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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
Grades: 6 to 8
Subjects: Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts
In this lesson plan, from the PBS American Masters Web site, students study the biography and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The...
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Bringing Facts into Science Fiction: Creating Science Fiction Narratives Based on Current News Themes
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science
In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students develop setting, plot, and characters for a science fiction s...
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Everyone Loves a Mystery: A Genre Study
Grades: 6 to 8
Subjects: Literature, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension
In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine story elements and vocabulary associated with mystery stories. Students co...
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Types of Point of View
Grades: 5 to 12
Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literary Analysis
This Web page, found on the Annenberg Media Learner.org Web site, describes the different types of point of view used by authors...
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Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories
Grades: 6 to 8
Subjects: United States History, Writing Strategies, Literature, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science
In this EDSITEment lesson, students research the Gold Rush era to provide authentic background for their own fictional prose. By...
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Writing Myths
Grades: 5 to 8
Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Literature
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the way myths help explain nature and science. Students...
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The Elements of Plot Development
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Literary Analysis
This resource, from Learner.org, discusses elements of plot development, including the exposition, complications, climax and res...
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Empowered Fiction Writers: Generating and Organizing Ideas for Story Writing
Grades: 6 to 8
Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts
This ReadWriteThink lesson introduces students to the use of speedwriting (also called free writing) as a prewriting technique. ...
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Photographic Memories: Creating Stories from Photographs
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, Types of Media, Visual Arts & Performing Arts and 3 additional..
In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how photographs can be interpreted as conveying rich ...
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