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Craft Stick Story Elements

This comprehensive overview of story elements will definitely leave students with a better understanding of author's purpose, character traits, sequence, and main idea. It features the acclaimed Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus.
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Learn Story Elements pre-lesson.
Grade:
First Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Analyze Characters
Point of View and Perspective
Story Elements
Summarize and Retell
View aligned standards
RL.1.2
RL.1.3
SL.1.1.a
W.1.3
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Learn Story Elements pre-lesson.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to describe story elements found in a text orally with a small group and in writing.

Introduction

(10 minutes)
  • Explain to the students that the lesson focus will be on certain story elements that will help them understand what happened in a story and why.
  • Read the story Leo the Late Bloomer

Beginning

  • Have students turn to a partner and explain what you will be discussing, either in English or their home language (L1).

Intermediate

  • Have students rephrase what you will be studying today. Explain that rephrasing means to use your own words.