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Where Am I?, Understanding Plot Lesson Part IIII
November 3, 2015
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by Elizabeth S. Tyree

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Where Am I?, Understanding Plot Lesson Part IIII

by Elizabeth S. Tyree
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Grade
Fourth Grade
Subject
Reading & writingWord MeaningFigurative LanguageMetaphorsReading FictionFiction ComprehensionMaking Inferences in Fiction Texts
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L.4.4.a L.4.5.a RF.4.4.a RL.4.1 RL.4.3
English Language Arts and Reading Grade 3 3.10.D 3.10.E Grade 4 4.9.B 4.10.D 4.10.E Grade 5 5.9.B 5.10.D 5.10.E
English Grade Four R.4.5.h Grade Five R.5.4.d
English Language Arts Grade 3 3.4 Grade 4 1.9 3.4 Grade 5 1.10 3.4
English Language Arts Grade 5 2.3.C.1
English Year 3 ACELY1680.e ACELY1680.f Year 4 ACELT1603.a ACELT1606.b Year 5 ACELT1611.a
English Level 3 RV.VCELY257.5 RV.VCELY257.6 Level 4 RV.VCELT285.2 SL.VCELT306.1 Level 5 RV.VCELT316.1

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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to deduce story setting from context clues and write their own setting.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Ask students to get out their workbooks and pencils.
  • Discuss terms they might see when reading that describe setting, such as dark, bright, grassy, or house.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(10 minutes)
  • Read the paragraph on page 15.
  • Answer the first 3 questions as a class.

Guided Practice

(10 minutes)
  • Instruct students to complete the other questions on page 15 while you walk around the classroom, observing and helping as needed.

Independent working time

(30 minutes)
  • Ask students to complete the rest of the workbook on their own.
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Differentiation

  • Enrichment: Students in need of enrichment may be allowed to draw and describe their own settings for stories.
  • Support: Students in need of support may be given one-on-one time with the teacher or a peer tutor.

Assessment

(5 minutes)
  • Students will turn in the remainder of their workbook for assessment.

Review and closing

(10 minutes)
  • Review literary vocabulary and discuss setting in particular.

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