FrontPage
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007845476x/student_view0/interactive_literary_elements_handbook.html - Literary Elements Handbook
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/SCOPE-Library-LiteraryTerms.pdf - Glossary of Literary Terms - SCOPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ffAOkGg2Lr4&NR=1 - Literary Elements - Aladdin
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/literature_language_arts_eighth_8th_grade.htm - 8th Grade Literary Element Resources
http://www.storyinliteraryfiction.com/?gclid=CKTKlpDCn7YCFQyg4AodwycA1Q - Literary Terms in Stories
http://www.quia.com/jg/245140.html - Story Elements Games - Terms
http://www.quia.com/jg/39527list.html - 6th Grade Literary Elements Review Test
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/sgoldstein1/literarydevices.cfm - Literal & Figurative Meaning
http://quizlet.com/753685/literary-terms-for-middle-school-flash-cards/ - Literary Terms - Flashcards - Audio
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz1068229a8.html - Literary Elements Game - Interactive
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/story_elements_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - Story Elements Resource - Internet4Classrooms
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/advance_organizer.pdf - Literary Elements Graphic Organizer
http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/index.html - Elements of a Short Story - Interactive
http://webs.morton709.org/elementary/RTI%20Final%20Project/Student%20Activity%20docs/Comprehension%20Student%20Activities%204-6.htm - Comprehension Activities
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/IdentifyPlot.pdf - Plot Graphic Organizer
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/three_little_pigs.pdf - Story Elements Graphic Organizer - Three Little Pigs
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/basic_literary_elements.pdf - Basic Literary Elements Chart
http://www.quia.com/jg/245140.html - Story Elements Quiz
http://www.synapse-ada.com/inspiration/diagrams/theory/literary.htm - Literary Elements Web
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/game/play.phtml?dest=Lit_v52.dcr&width=500&height=300&ini=lesson2.ini&height2=296 - Name that Literary Element Interactive Game
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/game/play.phtml?dest=Lit_v52.dcr&width=500&height=300&ini=lesson2.ini&height2=296 - Literary Elements Game
Setting
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/litelem/setting.pdf - Analyzing Setting
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/setting.htm - Setting
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/Setting/default.htm - Setting - Romeo
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/setting.cfm - Understanding Setting, Plot, & Theme
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm - Use Setting, Plot, & Theme Practice
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/game/play.phtml?dest=Lit_v52.dcr&width=500&height=300&ini=lesson2.ini&height2=296
Name that Literary Element
http://www.slideshare.net/wiserjoe/narrative-writing-and-plot-notes - Narrative Writing & Plot Elements
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/literature/ileh-ms/ielts.php - Literary Elements Interactive
http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/index.html - Literary Elements - Interactive
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_mylitlabdemo_1/24/6276/1606730.cw/index.html - Literary Elements Source
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/story_elements_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - Literary Elements
http://www.search.com/reference/Fictional_character#Elements_of_fiction - Reference for Literary Elements
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html - Literary Elements - Interactive using Cinderella
Name that Literary Element Game
Literary Terms
http://reading.pppst.com/elements.html - Elements of Literature
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/ - Literary Element Map
Plot
http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=904&tab=1 - Plot Powerpoint, Plot Diagram
H:\Plot Diagram Interactive.mht - Plot Diagram
http://jessicamakigreen.edu.glogster.com/elements-of-a-story/ - Elements of Plot
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/examining-plot-conflict-through-802.html - Conflict PPT
http://www.slideshare.net/caitlingillmett/types-of-conflict-5478403 - Conflict PPT
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/literature_conflict_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm
INTERNET 4 CLASSROOMS - CONFLICT PAGE - VARIOUS SITES
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/literature/conflict.htm - Conflict Quiz - Mrs. Dowling - Interactive
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/literature/ileh-ms/ielts.php - Literary Elements Interactive
http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/index.html - Literary Elements - Interactive
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_mylitlabdemo_1/24/6276/1606730.cw/index.html - Literary Elements Source
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/story_elements_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - Literary Elements
http://www.search.com/reference/Fictional_character#Elements_of_fiction - Reference for Literary Elements
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html - Literary Elements - Interactive using Cinderella
Name that Literary Element Game
Literary Terms
http://reading.pppst.com/elements.html - Elements of Literature
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/ - Literary Element Map
Point of View
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/pov.pdf - Point of View explained - First, Second, Third Person
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/pov.pdf
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pointofviewl.cfm - Point of View - Defined, Examples
Characterization
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/characters.pdf
Characters - Protagonist, Antagonist, Foil
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/round_flat.pdf - Round or Flat Characters
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/dynamic_static.pd - Dynamic or Static Characters
Character refers to a person, animal or object in a story. Characters are well-developed, believable and consistent. At the beginning of a story a conflict is presented for the main character to resolve. By the end of a story, a character should change or grow somehow. This could be by learning something new or by growing in understanding of self.
