Teaching plot

These 9 fun and engaging ideas for teaching plot structure helped my 3rd graders understand how the story elements and events influence each other and the plot. Numbers 4 & 5 made the biggest difference! Be sure to grab the 2 FREEBIES!

Download my FREE Reference Guide here! Happy Monday, Friends! I'm back with another list of my favorite picture books to teach certain skills and this time we are focusing on PLOT. Be sure and check out my post about picture books to teach THEME and download the free reference guide for that skill here. Now,

Read on to learn tips for teaching plot with short stories, including a list of titles your students are sure to love.

Plot is not my favorite thing to teach, or it hasn’t been in the past. However, that changed this week. I think I never liked teaching it because I felt I didn’t have a solid, engaging way of teaching the concept. Now, I have a great way of teaching it! The kids loved it, I […]

Plot development is often compared to climbing a mountain or riding a roller coaster. Students relate to the roller coaster analogy. Here is how it works:

I love using picture books to teach plot. Here are four of my favorites that I use when it comes to teaching about plot.

Use these ideas for teaching symbolism to middle and high school students with any short story, novel, or drama.

Reviewing or Introducing Plot Analysis with Videos in Middle School English Language Arts Before analyzing plot, like really analyzing it, it may be helpful to review some basics. Regardless of where you are in the school year, you can count on kids in your class who just can't remember exactly what "rising action" means!

The Plot Chickens is about Henrietta, a writing chicken who uses the book Writing Rules to explain story elements and her story writing process with her chicken aunts and...

Some ideas for teaching plot elements to help students recall stories in sequential order, summarize stories, and understand theme.