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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: The Short Story [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short group of exercises for students concerning the elements of a short story. Allows students to examine the major story elements, then apply those elements to a given piece of literature.
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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: Describing Characters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to describe characters from a work of fiction.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characters and Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and theme in fiction writing. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analyzing Characterization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the elements of character analysis and uses Poe's "Tell Tale Heart" for an example. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Setting and Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson defines setting and theme, explains the relationship between them and offers strategies to find the theme in fiction writing.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plot and the Most Dangerous Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students about plot and gives examples from short story and also highlights vocabulary.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Short Story Unit Applying Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review and assessment of a collection of short stories. The following literary terms are applied to the stories: plot structure, types of characters, characterization, irony,...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the elements of a story: character, setting, theme, and conflict.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literature: Constructing Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has an explanation of the elements of a plot with clear examples. Click on "What goes into plot" for more information.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conflict Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces types of conflict that appear in fiction writing.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Setting and Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains the relationship between setting and conflict in fiction writing.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Anthropomorphic Characterization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces anthropomorphic characterization in fiction writing.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characters and Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the connection between characters and plot in fiction writing.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Analyzing a Story's Theme [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short set of questions designed to help students consider and analyze the element of theme within a piece of literature. RL.9-10.2 and RL. 11-12.2 Analyzing Theme.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Evaluating Character and Plot in Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief graphic organizer which allows students to evaluate the literary elements of plot and character in a given piece of literature. Also includes a section which requires textual support. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Workshop: Analyzing a Character [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Organize your thoughts about two different characters using this printable worksheet. Five elements of character are covered. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Evaluating Plot & Conflict

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn to evaluate types of conflict within literature. This flipchart describes the various types of conflict and assesses the students' ability to differentiate them.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Indirect vs. Direct Characterization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces indirect (learn about the characters through speech, thoughts, actions, physical description, other character's feelings) and direct characterization (author tells the reader about the character) in fiction...
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Website
Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Roland Barthes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a brief but interesting site from Creative Quotations that is devoted to Barthes' major quotations dealing with literature and criticism. He was the major structuralist critic of modern times.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Julius Caesar Character Traits and Motivations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A slideshow looking at the character traits and motivations of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Antony in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: War and Peace

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A summary as well as an analysis of themes and characters. Helpful quizzes are also included.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Theme (Implicit vs. Explicit): Match

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this interactive, students match the terms related to theme with their definitions.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literature: Analyzing Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article explains how to find the theme in a piece of literature by asking yourself a series of questions as you read. RL.9-10.1 Analyzing Theme. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2