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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Building a Matrix for Leo Lionni Books: An Author Study
    In this author study, students listen to and discuss four books by Leo Lionni. They identify similarities and differences in the stories and then compare two stories of their choice.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Charting Characters for a More Complete Understanding of the Story
    Character Perspective Charting allows students to compare multiple characters and their points of view to better understand a story.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Choose Your Own Adventure: A Hypertext Writing Experience
    Students analyze "choose your own adventure" stories and brainstorm to develop setting, characters, and plots for their own adventures stories and related Websites.
    
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Using Wikis to Tell Stories Online
    Students become online authors in this lesson in which they write and post a short story using wiki technology.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure
    This lesson uses comic strip frames to define plot and reinforce the structure that underlies a narrative. Students finish by writing their own original narratives.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Completing the Circle: The Craft of Circular Plot Structure
    Students identify, explore and apply the elements of circle plot structures to their own stories by using graphic organizers, reading and writing stories, and using checklists to assess their work.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creating a Class Pattern Book With Popular Culture Characters
    Students hit the hallways with their favorite pop culture characters in this lesson to photograph the characters in various situations and then write about the pictures in a pattern-book structure.
    
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
    Creating a Feast for the Senses With Mentor Texts
    This lesson teaches intermediate students to "use the experts" to learn how to revise to create sharp, sensory-rich experiences for their readers.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Designing Elements of Story in Little Blue and Little Yellow
    In this series of four lessons, students will explore key elements of design in Little Blue and
    Little Yellow to learn about setting, character relationships, and plot.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Developing Inferential Comprehension Through DL-TA and Discussion Webs
    Students will love unwrapping this lesson about before, during, and after reading activities based on Margaree King Mitchell's book, Grandaddy's Gift.

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