Themes by Topic
Oklahoma A.4.2 Demonstrate knowledge of literary elements and techniques and how they affect the development of a literary work.
A.4.2.a Develop a knowledge of the literary elements of fiction (plot, problems, attempts to resolve conflicts, resolution, etc.) and the text structure of nonfiction (compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence, main idea, and details).
- Literature: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: series by Jeff Kinney
- Literature: "A Taste of Blackberries" by Doris Buchanan Smith
- Literature: "Abduction" by Peg Kehret
- Literature: "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Literature: "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Literature: "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Dear America Book: West to a Land of Plenty" by Jim Murphy
- Literature: "Dovey Coe" by Frances O'Roark Dowell
- Literature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Flip-Flop Girl" by Katherine Paterson
- Literature: "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume
- Literature: "Harriet the Spy" by Louise Fitzhugh
- Literature: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
- Literature: "Love That Dog" by Sharon Creech
- Literature: "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
- Literature: "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Poppy" by Avi
- Literature: "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
- Literature: "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Literature: "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
- Literature: "Stepping on the Cracks" by Mary Downing Hahn
- Literature: "The Best Halloween Ever" by Barbara Robinson
- Literature: "The Family Under the Bridge" by Natalie Savage Carlson
- Literature: "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraws
- Literature: "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes
- Literature: "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
- Literature: "The Watsons Go to Birmingham --1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Literature: "Trouble River" by Betsy Byars
- Literature: "True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi
- Literature: "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt
- Literature: "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
- Literature: Mystery Books
- Literature: Story Elements
- Reading Skills: Main Idea and Supporting Details
- Teaching Tips: Nonfiction Reading Strategies