Ways to Know a Character
Good characters are:
Readers who want to understand character can ask:
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Are the characters believable? Have you ever felt like this character, or have you known anyone who felt like this character? What about the character seemed real and true?
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Is each character’s behavior consistent with what we know about him or her? Does the behavior remain consistent throughout the book? Is the change that occurs in the character (reasonable)?
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Does the character’s behavior show that the character is a unique individual (or is the behavior stereotypical)?
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Do you identify with the character? How would you have reacted if you were the character?
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Does the character change or learn as the story progresses? Does the character reach a new understanding about the situation or about life?
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Is the character memorable? Will you remember this character in a month?
http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/characterbookmarks.pdf - Character Bookmarks - Protagonist, Antagonist, Minor Characters
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson961/Bookmark.pdf - Bookmarks - Setting
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson858/change.pdf - How & Why Characters Change
Setting
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/setting.pdf - Setting Graphic Organizer
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson961/Bookmark.pdf - Setting Bookmark
http://content.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_settingcomparison.pdf - Compare Settings Graphic Organizer
Foreshadowing
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/foreshadowing_chart.pdf - Foreshadowing Chart
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson420/prediction.pdf - Prediction Chart
http://www.readingquest.org/pdf/predict.pdf - Prediction Chart
Flashback
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/flashback.html - Flashback
Irony
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/irony.pdf - Irony
http://scope.scholastic.com/issues/01_01_15/Play-Drama - Situational Irony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0 - Irony Video - Situational
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo - Irony Video - Verbal
http://scope.scholastic.com/issues/01_01_15/Play-Drama - Scholastic Scope - Jan. 2015 - the Necklace - video - Situational Irony
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson792/picture2.pdf- Enhance Mental Imagery While Reading
- Critical Concepts - Dramatic Irony
- Critical Concepts - Verbal Irony
Allusion
http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/allusion/page - Allusion
Conflict
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/conflict.pdf - Conflict Graphic Organizer
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/conflict.html - Conflict - defined - Examples
Theme
What’s the Theme? The theme of a story is its big idea. It’s a message, lesson, or universal truth that goes beyond the literal events of the story. In other words, it’s an idea that applies to people in general—not just the characters in the story. An author doesn’t usually come right out and tell you what the theme is; as a reader, you need to infer it. A story can have more than one theme.
http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/themes.htm - Fairy Tale Theme Chart
Imagery
"A Secret for Two"
by Quentin Reynolds
What is the main objective of reading this story?
You will be able to discover and explain how authors and writers use imagery or "sense" words to create a more vivid picture. Imagery is often related to the setting of a story.
Lesson #1: What is imagery? How does an author use the five senses to help us better intepret his/her story? Today we are going to work as a small group to "discover" examples of imagery. We are then going to use a T-Chart as an advance organizer to help us "spring board" into our story.
Directions for Group Imagery activity.
a. have one person read the excerpt out loud to the rest of the group.
b. discuss what you think about the setting of the story
c. highlight any words or phrases from the excerpt that allows you to create a mental image of the setting.
d. NOW classify the highlighted words/phrases into sensory detail words. (smell, sight, touch/feel, taste, hear)
you can write your group's responses directly on the paper in the margins. Be ready to share your answers.
