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Story Character Homepage

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Story Character Homepage

Grades 6 – 8
Lesson Plan Type Unit
Estimated Time Eight 50-minute sessions
Lesson Author

Patricia Schulze

Yankton, South Dakota
Publisher

National Council of Teachers of English
 
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

  • Internet-connected computer for each group

  • Web-authoring or word-processing software

  • Access to a Website on which to upload homepages or CD burner and blank CDs

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Literary Elements Map

Grades   6 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Inquiry & Analysis

Literary Elements Map

Students can map out the key literary elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution as prewriting for their own fiction or as analysis of a text by another author in this secondary-level interactive.

 

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WEBSITES

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PREPARATION

  • Obtain access to computers and other software.

  • Acquaint yourself with the method you choose for students to construct their Web pages.

  • Make copies of handouts and rubrics.

  • Test the Literary Elements Map on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tool and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.

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