Learning Objective(s)
- Students will identify the characters, setting, and major events (beginning, middle, and end) of a story.
Standard(s)
READS - Florida’s K-12 Integrated Library Media Reading Guidelines
- Read 1.3 Use community resources for recreational and informational needs
English Language Arts B.E.S.T. Standards
- ELA.K.R.1.1 Describe the main character(s), setting, and important events in a story.
- ELA.1.R.1.1 Identify and describe the main story elements in a story.
- ELA.2.R.1.1 Identify plot structure and describe main story elements in a literary text.
Essential Question(s)
- What is the setting of the story?
- Who are the main characters?
- What happened at the beginning of the story?
- What happened in the middle of the story?
- What happened at the end of the story?
Key Vocabulary
- setting: the place and time of a play or story
- character: a person or animal in a play, poem, story, or book
- plot: the plan or main story of a play, novel, poem, or other literary or theatrical piece
- problem: something to be worked out
- solution: the act or process of solving a problem
Source: World Book Student
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