"A Secret for Two" T-Chart Analyzing Older People T Chart.doc
Point of View
"Who will tell my story?"
An author can tell a story from the first-person point of view
OR
The author can use the third-person point of view
FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW
A character in the story is the narrator. This character is telling the story. The narrator uses the pronouns I, me, & we.
In First-Person Point of View, readers learnabout the events as the narrator learns about them.
Example:
I walked home from school today with my friends. We stopped for ice cream. I had vanilla. It's my favorite.
When I got up this morning I brushed my teeth. Then I got dressed and ate my breakfast.
THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEW
The story is being told by an outside observer (someone who is not in the story). The author uses the pronouns he, she, & they.
In THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEW, the author can tell about the thoughts, actions, & feelings of the other characters.
Example:
Ted plays on a baseball team. He loves to play with his team. He has a game next week. His coach thinks he's a good baseball player.
The princess was locked in the tower. She had no way to escape. She hoped that a prince would rescue her. Her wish came true. He came and took her to his castle.
Cinderella - Literary Element Examples
- Setting: The time and place of the story.
Example: long ago, the palace, the ball, a far away kingdom, the home of Cinderella's step-mother.
- Characterization: A person or an animal in a story, a play or other literary work.
Example: Cinderella: loving, kind, works hard, pretty, innocent, hero, cheerful, smart, happy.
Step-mother & step-sisters: jealous, mean, ugly, self-absorbed, villain, lazy, nasty.
- Theme: Message about life or human nature communicated by the author through a literary work. Life lesson!
Example: Work hard and good things come. What goes around comes around.
- Conflict: A struggle between opposing characters or forces.
Example: Man vs. Man (Cinderella vs. step-mother and step-sisters).
Man vs. Supernatural (Cinderella vs. the stroke of midnight).
- Plot: The sequence of events, making up a story.
Exposition: The beginning of the story, introducing characters, setting and main conflict.
Rising Action: The conflict develops and suspense builds.
Climax: The most exciting point in the story.
Resolution: The story concludes and loose ends are tied up.
Example: Exposition: As a child, Cinderella was happy. After her mother died, her father re-married a mean woman with two daughters. The step-mother gave her daughters everything and Cinderella nothing.
Rising Action: A messenger delivers an invitation to the ball. The step-mother tells Cinderella she can go if she finishes her chores. The Fairy Godmother gives Cinderella a dress and coach. Cinderella arrives at the ball and dances with the Prince. On the way out she drops her shoe.
Climax: The Prince finds Cinderella and puts the glass slipper on her foot. It fits!
Resolution: Cinderella and the Prince get married.
Tone & Mood
Tone - The Author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character
(sarcastic, sincere, embarrassed, proud, frightened - from their words, you can tell the author is frightened)
Mood - The overall atmosphere of a story or piece of literature. The mood is created by the setting, the characters, & their actions.
(relaxed, cozy, romantic, gloomy, frightening - you feel frightened from the feeling you get while reading, somber)
Theme
THEME:
The theme of a story is what the author is trying to get you to learn- it is a lesson, a moral, an essential message about life.
- What happened?
Take a few moments to write down the the main literary elements: plot, characterization, etc. What were the conflicts in the work? What was the most important moment in the work? Does the author resolve the conflict? How did the work end?
- What is the subject?
If you were to tell a friend what the work of literature was "about," how would you describe it? What is the topic?
- What about the protagonist (the main character)?
How does he/she change? Does the protagonist affect other characters? How does this character relate to others?
All of these lead to what the theme of the story may be.
What is the lesson, moral, or message that the author feels that you should learn by reading this story. What is trying to teach you about LIFE?
http://www.education.com/print/Tackling_Theme_Literature/ - Theme in Middle School
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/sgoldstein1/themeinliterature.cfm - Theme Information
The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper. “We have got plenty of food at present."
But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
Source: http://www.knowledgerush.com/books/aesopa10.html
In this fable, the theme is, “It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.”
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