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Identifying Character and Setting

In this support lesson, ELs will learn how to identify the characters and setting in a story while using noun phrases to support their understanding. It can be used alone or as support for the lesson Exploring the Features of a Book Series.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Exploring the Features of a Book Series lesson plan.
Grade:
Fifth Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts
Vocabulary
Dictionary Skills
View aligned standards
RL.5.2
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Exploring the Features of a Book Series lesson plan.

Objectives

Academic

Students will be able to identify the features that all books in a series share.

Language

Students will be able to identify the characters and setting of a story with noun phrases using interactive supports.

Introduction

(1 minutes)
  • Tell students that today they will be studying two elements of fiction, characters and setting.
  • Explain the language objective in student-friendly terms (i.e., "We will be looking for noun phrases to help us learn about the characters and setting in a story.")