plot

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Mary A. Keaton
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English / Language Arts
6, 7
Middle (6-8)

This is a one-text, one-week module that aims to take students through the process of looking at a character's development over time. It is focused on the third Common Core Reading Standard for Literature (RL3), which expects 6th grade students to "describe how a particular story's or drama's...

Found Fiction

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New Hampshire Task Bank
Aaron Cass
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English / Language Arts
10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

The assignment starts with students finding an object (a lost article of clothing, a key, an earring, someone’s shopping list), which they will then use to develop a short piece of fiction.  Their goal is to use the author’s tools of characterization, plot structure, sensory imagery and...

Tableau

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New Hampshire Task Bank
Kathleen Burnell
Julia Ryan
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English / Language Arts
Honors English Language Arts
9
High (9-12)

Students will analyze multiple pivotal scenes across the novel, film, and play To Kill a Mockingbird in order to gain a deeper understanding of character motivations, traits, symbols, and plot devices. Students will form groups and complete a planning activity. Students complete...