Narrative Text Structure Packet

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Comprehension

2-3 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007

ObjectiveTe student will describe characters.

MaterialsNarrative text

Choose text within students instructional-independent reading level range.

Character map student sheet (Activity Master C.001.SS1)

Pencil

Activity

Students describe a character by using a graphic organizer.

1. Place text at the center. Provide the student with a student sheet.

2. Te student reads the text.3. Names the main character in the story and writes the name on the head on the

character map. Describes character by answering questions in each section.

4. eacher evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsWrite a sentence describing the character using the words on the graphic organizer.

Use other character maps (Activity Master C.001.SS2).

Narrative Text Structure

Character Characteristics

C.001


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Name

2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Comprehension

Name of thecharacter

Doyou

liketh

ec

hara

cte

r?

Wh

yorwh

yn

ot?

Whatthingsdoesthe

characterdo?Wh

atdo

esthe

chara

cterlo

oklike?

What would you do if you

were the character?

Something

imp

ortant

aboutthecharacter

Character Characteristics C.001.SS1


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Name


Character CharacteristicsC.001.SS2


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Comprehension

2-3 Student Center Activities: Comprehension2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007)

ObjectiveTe student will identiy similarities and dierences between characters.



Character comparison student sheet (Activity Master C.002.SS1)

Pencil

Activity

Students compare characters using a graphic organizer.


2. Te student reads the text.3. Names the two main characters in the story and writes each name at the top o the

character map.

4. Writes specic character attributes under the names o the characters and then writes

the shared characteristics in the circle between the two gures.


Extensions and AdaptationsUse other graphic organizers to compare characters (Activity Master C.002.SS2).

Compare characters in two dierent stories (Activity Master C.002.SS3).


Compare-A-Character

C.002


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Name


Name

ofthe

chara

cter

Nameofthe

character

Shared

characterist

ics

Compare-A-CharacterC.002.SS1

characteristics

characteristics


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Name


Compare-A-Character C.002.SS2

How are they different?

Character #1 Character #2

How are they alike?


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Name


Compare-A-CharacterC.002.SS3

Shared Characteristics

Character A Character B


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Extensions and AdaptationsUse other stories to make event sentence strips.

Write a sentence and draw a picture that illustrates avorite event.

Use a graphic organizer to depict events (Activity Master C.003.SS).

ObjectiveTe student will sequence events in a story.

MaterialsPocket chart

Sentence strips

Choose a familiar story and write the story title on a sentence strip.

Write four or more story events on sentence strips.

Activity

Students retell a story while sequencing sentences on a pocket chart.

1. Place the pocket chart and scrambled event sentence strips at the center.

2. Working in pairs, students read the sentences and select the title strip. Place the titlein the top pocket o the chart.

3. Select the sentence strip that tells about the rst event in the story, reread the sentence,

and place in the next row o the pocket chart.

4. Continue until all sentence strips are in sequential order.

5. Read the sentence strips in order.

6. Peer evaluation


Story Line-Up

C.003

Jack and the Bean Stalk

Jacktrades cow for magic beans.

Mother throws beans out window and they grow into a giant beanstalk.

Jacks climbs thebeanstalk and frees the golden goose.

Jackcuts down beanstalk.


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Name


Event1

Event3

Event2

Event4

Story Line-UpC.003.SS

Title


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Comprehension



Story Book

ObjectiveTe student will sequence events in a story.



Story book student sheet (Activity Master C.004.SS1)

Pencil

Activity

Student writes the main events o a story in sequential order using a graphic organizer.

1. Place text at center. Provide each student with a student sheet.

2. Te student reads the text.3. Writes the title and author.

4. Writes the events in sequential order.


Extensions and AdaptationsShare inormation rom the student sheet with a partner.

Use graphic organizer to sequence events (Activity Master C.004.SS2).

C.004


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Name


C.004.SS1

TitleandAuthor

Beginnin

g

Midd

le

End

Story Book


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Name


Story Book C.004.SS2

What happened first?

Title

What happened next?

What happened then?

What happened last?


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ObjectiveTe student will identiy story elements.

MaterialsStory element header cards (Activity Master C.005.AM1)

Plot and theme header cards are available, but do not have to be used.

Story element cards (Activity Master C.005.AM2a - C.005.AM2b)

If plot and theme header cards are used then add plot and theme cards (Activity MasterC.005.AM3

Activity

Students identiy story elements by sorting them into appropriate categories.

1. Place header cards ace up in a row at the center. Shufe the story element cards

and place ace down in a stack.2. aking turns, students select the top card rom the stack and read it aloud.

3. Identiy what story element it is and place in column with matching header card.

4. Continue until all cards are sorted.

5. Peer evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsDecide which cards belong to same story and sort accordingly.

Make story elements cards to sort using header cards.

Add plot and theme headers and story element cards and sort (Activity Master

C.005.AM1 and C.005.AM3).


