Overview and Background: Unit: Story Parts

Add other books, Make GO like swimmy, Make other drag & drop pages for Harry the Dirty Dog & Rainbow Fish, Sequencing

Name: Tracy May

Cheney Elementary : Grades K

Title:	Story Parts
Topics:	Parts of stories, Characters, Setting, Sequence
Time Frame:
Start Date:

Other Designers: Sharen Young, Marilyn Dalbom

Summary:
Students look at characters, setting, beginning & end, parts of a story, and sequencing

Print Materials Needed:

My Friend Whale by Simon James

Swimmy by Leo Lionni

Harry the Dirty Dog

Rainbow Fish

Resources:

Resource Attachments:	http://www.cheney268.com/Learning/Organizers/RetellingGraphicOrganizerK.htm http://www.cheney268.com/K/StoryParts/StoryParts.htm
Internet Resource Links:

Notes:

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	KS
Title:	Literature 4
Standard(s):	Benchmark 1, Indicator 1 – identify and describe the main characters in narrative literature. Benchmark 1, Indicator 3 – describe the setting in narrative literature.

Understandings:

A story has a beginning, middle, and end.

A story has certain elements (setting & characters)

Essential Questions:

Why do stories have an order?

Why is the setting important to a story?

How do characters add to a story?

Knowledge and Skills:

K

Beginning, middle, & end; setting and characters of the stories

S

identify and or draw the beginning, middle, & end; setting, and characters of the stories

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
Students will listen to a narrative story. They will identify the beginning, middle and end of the story. They will draw the main characters and the setting.

Student Directions:

You have been asked by a book company to check a new book to be sure it is complete before they start selling. They are afraid that it is missing some parts. Listen to the story. Then arrange the pictures in the order that they happened in the story. Then draw a picture of the setting where the story took place. Next draw the main characters in the story. Finally decide if you think this is a complete story and circle “Yes” or “No” at the bottom of your page.

Rubric:

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Swimmy activity

Harry the Dirty Dog activity

Rainbow Fish activity

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

Bring in a live fish to observe & discuss. Discussion on types of fish.

Students will become more knowledgeable of story details and enhance their own writing skills.

Swimmy activity - http://www.cheney268.com/K/StoryParts/StoryParts.htm

Harry the Dirty Dog-

Rainbow Fish-

My Friend Whale Performance Task