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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnwinding a Circular Plot: Prediction Strategies in Reading and Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, builds on students' existing knowledge of plot structure and of cycles in other content areas,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Elements of Plot Development
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from Learner.org, discusses elements of plot development, including the exposition, complications, climax and res...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPostmodern Picture Books in Middle School
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literary Analysis, Reading ComprehensionStudents analyze the structure of a postmodern picture book, Black and White, to uncover how authors create unexpected plots and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNarrative Script Formatting
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.The main focus of this lesson is the technical formatting of the written script. Students will learn about the five elements of ...Contributor: CTE OnlineViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLook in the Mythic Mirror
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Music, Writing StrategiesThis unit of eight lessons, from ARTSEDGE, focuses on Greek mythology, archetypal heroes, Classical literature, storytelling, We...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIt Came from Greek Mythology
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this unit of six lessons, from EDSITEment, students study basic plots of three Greek myths and discuss three common themes in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGraphing Plot and Character in a Novel
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students graphically illustrate events in the plot of the story, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFiction, Plotting the Story
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Theatre, LiteratureIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore plot as an element of fiction. They investigate how det...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore the nature and structure of expository texts focusing on cause and effect. After...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExamining Plot Conflict through a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students identify the characteristics of conflict using picture books. They complete graphi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEdward Stratemeyer, creator of book series such as Nancy Drew, was born on this day in 1862.
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literary Analysis, Reading ComprehensionStudents select several books from one of Stratemeyer's series to read, discuss shared elements in the books, and use the 3-Circ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0