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. Ive 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
Thats 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. Thats 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 youll 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, youll get a pretty large file thatll contain the following for you:
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A Week at a Glance sheet (so you know what youre 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-Nows 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 Stokers 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, everyones 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 dont think is very good!
So, take a look at these ideas to help you:
These arent specific steps to go through these are just 4 things that can make a difference so you dont 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 its 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!