Project Achieve helps Hodge Road Elementary focus on student achievement - Focus Lesson

Project Achieve Focus Lesson
Grade 3 Reading

Title: Plot/Problem/Solution - Day 1

Objective

3-5 Literacy Assessment Connection

Materials needed

Instructional Plan

1

Today we're going to review what we know about retelling a story that we've heard or read. You remember that retelling a story is a strategy that helps us think about what we're reading and understand what we're reading better.

2

Let's look at a retelling form that you may have seen before. I'm going to highlight some key words and I want you to think about what these elements mean as I highlight them. Teacher shows the transpraency and highlights the following terms: Setting, Major characters, Plot, Major Events, Problem, Solution.

3

I want you to think about the story "Cinderella" and listen for these elements as I retell the story. Teacher retells the story using the "Teacher's Key of the Story Map" with the retelling notes, elaborating as needed to make the story interesting.

4

Display the Story Map transparency on the overhead and use the information on the bottom of the Teacher's Key of the Story Map" as you fill it in. Talk to a partner about what you think the setting is. Pause. I am going to fill in the setting selection with "long ago" in Cinderella's stepmother's house and nearby castle" because that's where the story took place. You and your partner probably discussed something similar to this.

5

Next, Let's think about the main characters. Talk to a partner about this. Pause. I'm going to fill out the main character section. I'll call the main characters "Cinderella, stepsisters, fairy godmother, Prince." Fill in the transparency.

6

The next section is the plot. The plot is the series of events that move the story along, not just a random list of events. One part of the plot is the main problem of the story. I think that the main problem is that Cinderella loses her slipper as she hurries home from the ball, so that's what I'll fill in on the Story Map.

7

As I think about how the problem was solved, I think it involved the Prince searching all over the kingdom for the one who left the slipper behind. When Cinderella tries it on and it fits, they get married and live happily ever after. Fill in this information on the Story Map.

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Closure - Today we have seen how retelling a story helps us think about certain parts or elements of a story. A Story map can help us when we retell a story. It helps us identify the setting, the main characters, the problem, and the solution, which are the key elements of a story. Paying attention to these elements helps us understand what we read.
Focus Lesson
Focus Lesson