Mar 10
Teaching students how to find a book’s theme can be rewarding and challenging. While some students grasp the concept quickly, others need more practice. With the right strategies and resources, you can make teaching themes more fun for your students! Lesson Handout Here are five tried-and-true methods for helping your students identify themes in literature. …
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Feb 17
Teaching points of view can be both challenging and exciting! It’s an important skill, and the Common Core covers it across grade levels. Understanding how a narrator’s perspective shapes a story helps students become more thoughtful readers. Quick Overview of Point of View Standards: 4th Grade: Compare and contrast first- and third-person narrations. 5th Grade: …
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Feb 17
Students must understand perspective to grasp how stories are told and interpreted. While point of view identifies who narrates the story, perspective deals with the narrator’s interpretation of events and characters. This post shows practical ways to teach perspective using activities and resources. Lesson Handout This handout includes printables and instructions for all activities listed …
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Jan 13
Understanding character traits helps students comprehend literature and enhances their writing skills. When students can identify character traits and comprehend how these traits influence a story, they become better readers and writers. Defining Characters Before studying character traits, students should understand character development. Characters in stories are more than just their physical descriptions—they have personalities …
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Jan 06
Have you ever thought about how a story’s setting can dramatically change its direction? The setting can shape a character’s story, whether it’s the eerie, fog-covered streets of London or a vibrant summer camp. With these activities, your students will learn the power of the setting of a story in literature! The Importance of Setting …
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Dec 04
Welcome to the first installment of our three-part series on teaching story structure. The first lesson in the series covers narrative story structures. The narrative structure is how writers arrange and present their stories’ events, characters, and settings to create an engaging and meaningful experience for their audience. Narrative story structure can affect how readers …
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May 03
Teaching students to summarize text can be one of the most difficult skills you tackle during this school year. This post offers six summarizing strategies to try. It also contains some general rules for students to follow as well as stem questions to look for on tests. Be sure to download the free printable resources …
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