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Teaching Narratives
1. TITLE
TAB
Author
2. SETTING
3. CHARACTERS
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4. A
EVENTS
PROBLEM
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SOLUTION
Beginning Middle End
Setting
Characters
Problem
Events
Solution
Title: _______________________________________
Characters: Setting:
Problem:
Events:
First,
Next,
Then,
Last,
Solution:
My thoughts:
T itl e
S e ttin g
C h a racte rs
G oal
P robl em
A tte m p ts O u tc o m e s
S o l u tio n
1. Cut out the flower
2. Fold the petals
Title
3. Add a green stem
and leaves Author
Problem:
4
2
3 Tacky and his
Tacky companions
Tacky did a
marched sang dreadfully
splashy
sloppily.
canonball.
Zabala
Main
Setting: characters:
Sebgugugu
Africa Unanana
Rwanda Imana
Problem:
Sebgugugu could not find enough
food to feed his family.
Events
4
3 Sebgugugu
Sebgugugu 5
2 chopped the
widened Sebgugugu
Sebgugugu vine. the crack. shot Igwababa
killed Gitale the crow
1 the cow. Solution :
Sebgugugu did The god of
not listen to his Rwanda took
wife everything
away.
Mandy
Pearl’s house
Grass
Pearl’s school
School bus
Events Before the Story is Told
Story Events
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Time
Incident summary: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steiz
1. Collect rocks 6. Becomes rock 11. Fall (Autumn)
2. Find extra ordinary one 7. Cannot return 12. Winter, wolf howls
3. Rock is magic 8. Parents worry
4. Sets out for home 9. Parents seek Sylvester ? Father locks people in safe
5. Meets lion 10. Become despondent ? All happy together
Movie Title: ________________________________ Director: _________________
Write the events of the film on the board. Record them in the correct order.
1 2
4
Improving Reading: Strategies and Resources
Thinking Chart
What has What will Why do I think
happened? happen next? so?
What happened when? Write the events in the correct order on the time line.
TOPIC:
Character’s
name
One thing
One thing character
character did
did
Compare and contrast two characters. How are they different?
Write your answer in the outer part of the circles. How are they
the same? Write your answer in the parts of the circles that
overlap.
Venn Diagram
Choose two or three things to compare and contrast. What is different? Write it
in the outer part of the bubbles. What is the same? Write it in the parts of the
bubble that overlap.
Character:
very somewhat neither/both somewhat very
good evil
kind unkind
honest dishonest
gentle violent
brave cowardly
Heroes
You must decide if (main character) is going to be the hero of
(a movie/TV program ). Below are listed some of the qualities of a storybook hero. Decide if you think
(main character ) has these qualities. You must state something from the story to support your decision.
a hero Support
Young
Intelligent
tall and muscular
invincible (unbeatable)
Strong
Wise
Brave
rides a horse
carries a weapon
is set a task
has to leave home
must face grave danger
has a servant or helper
G etting to K now M y Character Chart
Story: _______________________________________________
Character: ____________________________________________
1. ________________
1. ________________
2. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________ Character
3. ________________
Acts Appearance
1. ________________ 1. ________________
2. ________________ 2. ________________
3. ________________ 3. ________________
The character map strategy helps students gain insight about qualities that characters in
both fiction and nonfiction may possess. This activity provides an excellent basis for
classroom discussion because it requires students to form and support opinions. A general
character map and directions follow
example example
Quality
example example
Name of Quality
Quality
Character
example example
Directions
1. Students write or draw a character they wish to study in the central square.
2. In the rectangles, students list adjectives or qualities that describe the character.
3. In the ovals, students write examples that support the adjectives or qualities.
4. Through discussions students may confirm, add to, refine, or change their initial
responses.
main character main character
relationship
relationship
= minor character
Story MapShowing CharacterChange
Turning Point
Date: ________
Nadia
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B. DEVELOP YOUR IDEA. Use the questions in the web diagram below to develop a
paragraph about the special animal.
What does it look like? How does it act?
