The beginning, middle

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The beginning, middle end
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ELA Objective/ELA Standard

• Standard
• 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
• Students read and respond to a wide variety of
  significant works of childrens literature.
  They distinguish between the structural features
  of text and the literary terms or elements (e.g.,
  theme, plot, setting, characters).
• 3.1 Identify and describe the elements of plot,
  setting, and character(s) in a story, as well as
  the storys beginning, middle, and ending.

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Content Vocabulary

• 1. beginning
• 2. middle
• 3. end

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Academic Vocabulary

• 1. order
• 2. identify

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Support Vocabulary

• 1. porridge
• 2. parlor
• 3. cottage

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Objective

• Today we will identify the beginning, middle and
  end of a story.
• LRA 3.0/3.1

Beginning
Middle
End
CFU What will we learn?
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Activate Prior Knowledge

• There is a beginning, middle and end in
  everything we do.
• Morning routine (Act it out)

CFU What do have in everything we do?
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Concept Development

• Example
• In the story, The Gingerbread Man, there was a
  beginning, a middle and an end.

(a)
(c)
(b)
CFU Which picture identifies the beginning?
Which picture identifies the middle? Which
picture identifies the end?
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Concept Development
(a)
(b)
(c)
apple
CFU Which picture identifies the beginning?
Which picture identifies the middle? Which
picture identifies the end?
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Skill Development
Step 1 Read the story. Step 2 Identify the
beginning of the story. Step 3 Identify the
middle of the story. Step 4 Identify the end
of the story.
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Importance

• It is important to know the beginning, middle and
  end of a story because it lets you know the part
  of the story you are in.

CFU Why is it important to know the order of a
story?
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Guided Practice
b)
1. Which picture shows the beginning of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
a)
2. Which picture shows the middle of Goldilocks
and the Three Bears?
3. Which picture shows the end of a story?
c)
a)
b)
c)
d)
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Closure

• Today you learned to identify the beginning,
  middle and end of a story. You learned that a
  story goes in order because that is how it makes
  sense.

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Independent Practice 1 - Directions Identify
the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
1. Which picture shows the beginning of The
Little Red Hen? __________
2. Which picture shows the middle of The Little
Red Hen? ____________
3. Which picture shows the end of The Little Red
Hen? ______________
a)
b)
Step 1 Read the story. Step 2 Identify the
beginning of the story. Step 3 Identify the
middle of the story. Step 4 Identify the end
of the story.
c)
d)
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Independent Practice 2 - Directions Identify
the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
1. Which picture shows the beginning of The Three
Little Pigs? ________
2. Which picture shows the middle of The Three
Little Pigs? __________
3. Which picture shows the end of The Three
Little Pigs? ____________
a)
b)
Step 1 Read the story. Step 2 Identify the
beginning of the story. Step 3 Identify the
middle of the story. Step 4 Identify the end
of the story.
c)
d)
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Independent Practice 3 - Directions Identify
the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
1. Which picture shows the beginning of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears? _______
2. Which picture shows the middle of Goldilocks
and the Three Bears? _________
3. Which picture shows the end of Goldilocks and
the Three Bears? ___________
a)
b)
Step 1 Read the story. Step 2 Identify the
beginning of the story. Step 3 Identify the
middle of the story. Step 4 Identify the end
of the story.
c)
d)
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Independent Practice 4 - Directions Identify
the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
1. Which picture shows the beginning of The
Gingerbread Man? ________
2. Which picture shows the middle of The
Gingerbread Man? __________
3. Which picture shows the end of The Gingerbread
Man? ____________
a)
b)
Step 1 Read the story. Step 2 Identify the
beginning of the story. Step 3 Identify the
middle of the story. Step 4 Identify the end
of the story.
c)
d)