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Unit 1
Character Web
reading
comprehension
Help students create and fill in a Character
Web graphic organizer. Explain that by
organizing the details they have observed
about the character’s words, actions,
and appearance, they can gain a better
understanding of the character’s motivations.
Setting the Scene
reading
comprehension
Help students create and fill in a Setting the
Scene graphic organizer. Explain that by
organizing the details they have observed
about where and when the events in the play
take place, they can more clearly understand
what is happening in the play.
Vocabular y Review
oral
fluency
Remind students that all stories have a setting,
one or more characters, and a plot. Explain
that even nonsense stories have these elements.
Prepare three sets of index cards with labels
such as: Characters—
frog, astronaut, clown;
Settings—
pond, moon, circus;
Plots—
gets lost,
gets stuck in, gets tired of.
Shuffle each set of
cards and have pairs of students draw one
from each. Then have partners use their cards
to create a nonsense story. Have audience
members identify each story’s characters,
setting, and plot.
Character Web
A character is a person or animal
in a story.
Use the graphic organizer to tell
what you know about Raúl.
Draw the web on a separate sheet
of paper. Fill in the details about
this character.
Setting the Scene
The setting is where and when a
story takes place. A story can have
more than one setting. Use the graphic
organizer to describe the setting of
Fuel to Win
. Think about these
questions: Does the action happen long ago, in the present,
or in the future? Where is Raúl in the first part of the story?
Where is he in the second part? Draw the organizer on a separate
sheet of paper. Fill in your answers. In the third column, write
clues from the story that helped you understand the setting.
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