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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Variations in Plot and Setting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Although Disney's version of Cinderella is most popular in America, hundreds of versions exist across many cultures. This resource provides lessons, which examine the similarities and differences in literary elements among many versions...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Much Ado About Nothing Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-page PDF study guide for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing prepared by Barbara McKean for Montana Shakepeare in the Schools, Montana State University - Bozeman. It includes information about characters in the play, a...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Lamb to the Slaughter" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a two-page study guide for "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. It focuses on characters. point of view, exposition, theme, tone, and comprehension.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: 60 Second Shakespeare: 60 Second Star: "She's Not My Hero"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 60 Second Star: "She's Not My Hero" news article about characters and events in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. It hightlights the plot, themes, and characters of the play in what the form of a new story.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Many Letters?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you remember all of your ABC's? Computers need to "remember" letters too. Every time we use a computer to write a story, the computer needs to "remember" the letters in the story by saving them to the computer's memory as a file. In...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Book Review

For Students 9th - 10th
The Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides directions for how to write a book review.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Love's Labour's Lost

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has 41 famous quotations from Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost".
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Studying Character in Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Online lesson that allows students to study and follow a Shakespearean character throughout a play, analyzing their actions, traits and dialogue as clues to characterization.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: First Encounters: The Taming of the Shrew 2014 Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a Royal Shakespeare Company teacher resource pack for teaching The Taming of the Shrew including the following sections: The Story Page; Q&A with the Director; Storyboard; Creating...
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Website
Crayola

Crayola: Big as Life Book Report (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a fun idea to display your students' book reports, and encourage reading at the same time! In this online lesson, children use special markers to actually draw their book report on the windows of the library or classroom. Also...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource from the National Theatre will assist students interpret the dramati production William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Elements of a Story

For Students K - 1st Standards
Explore the elements of a story using the well-known Cinderella story as source material. Learn about setting, character, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.
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Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Story Spinners (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan where students make their own "story spinner" and create alternate endings to a book they've read. Includes adaptations and resources. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com. Registration is free...
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Article
Other

Building Characters With Adversity

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Extensive and very interesting article advising the reader on how to develop characters through adversity.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Story Elements Using Cinderella

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Listen to an explanation of the story elements in Cinderella including exposition, characters, setting, sequence, conflict, climax, and resolution.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Elements of a Story Interactive

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different ingredients, or elements, that go into stories and make them so much fun. Read the story, "Cinderella," and look at all the different pieces of the tale to see how they all fit together.