Story Elements and Retelling: Structure, Theme, Tone, and Literary Summary – 8th Grade

Description

Overview

This two-lesson sequence uses the informational/literary text supplied on the worksheet. Lesson 1 focuses on analyzing how the text’s structure and story elements develop theme and tone. Lesson 2 builds on that analysis by having students synthesize relevant evidence into a concise literary summary without inserting opinions or unnecessary details.

What Students Will Learn

• Analyze how structure develops theme and tone.
• Synthesize evidence from a text into a concise literary summary.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: How Structure Develops Theme and Tone
• Reading Comprehension: The Bench by the Harbor
• Sentence Writing: Structure, Theme, and Tone
• Vocabulary in Context
• Lesson 2: Retelling Key Events in a Concise Literary Summary
• Build a Concise Literary Summary
• Summary Vocabulary Review
• Reading: “The Last Lantern”

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: How Structure Develops Theme and Tone (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Retelling Key Events in a Concise Literary Summary (45 minutes)

Designed For

8th Grade students studying Story Elements and Retelling in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 28 pages and the Student Workbook contains 10 pages.