Animal:
Subject
Main Idea
Conclusion:
Now write your paragraph about the animal.
1. Start with your main idea sentence.
2. Then offer 3 details that will help your readers get to know the animal. End with a
closing sentence.
3. Use the Writers’ Checklist to help you revise.
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Story Frame
Complete this Story Frame for ______________. Share and discuss what
you wrote with a partner.
The STORY TAKES PLACE IN
AFTER THAT
A.RECALL PLOT- Thinkabout theplot of________________. Then list, inorder, the4 most
important thingsthat happenedinthestory.
and
Later, he/she
I Felt
The whole thing was resolved when I
Afterwards, I decided
WRITE
Now write a narrative paragraph about the time someone taught you right from wrong.
1. Write in the first-person (I said, we thought).
2. Use your notes from the previous page to keep your narrative brief and to the point.
3. Use the Writers’ Checklist to help you revise.
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WRAP-UP
What did ____________________ mean to you?
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GaTHER YOUR THOUGHTS
A.RECALLTHE PLOT - Usethis storyboard to showthe6 mainevents intheplotof “Pandora.”What happens
first?What happens next? Draw apictureandwriteabrief captionineachframe
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
B.CONTINUE THE PLOT -Recallwhat happens at theendof “Pandora.” Pandorahas fainted, and theevil creatures
haveflownaway. Think aboutwhat happenswhenPandorawakesupagain.Brainstormideas aboutwhatshemightdo,
whereshemight go, and howshemightfeel.
Title: ______________________________________
After more than an hour, Pandora began to stir. She opened her
eyes and ...
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WrAP - UP
What did you like best about “ Pandora”? Why?
READERS’ Checklist
ENJOYMENT
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Did you like the
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reading?
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Was the reading
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experience
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pleasurable?
Would you want to
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reread the piece or
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recommend it to
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someone?
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GATHER YOUR THOUGHTS
H oles is a young boy’s account of what happened w hen he w as sent to reform school for a crime he didn’t commit.
A.CON N E C T - T hink of a time you w ere punished for somethng you didn’t do.W hat happened? W rite 1 - 2 sentences
describing the event.
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B. G A TH E R DE TAILS- N ow list 3 details that w ill help you w rite a journal entry about w hat happened.
Example:
SUBJE CT __________________________________________________________
FO R JO URNAL E NTRY
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D E TAIL #1
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D E TAIL #2
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D E TAIL #3
WRITE
WRITERs’ Checklist
Now write a journal entry. EASILY CONFUSED
1. Remember to use plenty of details. WORDS
2. Write in the first-person (I said, we thought)
Did you correctly use the
words it’s and its? It’s is a
3. Use the Writers’ Checklist to help you revise.
contraction for it is. Its is
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date: the possesive form of it.
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Dear Journal, E XAMPL E S: It’s the funniest book I’ve read . Its
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cover makes me laugh.
Did you correctly use the
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words their, there, and
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they’re? Their is a possesive
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pronoun used to indicate
ownership. Use there to point
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out a location and they’re as
the contraction for they are.
E XAMPL E S: H oles is their book. They’re
WRAP – UP upset because we left the book there.
Words spoken
by a character
“I must not only
punish, but
punish with
impunity
• One-sided conversation
Flight 19 _had____ a bad compass. Some of the pilots ________ new and
a b
Nervous. On that day, they _______ their first sea flight. They probably
c
It _______ like this. At that time, some aliens from outer space ________
a b
The Atlantic Ocean. Their UFOs _______ the five planes back to the alien planet.
c
A Comparison of Learning Activities and Performance Tasks
Examples of Output
Written Products/Performance Advertisements, biography, book report,
brochure, collection, essay, experimental
record, magazine article, newspaper article,
position paper, script, web site
Oral Products/Performance Audiotape, debate, interview, oral presentation,
puppet show, radio script, skit songs, speech,
teach a lesson
Visual Products/Performance Advertisement, banner, cartoon, collage, data
display, diagram, diorama, drawing, filmstrips,
flyer, game