Literary Elements Resource Binder

This HUGE 156 page resource contains creative resources and assignments to support your students' learning of literary elements. Resources can be used to study ANY text. Literary element bundles included in this resource are:

Author's Purpose - This 30 page resource contains various activities for you to use while teaching the literary element of Author's Purpose (to persuade, to inform, and to entertain). This resource includes: a set of mini-posters, bookmarks, a full page of activity ideas, a full page of reading response prompts, a page of internet resources, a book list, and an anchor chart. It also contains 7 different graphic organizers for reading, 3 different writing activities (Pizza Purpose, Writing a Newspaper Page, and Creating a Menu), and an oral communication activity. Two rubrics (reading and writing) are also included.

Characterization - This 29 page resource contains various activities for you to use while teaching the literary element of Characterization (direct and indirect characterization, character traits, flat and round characters, static and dynamic characters, protagonists and antagonists, etc.). This resource includes: a set of 3 mini-posters, bookmarks, a full page of activity ideas, a full page of reading response prompts, a page of internet resources, and a book list. It also contains many different oral, reading, and writing graphic organizers, as well as two full ready-to-use assignments, success criteria, and rubrics (1- paper bag character analysis, 2- character journal writing).

Figurative Language - This 35 page resource contains various activities for you to use while teaching the literary element of Figurative Language (alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and simile). This resource includes: a set of 7 mini-posters, bookmarks, a full page of activity ideas, a full page of reading response prompts, a page of internet resources, and a book list. It also contains 2 different oral language activities, many different reading and writing graphic organizers, two full assignments and rubrics (1- create an advertisement, 2- write a simile poem), and a quiz (answers included).

Point of View - This 30 page resource contains various activities for you to use while teaching the literary element of Point of View. This resource includes: 3 different mini-posters, bookmarks, a full page of activity ideas, a full page of reading response prompts, a page of internet resources, a book list, and an anchor chart. It also contains 15 different graphic organizers for reading, writing (news article, persuasive essay, fractured fairy tale, and a narrative), and oral communication. Two rubrics (reading and writing) are also included.

Tone and Mood - This 29 page resource contains various activities for you to use while teaching the literary element of Tone and Mood. This resource includes: a set of 4 mini-posters, bookmarks, a full page of activity ideas, a full page of reading response prompts, a page of internet resources, and a book list. It also contains many different oral, reading, and writing graphic organizers, as well as two full ready-to-use assignments, success criteria, and rubrics (1- create a comic strip, and 2 - multimedia mood presentation).