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Comprehension Question of the Story Hoot
In this comprehension assessment worksheet, students complete 9 multiple choice questions about Chapters 5-6 of the story Hoot. Answers are provided.
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Stories That Really Add Up
Students, in groups, develop math lessons for younger students that each stems from a popular student story. Group members individually develop lessons for other subject areas based on their group's story, creating interdisciplinary units.
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Every Puppet Tells a Story
Students make homemade puppet characters that have faces that tell it all. In this early childhood dramatic play activity, students create stick puppet characters that encourage language and story development, creative-thinking and...
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Story Element Lesson Ideas Keeps Learning Interesting
There are some fun and interesting ways to make sure that students understand story elements.
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Show Me the Story
Learners examine the elements of a story, read a review of Chris Rock's new sitcom, "Everybody Hates Chris" and create original sitcom episodes based on their own lives.
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The Meaning of Passover Story Through Songs and Traditions
Students explore the meaning of Passover. In this holiday lesson, students participate in various learning centers that focus on the Passover holiday. The learning centers include simulating the feelings of slavery, listening to music by...
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Story Sequencing Lesson Plans That Promote Creativity
Explore new ways to enhance students' comprehension skills with creative story sequencing lesson plans.
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Picturing a Story
Young scholars view slides from the movie "Hoot" and discuss characters, setting and the caption. They identify where in the rise and fall of the plot this scene takes place. They brainstorm elements needed to create a story from a...
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A Story of Epic Proportions: What Makes a Poem an Epic?
Learners analyze the epic poem form and its roots in oral tradition. In this epic poetry lesson, students research the epic hero cycle and recognize the pattern of events and elements. Learners analyze the patterns embedded in the stories.
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Digital Storytelling Lesson Plans Bring Stories to Life
Students can use technology to enhance and improve their stories using digital storytelling lesson plans.
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Write A Story 4
In this creative writing worksheet, students observe a picture and use it to write a story about a difficult journey, a character who is a vegetarian, a piece of string, and someone who has knowledge of musical theatre. Students write 1...
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"An American Story"--The Responsibility of Citizenship
Students describe the importance of being a responsible citizen. In this philanthropic actions lesson, students view "An American Story" and identify examples from the movie. Students discuss and recognize philanthropic behaviors in the...
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The House on Mango Street & Woman Hollering Creek & Other Stories - Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions about the works of Sandra Cisneros. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
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Angling for a Story
Students explore different news angles relating to a local sporting event, then create a detailed treatment of the story prior to reporting it.
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The Story of Emmett Till
Students discover the story of Emmett Till. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students watch "Awakenings" and investigate the impact of the Emmett Till lynching. Students compose an essay that explore the lynching as a pivotal moment...
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The House on Mango Street & Woman Hollering Creek & Other Stories Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about novels and stories by Sandra Cisneros. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Creative Writing Story
For this creative writing worksheet, students consider the stories they are writing as they respond to 6 short answer questions designed to help them shape their stories.
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Story Sequence Map
For this language arts graphic organizer worksheet, students record details in the 7 boxes to show the story sequence or plot of a story they have read.
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Graphic Organizer: Story Pyramid
In this graphic organizer: story pyramid worksheet, students analyze 6 components of the story (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) and write the details in the boxes.
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Short Stories Word Puzzle
In this word puzzle, students identify thirty four words related to elements of a short stories in a word puzzle. Examples include theme, symbol, rising action, and irony.
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The Princess's Point of View
Everyone wants to be part of a royal family. Let your pupils experience the privilege of royalty by rewriting the story The Frog Prince from the point of view of the princess. While the story line remains the same, perspective is bound...
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Halloween Tales
At the beginning of this Halloween lesson, learners generate a list of spooky characters and words that they will use when creating their original stories. Teams of 3-4 members create the stories together. The lesson includes a handy...
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How Tiger Got His Stripes
How did the tiger get its stripes? Kindergartners read a Vietnamese folk tale, "How the Tiger Got His Stripes," retold by Rob Cleveland, and work through several reading comprehension and literary analysis activities.
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Cuentitos para ni
Vamos a escribir! Your older learners will love writing a children's book for learners at the elementary level. The resource suggests having small groups write their stories and create PowerPoint slides with illustrations, but this can...
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