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This high-energy review game covers Setting, Characters, Plot, Conflict, Resolution, Point of View, and Theme in one fast-paced class period. A mix of passage-based and conceptual questions keeps students thinking — not just guessing. What's included:How to Play and Rules slides — no setup needed, just project and go30 questions organized by story element (5 questions each for Setting, Characters, Plot, Conflict, and POV; 3 for Resolution; 2 for Theme)Original passages for every passage-based qu

This is a 7-part writing skills program designed to help students strengthen their general writing abilities through structured, engaging, and real-world-focused activities. Each worksheet is designed for 30-40 minutes of independent work and builds progressively from sentence-level skills to full paragraph and short-form writing. What's Inside? Worksheet 1: Sentence Variety & CombiningTeaches students to use simple, compound, and complex sentences for variety. Includes exercises on combining

Everything you need to teach, practice, and review all seven story elements — in one cohesive, classroom-ready package. This complete unit takes students through setting, characters, characterization, plot structure, literary conflict, resolution, point of view, and theme with a full lesson PowerPoint, a comprehensive practice worksheet, and an energy-packed review game. All files are designed to work together as a complete sequence or independently as stand-alone resources. What's included (6 f

One worksheet. All seven story elements. This comprehensive, passage-based worksheet covers everything students need to identify and analyze the core elements of any narrative — with original passages and multiple activity types that go beyond simple labeling. What's covered: Setting · Characters & Characterization · Plot Structure · Literary Conflict · Resolution · Point of View · Theme What's inside:Setting — read a passage, identify where and when, then complete a graphic organizer with a one

Have students practice working with various parts of speech using this worksheet. Parts of speech targeted include: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. There are 5 sections with 10 questions each for a total of 50 questions. The first one for each of the first four sections targeting a specific part of speech is already done as an example. Section 5 asks students to write original sentences using and then labeling the 4 parts of speech covered in the handout. Answer key included for easy gra

A complete, visually engaging lesson PowerPoint covering all seven story elements — ready to teach from day one. This isn't a slide dump. Every section is built for actual classroom use: clear definitions, original examples, visual scaffolds, and six practice questions with answers revealed so you can check understanding in real time. What's covered (25 slides):Setting — What setting reveals and how authors use scenery, weather, time, and customs to create mood and drive conflict. Characters & C

Package includes a PPT introduction to roots and affixes, a handout for practicing roots and affixes covered in the PPT and an answer key for the handout. Covers a variety of the most common Latin and Greek roots and affixes.

This activity asks students to create a comic strip that uses drawings to illustrate what happens at each stage of the plot development in a story. Can be used with any story.

A diagram for students to map the plot structure of a story. May be used with any story.

Designed with the novel, And Then There Were None, in mind but can be used with any novel.