1 st grade literary analysis 3.1 identify and describe the elements of plot, setting, and...

1st Grade Literary Analysis 3.1Identify and describe the elements of plot, setting, and character(s) in a

story, as well as the story’s beginning, middle, and ending.Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.

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Learning Objective Name _______________________

Today, we will describe1 the setting of a story.1 say what something is like

CFUWhat are we going to do today?What are we going to describe?What does describe mean?

Activate (or Provide) Prior Knowledge

Today, we are going to describe the setting of a story.

CFUStudents, you were all able to tell each other a story about a time you went to a store. The store is where your story takes place, which is called the setting. When you told what the store was like, you were describing the setting. Just like the story you told has a setting, stories we read also have a setting. Today, we are going to describe the setting of a story.

We are going to describe the setting of a story.Describe means to say what something is like.

Tell your partner a story about a time you went to a store. What was the store like?





Concept Development

The setting is where the story takes place. The setting is when the story takes place.

• When we describe the setting, we tell what the setting is like.

Non-Examples:

CFUWhat is the setting of a story? The setting of a story is________________________________________.What does it mean to describe the setting of a story?Which of the following is a description of a setting? How do you know?

1. It was a warm, sunny day. 2. Jim was a boy.

1. Jack was lost in the forest. 2. It was a cold and dark winter night. 3. He heard his mother calling him. 4. He followed the sound of her voice. 5. He made it out of the forest! 34 wordsExamples:

Jack Mother

Where: the forestWhen: at night; in winterWhat it is like: cold and dark





It is important to describe the setting of a story because it:

1. Sarah and Sam were at the playground. 2. It was very hot and sunny. 3. Sam fell off the slide! 4. Sarah ran to him. 5. Sam wasn’t hurt. 6. They kept playing.

28 words

CFUDoes anyone else have another reason why describing the setting of a story is important? (pair-share) Why is it important to describe the setting of a story? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more important to you? Why?

1. helps us to picture the story in our mind. 2. helps us to retell details2 from the story.

2 facts about something

Importance







sunny

Step #1: Read the story. a. Look for words that describe the setting. Hint: Ask where? When? What is it like?

Step #2: Circle the pictures that describe the setting.

1. Arnold was in his backyard. 2. It was a sunny afternoon. 3. He was eating an ice cream cone. 4. Oh, no! 5. It fell on the ground! 6. Arnold did not cry. 7. He got another one! 33 words

CFUHow did I know what to look for in the story? How did I know which pictures described the story? How did you know what to look for in the story? How did you know what pictures described the story? How did I know that _________________ was not the setting?

Arnold

Describe the setting of the story.

backyard

afternoon

Skill Development/Guided Practice Name______________________________







Describe the setting of the story.



1. Betty, the cow, was on a farm 2. It was fall. 3. It was rainy. 4. Betty fell into a puddle! 5. She was all dirty. 6. She had to take a bath. 7. She got clean. 31 wordsBetty farm rain

yfall

Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued)



CFUHow did I know what to look for in the story? How did I know which pictures described the story? How did you know what to look for in the story? How did you know what pictures described the story? How did I know that _________________ was not the setting?





Closure

1. What is the setting of a story? The setting is ________________________.2. Describe the setting in the story below. 3. What did you learn today about describing the setting? Why is that important to you? (pair-share)

1. It was early morning. 2. Al was at the store. 3. It was hot. 4. He put his name on a paper. 5. He put the paper into a cup. 6. A man picked his name. 7. Al won a prize! 35 words stor

ehot

Al early morning







Independent Practice Name______________________________


• When we describe the setting, we tell what the setting is like.Describe the setting of the story.



1. My mom and I were at the train station. 2. It wasa cold evening. 3. We were very late. 4. We ran and ran. 5. We saw the train doors closing. 6. A man held the doors for us. 7. We made it! 36 wordstrain

stationcold

evening

Mom





Periodic Review 1 Name______________________________





1. Bill is in his garden. 2. It is a cloudy day. 3. He sees a rabbit eating his plants! 4. He chases the rabbit away. 5. He builds a fence. 6. Now, the rabbit can’t eat his plants. 33 words

garden

day cloudy

rabbit










1. My family and I were at the zoo. 2. I brought my stuffed tiger, Tommy. 3. It was a hot summer day. 4. I put Tommy down to get some water. 5. Now he is gone! 6. It’s okay. 7. My mom is holding him. 39 wordszoo hot summ

erTommy










1. Carl, the bird, lives in a tall tree. 2. The air is foggy and windy. 3. Carl hears stomping. 4. Ed the elephant is stomping so hard it shakes Carl’s tree. 5. Carl asks Ed to stop. 6. Ed stops. 7. He comes to talk to Carl. 8. Now they are friends. 45 wordstree Carl fogg

ywindy





Learning Objective : Identify the setting of a story.

Cognitive Strategies Teaching Strategies

Elaboration Extend arms to show that setting is a place. Demonstration

Targeted vocabulary: identify, setting, story

Language Strategies

Vocabulary Words

Academic identify

Content setting

Support story

VocabularyStrategy

Multiple-Meaning

Synonym

Definition Identify means to find

Homophone

Internal Context Clue

Listen, Speak Similar Sounds “eye” says the same sound as “identify”

ReadTracked Reading What is the sound of the letter /s/? When we read setting, we read it /sssssssssssss/

Decoding Rules

Write Writing

Content Access StrategiesComprehensible

InputCognates

Contextual Clues

Graphic Organizer

Contextualized Definitions

Pictures Library, school, playground, pizza restaurant, beach, duck

EDI – Cognitive, Teaching and English Learners Strategies

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