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These tools offer tangible ways to apply the Socratic method to your literature classes. Assignments are offered in an editable template form that allows you to adapt these materials to whatever booklist you are teaching this year. Jump to assignments or watch of video tour of this resource. Literary Core Skills We’ve broken down the Teaching the Classics method into a set of discrete skills that correspond to each element of fiction. These core skills” embody the stepping stones required to form good habits of reading and understanding literature. They can empower your student to achieve a thorough literary education, and they can also help you organize your teaching efforts and measure progress along the way! Assignment Templates For each and every core skill, we have created a set of ready-made lessons designed to encourage and measure student mastery of that skill. You can download, edit, and print these templates as handouts, worksheets, tests, or aids to note-taking. Our library contains more than 200 assignment templates, each one applicable to any work of literature. Whereas traditional worksheets tend to drain the life out of literature, these assignments capture the vitality of the Socratic method in a practical, tangible form. Instructions Use the menu below to navigate the template library: Choose the element of fiction you would like to focus on by clicking a green button. Choose a core skill to practice based on the experience level of your student or your own teaching strategies. Click the +” next to the core skill to find a drop down menu of relevant assignment templates . Select an assignment to learn more about the core skill, and to find downloadable templates and completed examples. Edit, save, and print the assignment template for your own classroom use. All Plot Character Conflict Setting Theme Style Context Composition Recitation and Poetry Active Reading Worldview Biblioscopic Dialogue Define and review the definition of simple plot. Plot 1 Recitation Exercise: Define Simple Plot Plot 2 ID/Selection Exercise: Identify Simple Plots State the simple plots of various titles. Plot 3 Single Sentence Exercise: State Simple Plot of Current Story Explain and review the stages of a plot. Plot 4 Story Chart Exercise: Define Stages of Plot Plot 5 Matching exercise: Define Stages of Plot Plot 6 ID/Selection exercise: Identify Stages of Plot Plot 7 Story Chart Exercise: Arrange Plot Episodes Describe the stages of plot for various titles. Plot 8 Recitation Exercise: Define Stages of Plot Plot 9 Reading Quiz: Fill in the Blanks Plot 10 Short Answer Exercise: Exposition Plot 11 Short Answer Exercise: Rising Action Plot 12 Short Answer Exercise: Climax Plot 13 Short Answer Exercise: Dénouement Plot 14 Short Answer Exercise: Conclusion Plot 15 Short Answer Exercise: Rising Action Transition Plot 16 Identification Exercise: Label Stages of Plot Plot 17 Short Answer Exercise: Arrange Plot Episodes Plot 18 Story Chart Exercise: Stages of Plot Identify the climax of various titles. Plot 19 Short Answer Exercise: Climax and Resolution Plot 20 ID/Explanation Exercise: Climax Plot 21 ID/Selection Exercise: Climax Plot 22 Short Answer Exercise: Resolution of Conflict Plot 23 Short Answer Exercise: Climax and Theme Plot 24 Short Answer Exercise: Climax and Protagonist Explain the conclusion of various titles. Plot 25 Short Answer Exercise: Summarize Conclusion Plot 26 Short Answer Exercise: Conclusion and Theme Plot 27 Short Answer Exercise: Conclusion and Characters Describe the characters in various titles. Character 1 Reading Quiz: ID/Selection Exercise Character 2 Drawing Exercise: Character Character 3 Short Answer Exercise: Character Description Character 4 Cast List Exercise: Physical Descriptions Character 5 Cast List Exercise: Personalities Character 6 Cast List Exercise: Motivations Character 7 Creative Writing Exercise 1: Characters Character 8 Creative Writing Exercise 2: Characters Character 9 Creative Writing Exercise 3: Characters Define and review the definitions of protagonist and antagonist. Character 10 Recitation Exercise: Define Protagonist and Antagonist Character 11 ID/Selection Exercise: Identify Antagonists Character 12 ID/Explanation Exercise: Recognize Protagonists Describe the protagonist & antagonist in various titles. Character 13 Drawing Exercise: Protagonist Character 14 Short Answer Exercise: Identify Protagonist Character 15 Short Answer Exercise: Identify Antagonist Character 16 Short Answer Exercise: Discuss Antagonism Character 17 Short Answer Exercise: Actions of Antagonist Character 18 Short Answer Exercise: Describe Protagonist Character 19 Oral Exercise: Discussion of Antagonist Explain the motivations and obstacles of the characters in various titles. Character 20 Cast List Exercise: Physical Descriptions Character 21 Cast List Exercise: Personalities Character 22 Cast List Exercise: Motivations Character 23 ID/Explanation Exercise: Conflict Character 24 Group Exercise: Drama Character 26 ID/Explanation Exercise: Character Studies Define and review the definition of conflict. Conflict 1 Recitation Exercise: Conflict Questions Conflict 2 ID/Selection Exercise Examples of Conflict Conflict 3 Single Sentence Exercise: Conflict in David and Goliath Conflict 4 Single Sentence Exercise: Summarize the Conflict Understand and review the five types of conflict. Conflict 5 Recitation exercise: List the Types of Conflict Conflict 6 ID/Selection Exercise: Identify Conflict Types Conflict 7 Creative Writing Exercise: Suggest Simple Plots for Types of Conflict Explain the goals & obstacles facing the protagonists of various titles. Conflict 8 Short Answer Exercise: Describe Elements of Conflict in Current Story Conflict 9 Fill-in-the-Blank Exercise: Describe Goals of Protagonist Conflict 10 ID/Selection Exercise: Identify Obstacles Facing the Protagonist Explain the motivations & obstacles of the characters in various titles. Conflict 11 Cast List Exercise: Physical Descriptions Conflict 12 Cast List Exercise: Personalities Conflict 13 Cast List Exercise: Motivations Conflict 14 ID/Explanation Exercise: Conflict Conflict 15 Group Exercise: Drama Conflict 16 ID/Explanation Exercise: Character Studies Classify the conflicts in various titles. Conflict 17 Single Sentence Exercise: Summarize Conflict of Current Title Conflict 18 Short Answer Exercise: Categories of Conflict in Current Title Conflict 19 Short Answer Exercise: Character Sketch of Antagonist Conflict 20 Story Chart Exercise: Plot the Rising Action of Current Title Conflict 21 Story Chart Exercise: Conflict and Climax Define and review the definition of setting. Setting 1...