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Conf irm Predictions
READING COMPREHENSION
Have students take out their individual Prediction Charts. Refer to the class
Prediction Chart on the board. Revisit the predictions one at a time, comparing the
class’s responses with the actual events of the story. Encourage students to discuss
how their predictions were the same as or different from the events in the story.
Problem Solved
READING COMPREHENSION
Remind students that plot is the action of the story. Within the plot there is often a
problem that must be resolved, leading to the solution. Draw a three-column chart
graphic organizer on the board or on chart paper. Then, distribute a photocopy
of the 3-Column Chart Graphic Organizer to each student. Lable the first column
Problem
. Label the second column
Steps to Solve the Problem
. Label the third
column
Solution
. Ask
What was the problem in
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students provide their answers in complete sentences. In the first column, write
a complete sentence that summarizes the problem. Have students write this in
their graphic organizer. Next, ask the class to recall the steps Sonia took to solve
the problem. List their responses in sequential order and in complete sentences in
the middle column of the graphic organizer. Have students copy these sentences
in their charts. Ask
How was this problem solved?
Write a complete sentence
summarizing the solution in the third column of the graphic organizer while
students do the same with their graphic organizers.
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Literary Elements
Q
Setting
is the time and place in which
the story’s events happen and the
characters live. It can change throughout
the story or book.
Where does the story
take place? What’s the setting in the
middle of the story? When does the story
take place?
Q
Character
is a person or animal in a
story, play, poem, or other literary work.
Who are the characters in the story?
Q
Plot
is the action of the story, play,
book, or poem. There is often a problem
or conflict the characters must resolve.
What’s the problem or conflict in the
story? How is the conflict resolved?
Q
Structure
is the beginning, middle, and
end of the story.
Discuss the beginning,
middle, and end of the story.
Q
Theme
is the main idea of the story.
What’s the main idea of the story?