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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Protagonist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear and concise, this University of Victoria Writer's Guide definition of "protagonist" covers the basics.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Determining Methods of Characterization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief organizer in which students can document how a character in literature is presented, through either direct or indirect characterization. Provides labels, examples, and sections for textual support.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing for an Audience: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A slideshow introducing the concept of writing for an audience. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Writing for an Audience."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introductions: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces introductions. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Introductions."
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizer Compare Contrast

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer flipchart creates a template to help students compare and contrast ideas and objects. It can be used in many different subject areas.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizer Compare Matrix

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer uses a matrix to help students compare items or events. It is useful for helping students understand and analyze reading passages, historical events, and scientific experiments.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizer Map Cause and Effect

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer flipchart uses the fishbone technique to map cause and effect. It is useful for helping students understand and analyze reading passages, historical events, and scientific...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizer Sequence

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer provides a framework for students to analyze the sequence of events in a story or historical event.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Narrative Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the narrative tense.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: First Person Point of View

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the first person point of view.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Text Structure: Test

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive test features six matching and six multiple choice questions having to do with text structure and organizational patterns.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Point of View (Narrative Perspective)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site goes over several tips involved in writing a particular point of view, or narrative perspective, including first person and third person.
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Website
Other

Kim's Korner: Patterns of Organization

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Here is a run-down of several basic patterns of organization to use when writing. An example is given for each pattern, as well as an explanation.