Lesson Plan
Story Mapping Group Work
Use this story map and your choice of short fiction passages to develop your students’ reading comprehension skills with this group reading lesson.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to describe how characters respond to challenges in a story plot.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Tell students that today they will be reading short stories as a class and as small groups. Explain that they will use a story map to discuss the characters in each story.
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.
- Ask students to give examples of short stories they know.