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Entire Librarylesson-planFourth GradeReading & WritingTell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
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Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Characters, settings, and events, oh my! In this lesson, students will dig deeper into each of these components and learn to provide specific details from their texts.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to select and describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific examples.
The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Gather the students together.
- Write "character," "setting," and "events" on the board.
- Talk through each, asking students to explain what they are and why they are important for reading.
- Remind your students that a character is an actor, such as a person or animal in a story. Tell your students that a setting is where and when the story happens, and an event is something that happens in the story.
Beginning
- Provide and post student-friendly definitions in English and L1 of the following words: "character," "setting," and "event." Include images when applicable.
Intermediate
- Show students pictorial or real examples of characters, settings, and events in familiar stories.
- Allow students to Think-Pair-Share with a partner before contributing to the whole-class discussion.