Literary Elements Activities

Introduce, practice, and review figurative language, literary devices, and story elements using these print and digital activities. This literary elements unit includes worksheets that detail all literary terms students need to know and identify, various methods to practice identifying the terms in literature, and assessments to test their learning. All activities come as printable, but some also have a digital version to help you differentiate learning in the classroom.

Students will learn:

• Figurative language
  • Simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, idiom

• Characterization
  • Major and minor characters

• Literary vocabulary
  • Setting, plot, five types of conflict, three types of irony, symbolism, character traits, monologue, dialogue, exaggeration, theme, mood, atmosphere, tone, motive, point of view, alliteration, foreshadowing, cliffhanger, allusion

• Story plot diagram
  • Introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

This literary elements unit includes:

• 6 page handout of all terms listed above
• 4 practice worksheets to review terms
• A digital version to review literary terms and figurative language
• Conflict and point of view writing assignments that includes a graphic organizer to brainstorm, elaborate and sequence their work
• Activity to use with Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
• Poem and personification activity
• Anytime flipbook - use this printable and digital flipbook with any literary piece.
• Review sheet
• Word cards
• Assessment

Some activities go along with the picture books:

→ Zathura by Chris Van Allsberg

→ Owl Moon by Jane Yolen.

An answer key and a "how to use" page are provided to make life easier!

How to use the activities in your classroom:

• Begin the back to school season by teaching students about literary terms and figurative language. This will provide a good starting point prior to reading class novels and other reading assignments.
• Literary stations: Have students practice these skills in different stations so they can work together to learn and retain the concepts.
• Reference sheets: Hand out the literary terms sheet so students can refer to it all year long!
• Sub plans: Practice worksheets are perfect for sub plans!
• Homework assignments

Feedback from teachers who have used this unit in their classroom:

• Easy to use.
• This is such a wonderful resource. Thanks!!!
• Great practice activities for students!! Thank you for also including detailed definitions for both teacher and students. This will help with consistent language in the classroom. Thanks!

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