Story Element Sort

C.005


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Comprehension


Story Element Sort C.005.AM1

characters

problem

setting

solution

theme plot

header cards

header header

header header

header header


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three pigs

C.005.AM2a Story Element Sort

three houses inthe country

wolf blowsdown twohouses

the thirdhouse wasmade of

bricks

Charlotte(spider), Wilbur(pig) and otherfarm animals

a barn ona farm

Wilbur is indanger ofbeing killed

for food

Charlotte usesweb to writewonderful things

about Wilbur


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Snow Whiteand theseven dwarfs

cottage inthe forest

Snow White eats

a poisonedapple andfalls asleep

a princewakes upSnow White

Lionand

Mousejungle

Lion getscaught in a

trap

Mousefrees Lion fromtrap by eating

the ropes

Story Element Sort C.005.AM2b


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three pigsoutsmarta wolf

a pig avoids

being killed withthe help of a

friend

evil stepmothertries to get rid ofSnow White

Mousesaves a lion

smart thinkingwins overphysicalbullying

friendship canhelp toovercomechallenges

love ispowerful

even the weakand smallcan be

of great help

C.005.AM3 Story Element Sort


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Story Element Web




Story element question cards (Activity Master C.006.AM1)

Use target element question cards that are appropriate for your students.

Student sheet (Activity Master C.006.SS1)

Pencils

Activity

Te student reads a story and then records the story elements using a graphic organizer.1. Place text at the center. Place story element question cards ace down in a stack. Provide

each student with a student sheet.

2. aking turns, students read the entire text aloud.

3. Select top card and read question. For example, What is the problem in the story?

4. Discuss answer and record on student sheet. (Use back o student sheet i necessary.)

5. Continue until all questions are answered.


Extensions and AdaptationsWrite other questions and answers about the story (Activity Master C.006.SS2).

Roll cube ater reading text and answer questions (Activity Master C.006.AM2

and student sheet C.006.SS3).

C.006

"What is the problemin the story?"


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Who are the

importantcharacters in

the story?

Who is your

favoritecharacterand why?

What is thesetting ofthe story?

What is the plotof the story?

What is thetheme ofthe story?

What is theproblem inthe story?

What is thesolution to the

problem?

What is anotherway that theproblem could

have been solved?

C.006.AM1 Story Element Web


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Name


Story Element Web C.006.SS1


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Name


C.006.SS2 Story Element Web


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Story Element Web C.006.AM2

glueglue

glue

Why did theproblem happen?

Who are thecharacters?

How was the

problem solved?

Where

doesthe

storyta

keplace?W

hend

oesthe

storytak

eplace

(tim

e)?

Whathappensinthestory(beginning,

middle,andend)?


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Name


C.006.SS3 Story Element Web

Where does thestory take place?

What happensin the story(beginning,

middle, and end)?

How was theproblem solved?

Who are thecharacters?

Why did theproblem happen?

When does thestory take place

(time)?


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Extensions and AdaptationsWork with a partner to retell the story using the graphic organizer.

Use other story grammar maps (Activity Master C.007.SS2).



Choose text within students instructional-independent reading level range

Story Grammar Yammer student sheet (Activity Master C.007.SS1)

Pencil

ActivityStudents record story details using a story grammar organizer.

1. Place text at the center and provide each student with a student sheet.

2. Te student reads the narrative text.

3. Identies and writes the setting, characters, problem, events, and solution on the

student sheet.



Story Grammar Yammer

C.007


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Name


Setting

Solution

Characters

Events

C.007.SS1 Story Grammar Yammer

Problem


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Name


Title

AuthorSetting Characters

Problem

Important Events

Solution

Story Grammar Yammer C.007.SS2


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ObjectiveTe student will retell a story.



Retelling cards (Activity Master C.008.AM1)

Laminate and cut apart. Use a hole puncher to punch a hole in the upper left

hand corner of each card. Place the cards on a binder ring. Put the cards on the

ring in numerical order.

Activity

Students retell a story answering questions related to story elements.1. Place retelling cards on the binder ring at the center. Provide each

student with a copy o the text.

2. aking turns, students read text aloud.

3. Continue reading until story is completed.

4. Read rst question and answer. I unable to answer

question, go back and review story or answer.

5. Hand ring to partner who reads and answers the

next question.

6. Continue until all cards are discussed.

7. Peer evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsAdd cards to ring and answer questions (Activity Master C.008.AM2).

Write and answer other questions.


Retell Ring

C.008


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3. Where andwhen does thestory take place?

Retell Ring C.008.AM1

1. State the titleand authorof the story.

4. What happensin the beginningof the story?

2. Who are themain characters?

5. What isthe problem?

6. How is theproblem solved?

7. How doesthe story end?

8. Did you likethe story? Why?


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Summarizethe story in 20words or less.

Name threeevents inthe story.

What is thetheme ofthe story?

What is theplot ofthe story?

Name otherstories like this one.

How are theythe same?

Whichcharacter wouldyou like to be your

real life friend? Why?

C.008.AM2 Retell Ring

What isanother way thatthe story couldhave ended?

Did the

character do theright thing in the

end? Why orwhy not?


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ObjectiveTe student will retell a story.



Student sheet (Activity Master C.009.SS)

Pencil

Activity

Students retell story using a graphic organizer.


2. Student reads story.3. Reads a question on the student sheet, answers, and records using complete sentences.

4. Continues until all questions are answered.


Extensions and AdaptationsWrite a summary o the story in 20 words or less on the back o the sheet.


Retell-A-Story

C.009


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Name


Retell-A-Story

Title:

Author:

Story Sequence Students Retelling

Who are the maincharacters?

Where and whendoes the story takeplace?

What happensin the beginning?

What happens in themiddle?

What is the problem?

What does the maincharacter do?

How is theproblem solved?

How does thestory end?

Beginning

Middle

End

C.009.SS Retell-A-Story


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Name


C.010.SS1 Compare-A-Story


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NameCompare-A-Story C.010.SS2

How are they different?

Story #1 Story #2

How are they alike?

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