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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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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. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students read and explain a story line, state the main problem in a story and state the solution to the problem. They complete a graphic organizer identifying key elements of the story. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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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. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students appreciate the universal appeal of stories. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the elements of fiction, including plot, setting and theme. They expand their vocabulary by exploration of Greek and Latin roots. They create their own short story in groups. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the elements of short stories, including plot, setting and themes. They expand their vocabulary by exploring Greek and Latin roots. They write their own short story. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students define literary terms and discuss and identify the elements of fiction. They read and analyze several short stories and then write original stories focusing on well-developed characters that drive the plot. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students conduct character analysis while reading short stories to explain different points of view. They examine each short story through the eyes of another in this unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students, after listening to the story, "Frog and Toad are Friends," fill in a story outline identifying four of the five main parts of the story. They then create a story map utilizing the five main parts of a story remembering to show examples of each. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research Federal Art Projects of the New Deal and the Sectional Crises of the 1850s, specifically the Fugitive Slave Act, discuss relationship between history and the arts, and create digital stories. Full Review »