Story Structure: Application Story “Being First” Deconstructing a story is easy when you know what to look for. Let’s look at some important parts of a story. When you read or listen to a story, you might find it helpful to record your learning in a graphic organizer. A simple organizer shown below may help […]
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Literacy Strategy of Retell You can retell a story by remembering what events happened first, next, then, and last. As you retell a story, you are better able to understand the story structure, story events and the story’s main idea. You will also be able to remember the story better after retelling the story. Here
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Main Idea and Supporting Details The main idea is the author’s key message. It is supported with details that usually answer the “W” and “H” questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how). You can often find the main idea at the beginning of a paragraph in the “topic sentence”. It is sometimes found at
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Penguins are really interesting animals. You might enjoy a little story about a penguin named Peter. You can listen to it here Go Read and Write Podcast. The story about Peter is called “Being First.”
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Mouse in the House ? Brings chills. Try some word fun with the word ending “ouse”. Find an audible story called “Winnie’s Strength”. It is about a mouse named “Winnie” and you can listen to it at the Go Read and Write Podcast.
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Now it is your turn ! Try to use these idioms in sentences.
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Look at the pictures below. Follow the instructions to create a Descriptive Paragraph. Listen to the story about Winnie the Mouse at Go Read and Write Podcast
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A penguin is often said to be wearing a tuxedo or a formal black suit and white shirt. Do you think that this is a good description ? Take a good look at the penguins shown in the pictures. Follow the instructions to write your own descriptive paragraph about the penguin. Listen to the audible
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