Literature Story Elements - Focus Activities Directory

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General description of kinds of activities

Pre Reading Activities - may be continued during and post

A Wrinkle in Time
Prediction chart by chapters
Prediction web for topic
KWL chart
During Reading - some may be included with pre and post
Plot

Plot frame 1
Plot frame 2
Chain of Events page
Story map primary grades
Story map upper grades

Character

Plot and one character frame 1
Plot and one character frame 2
Character chart
Character portraits
Character venn diagram - 2 rings
Character venn diagram - 3 rings
Picture frames page
Book character report card
Character comparison frame

Setting

Point of view - Setting frame

Style - Style frame

Theme - Theme frame

Tone - Tone frame

All story elements

Frames
Story Pyramid

Post Reading Activities
Story Chart elements and favorite... intermediate grades
Book Rating page holistic rating intermediate grades
Book Rating Sheet 10 points summative rating middle school
Main idea chart
Male or female bias survey
Retelling sheet
How was your Trip? can use to compare fairy tails
Wanted Poster

Other Reading Activities

Story data base outline in HTML
Story data base in MicroSoft Word - chart with hyperlinks - click to download
How to make your own cloth covered book
Two Stories comparison chart 1 setting, characters, plot, ending, primary - intermediate
Two Stories comparison chart 2 all elements middle school
Author of the Week page
Folktale
Literature Log sample page and starters
Books I've read chart
List of 173 activities for students to choose

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