Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Review for You: Elements and Sequence of Story

K - 8th
Mr. Griot reviews the character, setting and mood and also explains the importance of sequence of events.
Instructional Video5:05
Curated Video

The Kelsey’s Vacation

K - 8th
Mr. Griot explains how to write a short story and include all of the narrative elements, like setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Let’s Make It Better!

K - 8th
Mr. Griot models using a rubric and proofreading checklist to revise and edit a story.
Instructional Video6:16
Curated Video

Review for You: Story Elements

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot demonstrates how to use story text as clues for making predictions and identifying main idea, supporting details, and story elements.
Instructional Video7:02
Wonderscape

Exploring Plot: The Heart of Storytelling

K - 5th
This video breaks down the concept of plot, an essential component of storytelling, using the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an illustrative example. It explains how plot structures a narrative and makes it compelling,...
Instructional Video5:49
Curated Video

Comprehension Story Elements: Retelling

K - 3rd
This video teaches how to retell a story. It shares how to first tell the setting/characters, then the problem, and finally the solution. It teaches how using three finger retell (beginning, middle, and end) helps keep us on track....
Instructional Video6:56
Curated Video

Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS

K - 3rd
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
Instructional Video5:43
Curated Video

Fiction Nonfiction Genre: Story Elements

K - 3rd
This video focuses on the two main genre of books: fiction and nonfiction. Kids learn aspects of each type of book and then practice naming whether a book is fiction or nonfiction. Kids also learn about realistic fiction.
Instructional Video5:35
Curated Video

Comprehension Story Elements: SETTING

K - 3rd
This video teaches what the setting is and how to identify it from simple text to more complex text. It teaches how the authors sometimes tells us the setting and sometimes they show it, where we have to infer and use clues to figure out...
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Tone and Mood in Literature

3rd - Higher Ed
A video entitled “Tone and Mood in Literature” which analyzes the tone and mood in literary passages.
Instructional Video4:46
Curated Video

Theme Collage

K - 8th
This is a video entitled “Theme Collage” which models how to determine the theme of a complete literary text.
Instructional Video8:13
Curated Video

Story Elements

K - 5th
Learn to create a story elements graphic organizer to find the characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution and theme to a fiction story.
Instructional Video4:37
Curated Video

Setting: It’s Simple

3rd - Higher Ed
“Setting: It’s Simple” compares and contrasts the settings of two stories.
Instructional Video3:52
Curated Video

Point of View Fun

3rd - Higher Ed
“Point of View Fun” illustrates how the point of view of a literary text can change the story.
Instructional Video1:44
Teaching Without Frills

How To Retell a Story For Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to retell a fiction story by describing the characters, setting, and major events from beginning to end!
Instructional Video2:08
Teaching Without Frills

Story Elements for Kids: What Is a Setting?

3rd - 5th
Setting is an important story element! In this video, you'll learn the definition of setting and how to determine the setting in a story.
Instructional Video2:36
Teaching Without Frills

Story Elements For Kids: What Is a Character?

3rd - 5th
Characters are an important story element! In this video, you'll learn the definition of character. We'll play "Character or Not?" to see what you've learned.
Instructional Video2:46
Curated Video

Writing a Narrative: Part 1 Structure & Elements

6th - Higher Ed
An Introduction to narratives. Part 1 in our series 'Planning & Writing a Narrative'. This video explains the basic structure of narratives and identifies the story elements.
Instructional Video5:40
Curated Video

#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, I teach you the elements of a story. I will cover characters, setting, plot and theme. You will understand the who of the story-the characters, the where and when of the story-the setting, the different plots of the plot,...
Instructional Video5:51
Curated Video

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Higher Ed
QUOTE REF TUNISIA: Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali has become Tunisia's second
Instructional Video6:52
Curated OER

Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat

Pre-K - K
Amy Tan tells the story of Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat. This story, written by Tan, has beautiful pictures and descriptive words that make it an engaging experience. As part of a discussion of reading appreciation, a teacher could...
Instructional Video1:25
Learning Upgrade

Characters and Setting Song

1st - 3rd Standards
Put a reggae spin on literature instruction with a music video detailing what characters are, and what a setting is. In addition to the concept's definitions, the video displays an excerpt that showcases how to identify the characters...
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: How to Retell a Story Instructional Video (1.Rl, Quest 3)

K - 1st Standards
Learn how to retell a story by using the five finger approach. This video uses the story "The Tortoise and the Hare" as an example. [3:33]
Instructional Video
Other

You Tube: Flocabulary Five Things (Elements of a Short Story)

2nd - 5th Standards
Learn about five story elements: plot, character, conflict, theme and setting in this engaging music video. [3:42]