ELAR 4.8
Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:
- (1) infer basic themes supported by text evidence;
- (A) explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo;
- (B) analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution; and
- (C) explain the influence of the setting, including historical and cultural settings, on the plot.
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Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
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Literary Element Task Cards - Upper Elementary
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 14 literature study task cards for upper elementary students.
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Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
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Setting-Plot Relationship Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the connections between setting and plot.
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Book Character Profile - Stage and Curtains
A fun character profile worksheet set on a theater stage.
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Booklovers' Buffet
A fun reading activity to help students discover books they enjoy.
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Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Describe the most notable mental and moral qualities of a real or fictional person.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
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Character Profile Flip Book – Intermediate Grades
Use this flip book template with your upper elementary students when teaching about the features of literary characters.
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Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
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Five Finger Summary - Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use to summarize a fiction text.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.
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Character Development – Fakebook Page Worksheet
Use research and creative writing skills to design a social media profile for fiction or nonfiction persons.
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Narrative Plot Structure Diagram
A plot diagram for students to refer to when planning narrative writing.