Literary Terms Lesson for Narrative Concepts

Delve into the captivating realm of literary narrative concepts through TWO comprehensive literary terms lessons included in this resource. Explore the most significant narrative concepts related to Narrative Structure and Plot, serving as invaluable introductions or supplementary materials for units centered around the creative writing process and literature analysis.

To fully grasp the art of literature creation, students must acquire a solid understanding of the underlying concepts and techniques employed in literary art. L-EA's literary terms lessons empower students to learn and practice these techniques, while providing teachers with valuable resources to assess student comprehension.

Engage students in an immersive exploration of narrative concepts, fostering their ability to analyze and create captivating literary works. This resource perfectly complements units focused on the creative writing process and literature analysis, cultivating students' growth as skilled writers and critical thinkers.

Teaching this resource is simple! Start it by presenting the included slideshow of literary terms and definitions while students use the accompanying worksheet to take notes. The, handout the accompanying homework assignment. Later in the week or following week, administer the quiz, which is provided as a printable or Google Form quiz (ideal for Google Classroom distribution!)

“Literary Terms Lessons: Narrative Concepts” includes:

• - Two presentations of 23 literary terms and definitions connected to narrative concepts

• - Two presentation note-taking activity worksheets (w/ answer keys)

• - Two writing assignments that ask students to use presented terms in a piece of original writing

• - Two quiz assessments that include definition matching (or drop-down selection) and one essay question, provided in 5 file types (Google Forms, Easel assessments, PDF, ExamView test files, and ExamView test bank files)

TERMS INCLUDED IN THESE LESSONS:

Archetype, Catharsis, Character, hero or heroine, Antagonist, Static character, Flat character, Comic relief, Conflict, Epiphany, Exposition, Foil, Foreshadowing, Form, Plot, Prologue, Recognition, Resolution, Reversal, Setting, Subplot, Suspense, and Theme

Although this resource can be fitted for any secondary Language Arts classroom, it has been carefully designed to work best in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The included activities and quizzes are subtly but specifically tied to Common Core ELA Standard for Language (6). This resource is provided in a print-ready, bookmarked, and adjustable PDFs, Google Form, and PowerPoint Show files.

This resource contains: 12 Pages; 25 Slides; 2 Google Forms; 4 Test Files