Students will view video documenting the real-life story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911. Students will complete a story elements graphic organizer. This organizer will help them distinguish various story elements and put them in the chronological order.

Students explore the theme of conflict in literature. They learn the difference between internal and external conflict and various types of conflicts, including self against self, self against other, and self against nature or machine. Stories are used to discuss methods of managing and resolving conflict and interpersonal friction. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to our experience in the world — concepts of rhythm, balance, spin, gravity, levity, inertia, momentum, friction, stress and tension.

Show the plot structure of a narrative by creating a presentation in Google Slides. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Understand the impact of the Bronte sisters' personal and professional struggles on their writing in MASTERPIECE: Breaking Barriers: To Walk Invisible. Gain a deeper understanding of the use of plot, setting, and characterization with these media-rich resources for Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.

This video provides an opportunity to identify a number pattern. Then organize that data in a data table and graph it. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept. [4:52]

A computer applet that will draw any box and whisker plot with student's data input.

Contains plans for five lessons that teach about fairy tales and literary elements by having students write their own fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

View, read and discuss Conan Doyle's tale, "The Hound of Baskersvilles," and compare and contrast the story with the film. Explore the genres and elements of mystery and suspense that are present, and analyze characters, especially Sherlock Holmes.

In this episode of Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse, the host shares the basic building blocks of all stories: Who? What? Where? The host then sets the characters' names, the conflict, and the setting to the tune of a rap song.

Student groups use a "real" 3D coordinate system to plot points in space. Made from balsa wood or wooden dowels, the system has three axes at right angles and a plane (the XY plane) that can slide up and down the Z axis. Students are given several coordinates and asked to find these points in space. Then they find the coordinates of the eight corners of a box/cube with given dimensions.

This lesson introduces the concept of plots (how the material is organized and presented to the reader so that the text will have a specific effect on him or her) in fiction. It explains the plot diagram and provides examples. RL.9-10.5 text structure effects, RL.11-12.3 Auth choice story elem

Here you will learn how to convert and graph complex numbers in trigonometric or polar form using the polar coordinate system, which is similar in some ways to (x, y) graphs but is specialized for visually exploring angles.

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Students learn that the plot structure described by Freytag's Pyramid is actually quite familiar as they diagram the plots of a familiar story, a television show, and a narrative poem.

Students react to Act II, scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet and explore what events develop the plot.

This page gives a description of scatter plots along with examples. Also provides explanations and statistics to aid student understanding.

A lesson plan where students make their own "story spinner" and create alternate endings to a book they've read. Includes adaptations and resources. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com. Registration is free and takes only a few moments to complete.)

There are several steps to becoming a storyteller. Find out what they are and be on your way to becoming a storyteller here! Learn how to find good stories to tell, and how to tell them to an audience effectively.

Printable, fifty-five page PDF file of a staff development manual containing strategies for teaching reading. Includes chapters on vocabulary, main ideas and supporting details, author's purpose, chronological order, plot and conflict resolution, cause and effect/ fact and opinion, compare and contrast, and organizing information. It is provided by a site designed to help prepare students for the fourth grade FCAT standardized reading test in Florida.

What actually happened in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin that so affected nineteenth century audiences? Kim and Becca discuss the plot and social implications of Uncle Tom's Cabin. [6:19]

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This page offers a detailed overview of plot, including its various aspects and use in various types of literary works.