Curated Video
Review for You: Elements and Sequence of Story
Mr. Griot reviews the character, setting and mood and also explains the importance of sequence of events.
Curated Video
The Kelsey’s Vacation
Mr. Griot explains how to write a short story and include all of the narrative elements, like setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.
Curated Video
Let’s Make It Better!
Mr. Griot models using a rubric and proofreading checklist to revise and edit a story.
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Review for You: Story Elements
Mr. Griot demonstrates how to use story text as clues for making predictions and identifying main idea, supporting details, and story elements.
Wonderscape
Exploring Plot: The Heart of Storytelling
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,...
Curated Video
Comprehension Story Elements: Retelling
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....
Curated Video
Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
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...
Curated Video
Fiction Nonfiction Genre: Story Elements
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.
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Comprehension Story Elements: SETTING
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...
Curated Video
Tone and Mood in Literature
A video entitled “Tone and Mood in Literature” which analyzes the tone and mood in literary passages.
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Theme Collage
This is a video entitled “Theme Collage” which models how to determine the theme of a complete literary text.
Curated Video
Story Elements
Learn to create a story elements graphic organizer to find the characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution and theme to a fiction story.
Curated Video
Setting: It’s Simple
“Setting: It’s Simple” compares and contrasts the settings of two stories.
Curated Video
Point of View Fun
“Point of View Fun” illustrates how the point of view of a literary text can change the story.
Teaching Without Frills
How To Retell a Story For Kids
In this video, you will learn how to retell a fiction story by describing the characters, setting, and major events from beginning to end!
Teaching Without Frills
Story Elements for Kids: What Is a Setting?
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.
Teaching Without Frills
Story Elements For Kids: What Is a Character?
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.
Curated Video
Writing a Narrative: Part 1 Structure & Elements
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.
Curated Video
#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)
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,...
Curated OER
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
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...
Learning Upgrade
Characters and Setting Song
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...
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: How to Retell a Story Instructional Video (1.Rl, Quest 3)
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]
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You Tube: Flocabulary Five Things (Elements of a Short Story)
Learn about five story elements: plot, character, conflict, theme and setting in this engaging music video. [3:42]