ELAR 3.8
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 the theme of a work, distinguishing theme
from topic;
- (A) explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;
- (B) analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution; and
- (C) explain the influence of the setting on the plot.
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Finding the Theme Worksheet
Identify and explain the theme in 3 short story paragraphs provided in this worksheet.
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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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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 (Primary Grades)
A set of 12 task cards for primary students to use after reading a picture book.
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Setting-Plot Relationship Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the connections between setting and plot.
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Booklovers' Buffet
A fun reading activity to help students discover books they enjoy.
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Character Profile Flip Book - Primary Grades
Explore story characters with this flipbook template for lower primary students.
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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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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.