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Who? What? Where? When? - Story Elements

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders see how to identify and describe character, setting, and plot in various stories from picture books and story videos. They use picture books and story videos to practice identifying and describing the story elements.
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Narrative Writing-10 Strategies for Engaging the Reader

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what narrative writing represents. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders review the ten strategies for engaging reader. Students listen to and read good examples of each strategyand write engaging...
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Story Elements

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify story elements. In this story elements instructional activity, 3rd graders look at main idea, characters, point of view, theme and setting. They create a five paneled comic strip from a book.
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Introducing Setting and Accents

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the concept of setting and how it affects the events and tone of a story. They observe the cover of the book they are reading and make predictions about the setting. They read the first chapter and then refine...
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How Owly And Wormy Became Friends: Using a Silent Comic To Inspire Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students view a wordless comic before using it as a story starter. They access a story that uses the same characters at a website in order to better understand the nature of the characters. They write a story inspired by the comic and...
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Adventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify geographical features of different regions encountered by migrants on the Oregon trail. Students research how the Oregon landscape may have affected life and 19th century westward migration. Students write a narrative...
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The Importance Setting and Mood in Fiction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the setting in pieces of fiction.  For this story analysis lesson, 7th graders investigate the setting in fictional stories and the importance it has.  Students discover new vocabulary terms applying to storytelling.
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Science Fiction Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write a story. In this genre lesson, students read a science fiction story and discuss its characteristics. Students brainstorm a list of things that if scientifically changed would alter the way we live our lives. Students...
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Story Setting - The Art Lesson by Tomi dePaola

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students read the book The Art Lesson by Tomi dePaola and analyze the story. In this setting lesson, students discuss the importance of the setting and how it helps us understand the story. Students answer questions and chart their...
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And the Moral of the Story is...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students retell a story using computer software. In this story elements lesson, students retell the story giving the plot, setting, characters and moral using Pixie software.
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Elements of A Story

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read stories and identify the six elements of a story. As a group activity, they illustrate random examples of Frankinstein stories, identify the element illustrated, and post the picture in the appropriate station in the...
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore expressive reading. In this literature instructional activity, students read the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and interpret key themes. Students perform a different version of the text.
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Story Summaries; The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting. Young scholars...
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Writing Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the structure of folktales. In this writing skills lesson, students list the attributes of folktales that they read in class. Students then complete handouts based on the elements of the tales as well as types of tales...
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Father Knows Best, Write a Father's Day Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a Father's Day letter. For this friendly letter writing lesson, students brainstorm a list of parent responsibilities, then write three specific ways their fathers care for them. Students share learning experiences they...
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Writing to Persuade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover effective writing techniques to create persuasive essays. In this writing instructional activity, students investigate ways to express facts and points of view through persuasive essays. Finally, the students write...
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Assessing the Traits: What is Good Writing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine samples of writing and discuss the score it received. They brainstorm what qualities make a good writer and stories.
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Humorous Story Featuring Clowns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars write stories that feature funny clowns. In this creative writing lesson, students follow the outline for a story in order to write their own humorous story set at a circus.
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Comparing Characters Across Two Short Stories

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders listen to a read aloud of two short stories focusing on literary devices. The write about the settings and realism of the stories, and decide each main character handles the conflict he faces with nature.
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Art Analysis and Creative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write an acrostic poem and analyze a work of art. In this art lesson plan, students look at a picture and answer questions about it, write a poem, write about the setting in the painting they saw, and answer short questions...
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Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create a story with a beginning, middle and an ending. They also read and analyze another's story.
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Journal Writing Idea - Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Carve out some time for your youngsters to write in their journal. Today, they write a story about pets. They learn the value of a journal and how to keep up with it, and they enhance story development by planning their story before...
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Strip-Teasers: A Collaborative Writing activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young writers engage in a fun writing activity. They write three different sentences on three strips of paper. Then they get into groups of three, and take a look at all nine sentences that have been written. Their task is to write a...
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What's My Story? A Book About Me

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Have your class create keepsake books about themselves. This activity is a presented as a basic idea with minimal justifications or classroom applications. However, with a little effort, this could become a full lesson. Add a rubric,...