LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students can listen to a story and describe/compare five key details about two characters, two settings, and one major event using PMC.
ASSESSMENTS:
Students will complete a graphic organizer where they will list and compare the key details about the characters, settings, and events from the story.
KEY POINTS:
- Understanding key details: characters, settings, and events in a story.
- Comparing and contrasting two characters and two settings.
- Identifying major events in a story and their significance.
OPENING:
- Begin with a brief discussion about favorite stories and what makes them memorable.
- Ask students, “What details do you remember about the characters and settings in your favorite story?”
- Introduce the story to be read, highlighting that they will listen for specific details.
INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIAL:
- Read a chosen story aloud to the class.
- As you read, pause to ask guiding questions about the characters, settings, and events.
- Common misconception: Students may think that details about characters and settings are not important to the story’s main event.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
- After the story, work together as a class to fill in a graphic organizer.
- Start with identifying one character and one setting, then gradually ask for comparisons.
- Scaffold questioning:
- “What is the name of the first character?”
- “How is this character similar or different from the second character?”
- Monitor student performance by circulating and providing feedback as they discuss their answers.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
- Students will complete their own graphic organizers, listing details about the characters, settings, and event from the story.
- Expectation: Work quietly and focus on completing the assignment.
- Provide sentence starters to assist students who may struggle with writing.
CLOSING:
- Have students share one detail they wrote about a character and one about a setting.
- Summarize key points discussed during the lesson.
EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
- For students who finish early, provide a drawing activity where they illustrate one character and one setting from the story.
HOMEWORK:
- Ask students to read a story at home with a family member and write down one character, one setting, and a major event to share in the next class.
STANDARDS ALIGNED:
- New Generation Learning Standards: 6-8 R1: Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences.
- Accommodations for Visual impaired, dyslexic, and bilingual students as needed.