Kindergarten Literary Analysis and Response 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. DataWORKS

Kindergarten Literary Analysis and Response 3.3Identify characters, settings, and important events.

Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.

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Learning Objective Name________________________

CFU Students, you already know how to tell the difference between a person and a thing. In stories, we call people: characters. Today, we are going to identify characters in the stories we read.

Today, we will identify1 the characters in a story. 1 find

Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge

CFUWhat are we going to do today?What does identify mean? Identify means ___________________.

Which picture is a person?

Which picture is a thing? (pair-share)

A B

A B




A B

CFU Why is the gift not a character? The gift is not a character because___________.Which picture below could be a character from a story: a pizza or the skating dog?

Concept Development

A character is a person or animal in the story. • Characters talk or do something in a story.

Not a Character: A thing is not a character.

What is a character? A character is a ________.

Characters in a Story

1. One day, a little girl named Josie was crying. 2. She lost her ball. 3. The Mouse King said he would give Josie a gift. 4. It was a new ball!

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CFU(#2) How did I identify the character of the story?

Skill Development/Guided Practice

Step #1: Read the story. a. Think about who talks or does something in the story. Step #2: Identify the character(s) of the story. (circle)

A character is a person or animal in the story. ● Characters talk or do something in a story.Identify the characters in a story.

My Backyard 1. Tommy likes to play in his backyard. 2. Tommy likes to go on the swings. 3. His backyard is very big.

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CFU(#2) How did you identify the character of the story?

Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued)


Identify the characters in a story.

Greedy2 Hippo 1. The greedy hippo ate everything in sight. 2. From cheese to peas, he always had a bite. 2 always wanting more

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A character is a person or animal in the story. ● Characters talk or do something in a story.




Relevance

CFUDoes anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to identify the characters in a story? (pair-share) Why is it relevant to identify the characters in a story? You may give me my reason or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why?

A character is a person or animal in the story.• Characters talk or do something in a story.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1. Identifying characters in a story will help you know who the story is about.





Skill Closure Identify the characters in a story.

a person or animal in the story


Fluffy the Cat 1. Fluffy is a big cat. 2. She likes to play with her toys. 3. Fluffy does not like to go outside. 4. Fluffy sleeps on a yellow chair.

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Summary Closure

What did you learn today about identifying characters in a story? (pair-share)

Concept Closure

What is a character? A character is ____________________________.




Independent Practice



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Thomas 1. Thomas is a little boy. 2. Thomas is brave and fast. 3. He runs up tall hills. 4. He is faster than all his friends. 22 words





Periodic Review 1



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A Hungry Little Bear 1. Little Bear is hungry. 2. He sees his friend, Buzz the bee. 3. “Excuse me, Buzz. May I have some honey?” asks Little Bear. 4. “Sure,” says Buzz.

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Periodic Review 2



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The Frog with the Crown1

1. One morning, a frog saw a princess. 2. The frog asked the princess, “Could you put your crown on my head?” 3. The princess said, “Yes.” 4. Then, the frog turned into a prince. 1 hat made of gold

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Periodic Review 3



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Henry the Giant1

1. Henry is a giant. 2. He is the only giant in Little Town. 3. He has no friends. 4. One day, he helped a girl named Mary get out of a tree. 5. After this, Henry and Mary became good friends. 1 very tall person 38 words





Learning Objective :Today, we will identify characters in a story.

Cognitive Strategies Teaching Strategies

Elaboration Demonstration

Targeted vocabulary: identify, character, greedy, crown, giant

Language Strategies

Vocabulary Words

Academic identify

Content character

Support greedy, crown, giant

VocabularyStrategy

Multiple-Meaning

Synonym Identify (find)

Definition greedy, crown, giant

Homophone

Internal Context Clue

Listen, Speak Similar Sounds

ReadTracked Reading

Decoding Rules

Write Writing

Content Access Strategies

Comprehensible Input Cognates

Contextual Clues

Graphic Organizer

Contextualized Definitions

Pictures

EDI – Cognitive, Teaching and English Learners Strategies




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Kindergarten Literary Analysis and Response 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. DataWORKS