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Teachnology

Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Twenty Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
For this lesson each student will have a turn in the "hot seat" where they answer class questions about a book they are reading including questions about the characters, setting, and plot.
eBook
Birmingham Grid for Learning (UK)

Birmingham Grid for Learning: Story Telling: Cinderella

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Click through a book to read and view illustrations of the story "Cinderella." Click the links below the book to open word documents with additional activities focusing on the characters, setting, sequencing, illustrations, line...
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Elements of a Story Interactive

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different ingredients, or elements, that go into stories and make them so much fun. Read the story, "Cinderella," and look at all the different pieces of the tale to see how they all fit together.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Lyddie

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the characters and setting of "Lyddie," by Carol Hurst? Gain insight into the characters through the discussion questions found a this site.
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Other

The World of Beverly Cleary

For Students 2nd - 8th
A wonderful site all about famous author Beverly Cleary. It offers the visitor many things to do and explore, including the neighborhood where her stories take place and a little about her characters. Gives the visitor some games to play...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Wordless Books: Creating a Storyline

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan asks students grades 3-5 to use wordless picture books as a springboard to write an original story based on the pictures.
Activity
Education.com

Education.com: Rl.2.7 Worksheets

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to help students practice the Common Core Standard of using information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Chosen

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a brief article introducing the main characters, setting and conflict within Chaim Potok's novel, "The Chosen."
Unit Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit: Character Development in Historical Fiction: Bud, Not Buddy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Big Ideas: Authors write historical fiction to show the reader what it was like to live in a certain time period. Readers can use historical fiction to learn about new settings. People are influenced by and react to their setting so you...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Silly Story Builder: Martha Speaks

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This activity will help children build vocabulary, become familiar with essential parts of a story, and develop story sequencing skills. They can create silly stories by drawing story parts out of a bag.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Interpreting Literature Terms

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
A fourteen-part learning module on literary terms including links to text, videos, word lists and images on literary terms such as plot, setting, character, point of view, style, theme, and more.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Fairytale

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn the elements of a story through fairytales. These include character, setting, plot, and secret ingredient. Includes an Activote session.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains story elements to be used with the novel, The Watson's go to Birmingham. It is possible to change the flipchart to fit any novel being read at that time.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Larger Than Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a tall tale narrative including larger than life characters with unusual skills or abilities using exaggeration, humor, surprise endings, and story elements (setting, characters, conflict, resolution).
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Goose With the Golden Eggs"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Two retellings of Aesop's Fable "The Goose with the Golden Eggs." Both stories illustrate the same moral, "Greed often overreaches itself." The first is a traditional retelling of the original fable. The second is a modern retelling with...
Website
Crayola

Crayola: Big as Life Book Report (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a fun idea to display your students' book reports, and encourage reading at the same time! In this online lesson, children use special markers to actually draw their book report on the windows of the library or classroom. Also...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Unique Imaginary Friends

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
The writer will first create an original imaginary friend, inspired by Ted from Tony DiTerlizzi's wonderful picture book. The writer will then think of an ordinary activity done on a daily basis, like feeding the family dog. The writer...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Johnny Tremain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come and discover more about the novel, "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes. This site features a discussion guide, writing prompt, vocabulary builder, extension activity and more.
Graphic
Other

Kim's Korner: Graphic Organizers for Writing and Reading

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What are graphic organizers for reading and writing? Use this site to learn more about these learning tools.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the World of Cinderella Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 3rd Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Match

For Students 3rd Standards
In this set interactive game, students match story element terms with their definitions. These terms include the following: introduction, setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, point of view, moral, plot, and...
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 3rd Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Flashcards

For Students 3rd Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on story element terms and their definitions. These terms include the following: introduction, setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, point of view, moral, plot, and...
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...
Activity
Other

Create a Fable [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fables include common elements, such as a moral, characters, and a setting. This activity walks students through the process of creating a fable by selecting each item from a list, then putting it all together.

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