Literary Elements Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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Novel Study Worksheet Pack
Download this set of novel study worksheets that can be used with any text to support your students in exploring characters and events in literature.
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Adapt a Short Story – Change the Complication
Explore the role the complication of a story plays within narrative structure with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Narrative Tension – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach narrative tension with this set of three worksheets designed to help students explore how authors build suspense and keep readers hooked.
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Story Map Graphic Organizer Pack
Download and use a printable Story Map Graphic Organizer to help your students make sense of story elements related to their reading.
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Direct and Indirect Characterization Anchor Chart
Reference a direct and indirect characterization anchor chart to teach your students the difference between types of characterization.
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Free Character Traits List
Teach your students to analyze characters more effectively by providing them with a list of character traits.
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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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Develop a Character Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to develop a character using the STEAL technique and other characterisation methods with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Story Archetypes Teaching Slides
Teach story archetypes with this engaging slide deck that introduces students to ten of the most common plot patterns in literature.
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Travel-Themed Reading Craft Template - Suitcase Book Review
Show off your students’ reading journeys while having them create fun travel-themed Reading-Response Reading Crafts.
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Building Tension in Narrative Writing Teaching Slides
Teach how to build tension in narrative writing with this interactive presentation that explains eight author techniques for creating suspense and excitement in stories.
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Character Appearance, Traits and Feelings - Worksheet
Explore and describe a character's personality, feelings and appearance with this differentiated worksheet to be used with any text.
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Identifying Character Traits Interactive Activity
Get your students identifying character traits with this engaging digital quiz that helps students understand how language reveals personality in writing.
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Mood in Narrative Writing – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach mood in narrative writing with this set of four worksheets designed to help students explore narrative atmosphere in the context of real texts.
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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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Setting-Plot Relationship Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the connections between setting and plot.
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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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Adapt a Short Story – Write the Ending
Get your students to write the ending of an existing story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Adapt a Short Story – Change the Narrative Setting
Explore the role the narrative setting plays within a story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet for elementary students.
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Character Description – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach character description with this set of four worksheets that help students explore how authors use the STEAL technique to bring characters to life.
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Narrative Mood Teaching Slides
Explore narrative mood with this interactive presentation that helps students understand what mood is, why it matters and how to create it in their own writing.
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Examples of Story Settings Teaching Slides
Discover engaging examples of story settings with this teaching presentation that introduces students to ten classic settings in children’s literature.
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Character Archetypes Teaching Slides
Download this character archetypes slide deck to help your students identify and analyze common character types in literature.
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Story Settings Booklet
Explore common story settings in literature with this engaging 8-page mini book that helps students analyze settings from their own reading.
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Character Archetypes Booklet
Download this engaging 8-page character archetype mini book that helps students analyze a character from a book they have recently read.
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Plot Archetypes Booklet
Explore plot archetypes with this engaging 8-page mini book that helps students analyze familiar story structures.
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Adventures in Reading Word Search
Kick off a new unit or review literary vocabulary with a printable Adventures in Reading Word Search.
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Reading Adventure Tri-Fold - Book Report Brochure Template
Download a book report brochure template and create a fun reading adventure-themed travel brochure.
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Character Profile Template Pack
Explore the personality, appearance, feelings and actions of a character with printable character profile templates.
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Movie Day Activity Menu
Turn a movie day into a learning experience with our printable Movie Day Comprehension menu.
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Character Profile - Graphic Organizers
Explore the internal and external traits of story characters with a set of differentiated graphic organizers.
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Comparing Characters - Graphic Organizers
Encourage your students to compare story characters with this set of differentiated graphic organisers that can be used with any text.