TN English IV
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3005 - English IV Internet Resources
- Cavalier Poetry and Drama - introduction to the literary movement that flourished from 1625 to 1649
- Eighteenth-century English and English-American society - the ways in which people interacted with one another reflected their relative social positions
- Gothic, Novel, and Romance: Brief Definitions - explanations and examples of these types of literature.
The Metaphysical Poets - a study guide to be used as a way in to the study of metaphysical poetry
- The Role of Oral Tradition - These traditions account for the ways things are and often the way they should be, and assist people in educating the young and teaching important lessons about the past and about life
- Seven directions: Making connections between literature and American Indian history - lesson plan - uses picture books to integrate American Indian culture and belief systems with language and visual arts
- The Works of Robert Herrick - poems to be read
- Aesop's Fables - Two versions of each story to compare and contrast.
- Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
- Common Themes in Literature - list of a few common themes in literature
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- Compare and Contrast Activities - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
- Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
- Comparing and Contrasting Fables - apply literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills to two versions of a fable. They will then draw a cartoon to illustrate the moral of one of the fables they read.
- Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales - students will read three examples of literature in which common fairy tale themes are revised and then compare and contrast them thematically and in terms of form.
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- Once Upon a Genre - Unit Plan - compare and contrast fairy tales
- A Variety of Unwise Characters - explore the common elements of folk tales and tall tales, while learning how these tales built the spirit of American people
- Building Characters Through Adversity - article about moral dilemmas
- Conflict - very good short article on the differences between internal and external conflict
- Conflict - this WIkipedia atricle describes seven types of conflict in literature
- Conflict and Tension - brief description of various types of conflict
Conflict in Literature - (designed for 9th grade) [31 slides] this show includes two short interactive quizzes which follow explanations of internal and external conflict
- Conflict is the essence of Drama - article with the different types of conflict
- Creating Honest Characters - article on the understanding of character behavior
- Developing Conflict - article about the different kinds of conflict in a fictional story
- The Great Kapok Tree: Teaching About Conflict in Literature - lesson plan from Education World for grades 6-8
- Literature - Conflict - Decide which kind of conflict each item describes quiz with ten multiple-choice questions [you can take the quiz without entering an email address]
- Literature Terms: Conflict - this page points out the difference between internal and external conflict
- Moral Dilemma Discussion - goal of this learning unit is to develop adolescents' moral-democratic competencies, in particular their ability to act upon commonly shared ideals or principles
- The Three Master Recipes of Fiction - three different types of conflict in fiction
- Elements of a Plot - Quia quiz - matching
- Elements of a Plot - Quia quiz - fill in the blank
- Elements of a Plot - Quia quiz - matching
Plot Chart - chart the plot with this graphic organizer
- Plot Development - article with example of how a plot is developed
- Plot diagram - interactive tool to chart a circle plot - demonstration of how to use this tool given
- Plot Diagram - interactive tool to chart beginning to ending of plot - demonstration of how to use this tool given
- Plot Outline - graphic chart for students
- Using Excel to Make a Plot Tension Graph - step by step directions on using Excel to make a plot tension graph
- Analyzing the setting - graphic organizer for students
- Fiction, Setting the Story - learn how authors manipulate time and space, mood, and spatial order in descriptions of settings
- Interactive Plot Creator - Scroll to the middle of the page. Press the buttons for a setting, a character and a conflict, then write using this interactive writing prompt.
- Setting Plot and Theme - lesson and quiz
- The Short Story: Read to Write-Setting - lesson and activities [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
- Story Map - The Story Map interactive is designed to assist students in pre-writing and post-reading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution. Student Interactive from Read/Write/Think
Story Stew - Lesson plan to introduce story elements.
- Walk Two Moons: An Integrated Unit - integrated study combining setting, theme, point of view, character, and plot with geography and geometry
- Author's Purpose and Point of View - pre test - answers on next web page
- Author's Purpose and Point of View - post test - answers on next web page
- Characters and Point of View - The point of view (how you choose to tell your story) determines the voice of your writing.
