Critical Task Milestone Three: Parts of a Story

Elizabeth Wilkins

Southern New Hampshire University

October 15, 2017

Lesson Plan Descriptors
Component
Context Students will be able to identify what setting, character and key
events about a story. (beginning, middle, and end)
This will be the beginning of the lesson.
Students will be able to retell the main event of a story and
details about the main characters.
Title and Grade Parts of a Story
Kindergarten
Length 30-45 minutes daily
Relevant Standards K.6. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions
about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to
support their understanding
(Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Kindergarten, 2016,
p. 4)
Learner Outcomes Students will be able to identify the elements of story such as
settings, character, main events
Students will be able to discuss the main idea and relate it to
personal experiences
Assessment Student will work on beginning middle and end worksheet.
(Summative Assessment)
Students will work on Main Character and setting worksheet.
(Summative Assessment)
Students will create and illustrate their own story and label the
element of story (Formative assessment)
Resources Beginning middle and end retrieved from
http://positivelylearningblog.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/10/Capture-11.jpg
Main Character and Setting retrieved from
file:///C:/Users/Elizabeth%20J.%20Wilkins/Downloads/Characte
rsandSetting.pdf
The True Story of The 3 little Pigs! By Jon Scieszka
Parts of a Story Song retrieve from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTpTB4fxigQ
Bookabi retrieved
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookabi/id494391239?mt=8%20
&utm_campaign=elearningindustry.com&utm_source=%2F15-
free-must-have-ipad-apps-for-elementary-
students&utm_medium=link
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Kindergarten (2016)
Retrieved, September 16, 2017 from
 http://tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=5153960
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Anticipatory Set Read The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka.
Discuss the elements of story characters, setting, beginning,
middle and end.
Teacher will say Has anyone heard the story of the 3 little
pigs?
Students will watch Parts of a Story Song video from YouTube.
Student may dance with the video.
Procedures Have students work on Bookabi on their tablets/ computers.
Have students create their own story.
During whole group have students share their stories and have
students name the elements of students story
Who were the characters in the story?
Why do you think the character did this in the story?
What happened at the Beginning, Middle and End of the story?
Closure Exit Ticket: Students will retell a part in the story and identify
what part of the story it is.
Modifications and/or Teacher will monitor students during class discussion and
Accommodations independent work.
Have sentence starters written on the board.
Give students plenty of examples to show how to create story.
Replay Parts of Story Song and demonstrate dance moves to help
remember parts of story.
 Rubric

Excellent Fair Poor

3 2 1

Students will be able to Students will be able to Students will not be able to
identify parts of a story identify some parts of a story identify parts of a story
(setting, character, key (setting, character, key (setting, character, key
events) events) events)

Students will be able to take Student will be able to take Student will not be able to
main events in story and some main events in story take main events in story and
relate to personal experience and relate to personal relate to personal experiences
experiences

Students will be able to make Students will be able to make Students will not be able to
inferences and draw own some inferences and draw make inferences or draw
conclusions using evidence in some conclusions using conclusions using evidence in
book. evidence in the book the book.