Students consider some of their favorite story characters from classic stories and/or those read in class. They plan, sketch and paint a mural depicting these characters in various settings and invite different classes to come and see their work.

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Kindergarten - 5th

Students experience the writing process. They go from the prewriting stage to publication to sharing their stories. This lesson equires the use of computers with a word processing program and the book, Arthur Writes A Story, by Marc Brown.

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1st

Students use a story map template to review the parts of a story and information about a book that they have read. The elements of the story are identified and placed into story boxes and shared with classmates.

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3rd - 12th

Students use a variety of props to retell a story to their peers. They practice story telling that includes all major story elements, and good listening skills.

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Kindergarten - 3rd

Students read short story, "The Storyteller" by Saki, and expand on concept of stories for students by reading and evaluating several popular students's stories as well as writing their own original students's stories.

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10th