- Critical Literacy: Point of View - lesson plan helps students look at the author's purpose and viewpoint, and also recognize gaps in the text - Extension activities include debating a fairy tale using different character viewpoints.
- "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - by Langston Hughes - lesson plan - gain understanding on interpreting author's viewpoint, figurative language, historical perspective, cultural perspective
- Point of View - exploring point of view
- Point of View - definition of point of view
- Point of View Exercise - use this as a whole class activity
- Point of View Quiz - Decide if each sentence is written in first person or third person point of view. [Caution: may be too cute for eighth grade students.]
- Purpose and Point of View - Choose the correct answer for each question. self checking.
- Point of View; Third Person - lesson plan
- Point of View and Why it is important - Ian Bone
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- Point of View - Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One - suggestions regarding choosing a point of view for your writing
- Point of View - Beginning Writer's Craft ( free web host - may be blocked by some school filters)
- Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
- "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - by Langston Hughes - lesson plan - gain understanding on interpreting author's viewpoint, figurative language, historical perspective, cultural perspective
- What is the difference between a nonfiction text and a fiction text? - charts showing characteristics of both fiction and nonfiction [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
- Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
- Distinctive Devices: Discover the Secrets behind Poe's Poetry - find evidence of poetic devices in Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Raven"
- Does Slant Rhyme with Can't? - article with examples of Slant Rhyme
- Figurative Language - definitions of several types of figurative language from Mr. Donn
- Free Verse - lesson plan - worksheets to go along with lesson
- Half rhyme - definition and examples
- Literary Terms - 23 short-answer questions, hints are available
- Literary Terms - Word Document - can be adapted [designed for grade 11]
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- Literary Terms Quiz - a quiz on 40 useful literary terms
- Literary Terms Quiz - 26 multiple choice questions in this Quia quiz
- Literary Terms Quiz - seven multiple-choice questions
- Oral Practice to Use with Response Cards - a 3 page Word document - to be read aloud, giving students practice with alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and more
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Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
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- The Raven's Rhymes - mini lesson showing internal rhyme schemes examples using "The Raven"
- Sound Devices - article with examples and explanations [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
- Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
- Distinctive Devices: Discover the Secrets behind Poe's Poetry - find evidence of poetic devices in Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Raven"
- Does Slant Rhyme with Can't? - article with examples of Slant Rhyme
- Figurative Language - definitions of several types of figurative language from Mr. Donn
- Free Verse - lesson plan - worksheets to go along with lesson
- Half rhyme - definition and examples
- Literary Terms - 23 short-answer questions, hints are available
- Literary Terms - Word Document - can be adapted [designed for grade 11]
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- Literary Terms Quiz - a quiz on 40 useful literary terms
- Literary Terms Quiz - 26 multiple choice questions in this Quia quiz
- Literary Terms Quiz - seven multiple-choice questions
- Oral Practice to Use with Response Cards - a 3 page Word document - to be read aloud, giving students practice with alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and more
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Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
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- The Raven's Rhymes - mini lesson showing internal rhyme schemes examples using "The Raven"
- Sound Devices - article with examples and explanations [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
- The Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe - Lesson plan - analyze the story's text for foreshadowing and irony
- Critical Concepts - Verbal Irony
- Critical Concepts - Dramatic Irony
- Dictionary of Symbolism - students look up objects of symbolism and see how it is used in literature.
- Using Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart to illustrate verbal and situational irony - This lesson plan serves as an introductory lesson to The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty.
- An exploration of Physical Theatre - lessons and activity [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
- Stage directions poem - helps students remember terminology
Stage Directions - The stage can be divided up into fifteen playing areas
- Aesop's Fables - Two versions of each story to compare and contrast.
- Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
- Common Themes in Literature - list of a few common themes in literature
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- Compare and Contrast Activities - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
- Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
- Comparing and Contrasting Fables - apply literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills to two versions of a fable. They will then draw a cartoon to illustrate the moral of one of the fables they read.
- Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales - students will read three examples of literature in which common fairy tale themes are revised and then compare and contrast them thematically and in terms of form.
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- Once Upon a Genre - Unit Plan - compare and contrast fairy tales
- A Variety of Unwise Characters - explore the common elements of folk tales and tall tales, while learning how these tales built the spirit of American people
- Cavalier Poetry and Drama - introduction to the literary movement that flourished from 1625 to 1649
- Eighteenth-century English and English-American society - the ways in which people interacted with one another reflected their relative social positions
- Gothic, Novel, and Romance: Brief Definitions - explanations and examples of these types of literature.
The Metaphysical Poets - a study guide to be used as a way in to the study of metaphysical poetry
- The Role of Oral Tradition - These traditions account for the ways things are and often the way they should be, and assist people in educating the young and teaching important lessons about the past and about life
- Seven directions: Making connections between literature and American Indian history - lesson plan - uses picture books to integrate American Indian culture and belief systems with language and visual arts
- The Works of Robert Herrick - poems to be read
- Author's Purpose and Point of View - pre test - answers on next web page
- Author's Purpose and Point of View - post test - answers on next web page
- Characters and Point of View - The point of view (how you choose to tell your story) determines the voice of your writing.
- Critical Literacy: Point of View - lesson plan helps students look at the author's purpose and viewpoint, and also recognize gaps in the text - Extension activities include debating a fairy tale using different character viewpoints.
- "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - by Langston Hughes - lesson plan - gain understanding on interpreting author's viewpoint, figurative language, historical perspective, cultural perspective
- Point of View - exploring point of view
- Point of View - definition of point of view
- Point of View Exercise - use this as a whole class activity
- Point of View Quiz - Decide if each sentence is written in first person or third person point of view. [Caution: may be too cute for eighth grade students.]
- Purpose and Point of View - Choose the correct answer for each question. self checking.
- Point of View; Third Person - lesson plan
- Point of View and Why it is important - Ian Bone
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- Point of View - Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One - suggestions regarding choosing a point of view for your writing
- Point of View - Beginning Writer's Craft ( free web host - may be blocked by some school filters)
- The Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe - Lesson plan - analyze the story's text for foreshadowing and irony
- Critical Concepts - Verbal Irony
- Critical Concepts - Dramatic Irony
- Dictionary of Symbolism - students look up objects of symbolism and see how it is used in literature.
- Using Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart to illustrate verbal and situational irony - This lesson plan serves as an introductory lesson to The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty.
- Essays - read these examples and recognize the allusions
- Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold
- A Grand Compromise - by James P. Pinkerton
- "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
- I Have A Dream - Martin Luther King, Jr
- Allusions in prose and poetry - explanation with examples
- Allusion in Poetry - explanation and examples
- Literary Devices Quizzes - similes, metaphors, personification, slang/dialect and allusions - Matching | Concentration | Flashcards
- Do you know your metaphors? - drag words to make a metaphor
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- Do you know your similes? - drag the nouns to complete a Simile (Refresh the page to get a new set.)
- Figurative Language - [scroll down] terms, definitions, and an example
- Figurative Language Quiz - alliteration, similes and metaphors, personification, connotation and imagery
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- Literature-Figurative Language-Part 1 - Read these lines from poems. Identify the meaning you think fits best.
- Literary Devices Quizzes - similes, metaphors, personification, slang/dialect and allusions - Matching | Concentration | Flashcards
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- Metaphor Battleship Quiz - Quia quiz using the Battleship game format
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- Metaphor Quiz - a five-question quiz at Quia
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- Metaphor Quiz - a ten-question quiz at Quia
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- Metaphor Quiz to print
Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
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- Poetry writing practice web [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
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- Practicing onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme, simile and metaphor
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- Simile lesson - includes a printable quiz
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- Similes and Metaphors - Identify the comparison in each sentence as a simile or a metaphor [ignore the email address blank].
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