Elements of Literature
with
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
We’re only talking about a two-page excerpt here!
And we’re using that same two-page excerpt from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula to move our students through five days of full, solid, bell-to-bell lessons, activities, handouts, mini-lessons, ready to go.
The best part?
Every single activity is designed to really go in depth around this one excerpt!
But wait! You might be thinking . . .
I would never teach Dracula in my 6th, 7th, or 8th grade class. I’ve seen the movies!
Not appropriate!
Right, but what about just an excerpt from the actual novel?
You can use this ONE EXCERPT all throughout the week to teach —
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Close reading & annotating
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Point of View
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Figurative Language
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Imagery
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Punctuation skills (ellipses, hyphens, etc.)
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Character Analysis
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Inferencing
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Vocabulary in Context
That’s what I have inside the 5 days of lesson plans 🙂
Now honestly, this particular week of lessons actually appears as part of a 9 week unit in one of my 8th grade lesson plan units. That’s why all the objectives, “I can” statements, and CCSS and TEKS standards are listed as 8th grade standards.
But at this point, I think you and your students will love the exposure, the language, the suspense, and the foreshadowing you’ll find in the excerpt along with the engaging, challenging learning experiences surrounding this excerpt . . . no matter what middle school grade you teach!
When you click the button below, you’ll get a pretty large file that’ll contain the following for you:
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A Week at a Glance sheet (so you know what you’re doing, how to differentiate, etc.)
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Your choice of CCSS or Texas TEKS lesson plan pages
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Warm Ups / Bell Ringers / Do-Now’s for each day of the week
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Teacher Idea sheets so you have clear ideas for each day
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Teachable mini-lessons and student handouts
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Answer keys with suggested or possible student responses
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The excerpt from Bram Stoker’s classic novel (barely 2 pages) for students to use each day
Grab your free lesson plan resources
for next week and put them to use in your class!
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Having trouble opening the files?
I include everything you need for the entire week in a .zip file (aka “compressed” file) since there are so many materials inside!
Now, everyone’s computer opens .zip files a little differently, and the typical Windows software you might have on your PC includes a built-in “file extractor” that I personally don’t think is very good!
So, take a look at these ideas to help you:
These aren’t specific “steps” to go through— these are just 4 things that can make a difference so you don’t have to do like, step 1, step 2, etc. You can do any of these that seems easiest to try.
1) Rename the file and then try to extract its contents (right click, select “rename” and try to re-open).
2) You could move the Zip file into one of your user other folders, like the Documents folder and then try to extract the files from within there.
3) If all fails, use a third-party free File Compression Software and use it to extract the contents of the zip file – or to compress files and folders. My favorite that I use all the time on my own computer is called Dr. Unarchiver. I love it because I just drag & drop whatever file it is into Dr. Unarchiver and it just magically opens up. Compressed files, video files, etc. Love this one, and it’s free: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/dr-unarchiver-open-rar-zip-7z-gzip-bz-for-free/9p8405b66pzv?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab
Of course, you can always reach out to me and let me know if there’s something different I can do to help you.
Otherwise, enjoy this deep dive into literary elements with the excerpt from Bram Stoker’s Dracula!
