Who was the story about? Where did the story take place? What happens in the story? Before: Teacher introduces the academic vocabulary that people use when remembering stories. Owen by Kevin Henkes Who WhereĤ What Happens Day 2: Using Story Elements Vocabulary Focus: Using Story Elements Vocabulary Materials: Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes, Story Elements chart, chart paper Let s look at yesterday s chart on the story we read, Owen. What do I want to remember about this book? Teacher lists out on a chart and adds visuals. Student listen and begin sharing aloud who is in the story, where the story is happening and what happens, events. Continue reading and thinking aloud about who is in the story and what happens. Stop to identify who is in the story and where the story takes place. Listen to find out what I want to remember. When I think, I will hold the book in front of me on my lap. Before: As I read Owen by Kevin Henkes today, I am going to show you what is good to remember. What do you think is hiding inside of good stories? Turn and talk to your partner. Stage 3: Learning Activities (Steps taken to get students to answer Stage 1 questions and complete performance task) Mini Lesson Day 1: Story Elements Are Hiding in Stories Teacher Instructions (Lengthen to more days if needed) Focus: Story Elements Are Hiding in Stories (Who, Where, What Happens) Materials: Owen by Kevin Henkes, chart paper For the next two weeks, we are going to think about what is hiding inside of almost every good storybook. Stories are typed and presented in a class book anthology or shared in parent newsletters. Anthology: Students create their own story and share with the teacher orally. (See Story Elements Writing Templates 1 and 2.) Suggested Parallel Writing Unit: Author s study on author s craft Class Book: Students pick one character from a book and create a story. They will create their own setting and events and draw/write their own story. Comprehension Center: Sequencing Events pictures/puzzles Writing Center: Students will choose a character from a book read aloud. Students will read by pictures and act out a story or retell the story to a partner. Reading Center: Teacher will leave storybooks already read in this center. (See Performance Rubric for Story Elements)ģ Other evidence (Acquisition and Transfer): Guided Reading: Students continue identifying story elements in guided reading small groups. What is the setting or settings of this story? What happens in this story? Share the big events. Students will be orally quizzed on the following. Stage 2: Assessment Evidence Performance Task: The teacher will read a final story. 8 Students provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Vocabulary: Story-writing that has characters, setting, and key events Characters-the people, animals, or things that are acting out a story Setting- where a story takes place Sequence of events- placing things in order often using words such as first, next, then, after, and last Problem/Solution- a situation that characters set out to solve in a story Retell- to share a story again Identify- to find and name Story Elements-characters, setting, key events of a story Skills 6A Students will be able to identify character, setting and key events while using academic vocabulary in the process 8A Retell main events from a story read aloud 8B describe characters in a story and the reasons for their actions. Essential Questions What ingredients make a story? How does identifying story elements help me as a reader? How does understanding story elements help me as a writer? Knowledge 6 (A) Students will know what the basic elements of a story are: characters, setting, and key events. For more information, please contact Unit: Story Elements Grade: Kindergarten Stage 1: Desired Results Understandings Students will understand that authors use story elements to create stories and that identifying these elements anchor comprehension. It has been accepted for inclusion in Understanding by Design: Complete Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Trinity. Paper This Instructional Material is brought to you for free and open access by the Understanding by Design at Digital Trinity. Understanding by Design: Complete Collection. Faulk Trinity University, Follow this and additional works at: Repository Citation Faulk, Renee D., "Story Elements for Kindergarten" (2015). 1 Trinity University Digital Trinity Understanding by Design: Complete Collection Understanding by Design Summer 2015 Story Elements for Kindergarten Renee D.
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