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.
- Plus Plan
Character Development Board Game
Practice character development by choosing your own adventure in this role-playing board game.
- Plus Plan
International Women's Day Gender Ground Rules – Task Cards
A set of task cards to be paired with the International Women's Day comic 'Gender Ground Rules'.
- Plus Plan
Halloween Reading Comprehension Passage and Task Cards - The Curious Crusader
Practice reading comprehension skills with an exciting Halloween reading comprehension activity for 4th graders!
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Character Development Worksheet Pack
Download this character development worksheet pack to help students understand how motivations, challenges and choices shape a character’s growth.
- Plus Plan
Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
- Plus Plan
Booklovers' Buffet
A fun reading activity to help students discover books they enjoy.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Character Profile Flip Book – Intermediate Grades
Use this flip book template with your upper elementary students when teaching about the features of literary characters.
- Plus Plan
Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
- Plus Plan
Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.