Title and Author

Middle

Beginning

End

Name	 	
SS1	Story Book

Name	 	
Story Book	C.004.SS2
Title  	

What happened first?

What happened next?

What happened then?

What happened last?

C.005

Objective
The student will identify story elements.

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Story Element Sort

Materials
Story 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 Master C.005.AM3).

Activity
Students identify story elements by sorting them into appropriate categories.
Place header cards face up in a row at the center. Shuffle the story element cards and place face down in a stack.
Taking turns, students select the top card from the stack and read it aloud.
Identify what story element it is and place in column with matching header card.
Continue until all cards are sorted.
Peer evaluation

Extensions and Adaptations
Decide 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).

Comprehension

Story Element Sort	C.005.AM1
	
characters
header	
setting

header		
	
problem

header	
solution
header		
	
theme

header	
plot

header		

  header cards	

	
three pigs	
three houses in the country		
	wolf blows down two houses	the third house was made of bricks		
	Charlotte (spider), Wilbur (pig) and other	
a barn on a farm		
	farm animals			
	Wilbur is in	Charlotte uses		
	danger of	web to write		
	being killed	wonderful things		
	for food	about Wilbur		

Comprehension

AM2a	Story Element Sort

Comprehension

Story Element Sort	C.005.AM2b
	Snow White and the seven dwarfs	
cottage in the forest		
	Snow White eats a poisoned apple and falls asleep	a prince wakes up Snow White		
	Lion and Mouse	
jungle		
	Lion gets caught in a trap	Mouse frees Lion from trap by eating
the ropes		

	three pigs outsmart a wolf	a pig avoids being killed with the help of a friend		
	evil stepmother tries to get rid of Snow White	
Mouse saves a lion		
	smart thinking wins over physical bullying	friendship can help to overcome challenges		
	
love is powerful	even the weak and small
can be
of great help		

Comprehension

AM3	Story Element Sort

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Story Element Web
Objective
The student will identify story elements.

Materials
Narrative text
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range.
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

C.006

Activity
The student reads a story and then records the story elements using a graphic organizer.
Place text at the center. Place story element question cards face down in a stack. Provide each student with a student sheet.
Taking turns, students read the entire text aloud.
Select top card and read question. For example, What is the problem in the story?
Discuss answer and record on student sheet. (Use back of student sheet if necessary.)
Continue until all questions are answered.
Teacher evaluation

"What is the problem in the story?"

Extensions and Adaptations
Write other questions and answers about the story (Activity Master C.006.SS2). Roll cube after reading text and answer questions (Activity Master C.006.AM2 and student sheet C.006.SS3).

	Who are the important characters in the story?	Who is your favorite character and why?		
	What is the setting of the story?	
What is the plot of the story?		
	What is the theme of the story?	What is the problem in the story?		
	What is the solution to the problem?	What is another way that the problem could have been solved?		

Comprehension

AM1	Story Element Web

Name	 	
Story Element Web	C.006.SS1

Name	 	
C.006.SS2	Story Element Web

Story Element Web	C.006.AM2

When does the story take place (time)?

Where does the story take place?

How was the problem solved?

Who are the characters?

glue

Why did the problem happen?

glue

Comprehension

glue

Name	 	
SS3	Story Element Web

Where does the story take place?		

What happens in the story (beginning,
middle, and end)?		

How was the problem solved?		

Who are the characters?		

Why did the problem happen?		

When does the story take place (time)?		

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Story Grammar Yammer
Objective
The student will identify story elements.

Materials
Narrative text
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range Story Grammar Yammer student sheet (Activity Master C.007.SS1) Pencil

C.007

Activity
Students record story details using a story grammar organizer.
Place text at the center and provide each student with a student sheet.
The student reads the narrative text.
Identifies and writes the setting, characters, problem, events, and solution on the student sheet.
Teacher evaluation

Extensions and Adaptations
Work with a partner to retell the story using the graphic organizer. Use other story grammar maps (Activity Master C.007.SS2).

Name	 	
SS1	Story Grammar Yammer

Characters

Setting

Problem

Events

Solution

Solution

Name	 	
Story Grammar Yammer	C.007.SS2
Title		 Author	 	

Setting

Characters

 	

Problem

Important Events

C.008

Objective
The student will retell a story.

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Retell Ring

Materials
Narrative text
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range.
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.
Place retelling cards on the binder ring at the center. Provide each student with a copy of the text.
Taking turns, students read text aloud.
Continue reading until story is completed.
Read first question and answer. If unable to answer question, go back and review story for answer.
Hand ring to partner who reads and answers the next question.
Continue until all cards are discussed.
Peer evaluation

ensions and Adaptations

Ext
Add cards to ring and answer questions (Activity Master C.008.AM2). Write and answer other questions.

Comprehension

Retell Ring	C.008.AM1
	1. State the title and author of the story.	
2. Who are the main characters?		
	3. Where and when does the
story take place?	4. What happens in the beginning
of the story?		
	
5. What is the problem?	
6. How is the problem solved?		
	
7. How does the story end?	
8. Did you like the story? Why?		

	Name three events in the story.	Summarize the story in 20 words or less.		
	What is the theme of the story?	What is the plot of
the story?		
	What is another way that the story could
have ended?	Did the character do the right thing in the end? Why or
why not?		
	Name other stories like this one.
How are they the same?	Which character would you like to be your real life friend? Why?		

Comprehension

AM2	Retell Ring

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Retell-A-Story
Objective
The student will retell a story.

Materials
Narrative text
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range.
Student sheet (Activity Master C.009.SS) Pencil

C.009

Activity
Students retell story using a graphic organizer.
Place text at the center. Provide the student with a student sheet.
Student reads story.
Reads a question on the student sheet, answers, and records using complete sentences.
Continues until all questions are answered.
Teacher evaluation

	

		

		

Extensions and Adaptations
Write a summary of the story in 20 words or less on the back of the sheet.

Name	 	
SS	Retell-A-Story

Retell-A-Story

Title:	 Author:    	

Story Sequence	Student’s Retelling	
Beginning
Who are the main characters?

Where and when does the story take place?

What happens
in the beginning?		

Middle
What happens in the middle?

What is the problem?

What does the main character do?		

End
How is the problem solved?

How does the story end?		

Comprehension
Narrative Text Structure
Compare-A-Story
Objective
The student will identify similarities and differences between stories.

Materials
Narrative texts
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range. Select two short stories that students can compare.
Compare-A-Story student sheet (Activity Master C.010.SS1) Pencils

C.010

Activity
Students identify similarities and differences of story details by using a graphic organizer.
Place texts at the center. Provide each student with a student sheet.
Students select one of the two texts and read it. Write the story title and author of the text on the graphic organizer in the designated areas.
Discuss story elements of each story. Decide which are unique to each story and which are the same.
Record the answers under the corresponding story title or shared area.
Continue until all story elements are discussed and recorded.
Teacher evaluation

Extensions and Adaptations
Read both stories and complete student sheet without partner. Use other graphic organizers (Activity Master C.010.SS2).
Use Venn Diagram to describe and compare the elements and characteristics of pairs of events, people, ideas, or concepts (Activity Master V.026.SS).

Name	 	
SS1	Compare-A-Story

Name	 	
Compare-A-Story	C.010.SS2

How are they alike?

Story #2

Story #1

different?

How are they