Plot Development (English I Reading)
You will be able to analyze how flashback, foreshadowing, sub-plots, or parallel plot structures can be used in developing a plot in a short story.
Caro Clarke
Rewriting
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing a Mystery
This mystery-writing instructional activity focuses on the structure of a short story and the elements of a mystery in particular. Students complete the entire writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing....
Read Works
Read Works: I'm Not Eating That
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about making new friends. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Letter E
[Free Registration/Login Required] These activities include matching words and pictures, blending short vowel e, action words, and a story structure activity.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Letter K
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learning activities related to the letter /k/ are included such as word identification, initial letter recognition, blending with short vowels and /k/ck, and story structure with beginning, middle, and...
Other
San Diego Supercomputer Cente: Rosalind Elsie Franklin
The story of Rosalind Franklin, pioneer DNA researcher whose career was cut short by her early death is told here, including the role she played in the discovery of the structure of DNA.