Story Elements and Retelling: From Character Understanding to Evidence-Based Summary – 3rd Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute Grade 3 Language Arts lessons use the informational-text passage supplied on the worksheet. Lesson 1 focuses on explaining a subject's traits, motivations, and actions. Lesson 2 builds on those notes to summarize the sequence of events and identify the central message with text evidence. No reading passage is reproduced in this guide.

What Students Will Learn

• Explain characters' traits, motivations, and actions.
• Summarize plot and central message using text evidence.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Understanding Traits, Motivations, and Actions
• Read: Maya and the Garden Sign
• Write About Characters
• Vocabulary Practice
• Lesson 2: Retelling the Plot and Explaining the Central Message
• Write About Story Parts
• Vocabulary Review
• Read, Retell, and Explain

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Understanding Traits, Motivations, and Actions (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Retelling the Plot and Explaining the Central Message (45 minutes)

Designed For

3rd Grade students studying Story Elements and Retelling in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 25 pages and the Student Workbook contains 8 pages.