Lessons tagged with "action"
Determine What Characters are Like
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on determining what characters are like by how the author and illustrator portray them. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use the written words of an author and the details in an illustration by an illustrator to determine what characters are like. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Determine What Characters are Like by What They Say and Do
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on determining what characters are like by what they say and do. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify what a character says and does in a story to determine their character traits (e.g., smart, brave, tricky, kind, dishonest, etc.). In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Contrast Motives and Actions of Characters
- Grade:
- 5
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on contrasting the motives and actions of characters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage about two characters and complete a graphic organizer identifying the motives and actions of each character as well as the outcome. Then, they answer a multiple choice question that contrasts the motives and actions. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Analyze the Development of Theme
- Grade:
- High School, High School 9-10
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
Analyze the Development of Theme
- Grade:
- High School, High School 9-10
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
Describe the Relationship Between Illustrations and Text
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Answer What, Why, and How Questions in a Story
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
This lesson provides teachers with a great way to teach What, Why, and How Questions. Resources include a nice handout, and whiteboards are recommended.