ACELT1584
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts
Elaborations
- examining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- discussing similarities and differences between texts ( for example features of main characters in different stories) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- discussing features of book settings including time (year, season) and place (country or city, realistic or imagined) (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- discussing how plots develop including: beginnings (orientation), how the problem (complication) is introduced and solved (resolution) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
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Story Map Template
A template to use when exploring or planning a narrative story.
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Story Beginning, Middle and End - Graphic Organiser
Help your students write and draw about the beginning, middle and end of stories with this set of differentiated graphic organisers.
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Narrative Prompts Posters
A set of 20 posters to display as narrative story prompts for students.
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Exploring Characters Posters
A set of 4 posters depicting words and phrases that can be used to describe a character's personality, feelings and appearance.
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Narrative Writing Pack
A narrative writing teaching pack containing 9 worksheets and posters.
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Character Profile Template
A template to use when exploring the personality, appearance, feelings and actions of a character from a narrative.
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Narrative Setting Prompts Posters
A set of 2 posters giving ideas for the setting of a narrative.
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Exploring and Building Narrative Characters PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching younger students about how to build a character for a narrative text.
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Story Settings - Graphic Organisers
Encourage your students to write and draw about story settings with this set of differentiated graphic organisers.
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Story Setting or Not? - Sorting Activity
Explore the difference between story settings and non-settings with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - The Three Bears
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with this mini-book retell of The Three Bears.
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - The Three Little Pigs
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with this mini-book retell of The Three Little Pigs.
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Story Settings - Brochure Template
Encourage your students to identify story settings in the books they read with this brochure template.
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The Gingerbread Man Comprehension Text and Worksheet
A comprehension text, 2 page worksheet and answer sheet based on a version of The Gingerbread Man.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 1 magazine.
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Little Red Riding Hood Character Profile Worksheets
A set of character profile worksheets using the Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale.
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Story Ideas Sentence Starter Pack
Use this story ideas kit to help your students choose a topic to write about.
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Fairy Tales Narrative Writing Pack
A fairy tale themed narrative writing teaching pack containing 8 worksheets and posters.
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Year 1 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Literature Study - Lower Primary - Task Cards
A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Character Profile Flip Book - Lower Primary
Use this flip book template with your lower primary students when teaching about the features of literary characters.
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - Itsy Bitsy Spider
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with mini-book retelling of The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
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Hansel and Gretel Character Profile Worksheets
A set of character profile worksheets using the Hansel and Gretel Fairy Tale.
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Crabbing at Night Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative about a girl who goes crabbing at night while camping.
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Fairy Tale Character Brainstorming Sheets
Worksheets for some of the most significant and popular fairy tale characters.
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Interactive PowerPoint - Story Elements Activity
Introduce your kindergarten and first-grade students to the elements of a story using this interactive Google Slides activity.
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - Jack Around Town
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with this narrative mini-book.
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The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and accompanying worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit uses fairy tales to introduce the narrative text type to younger students. It addresses the structure, characters and language features of a narrative.
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What Are Fairy Tales?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the key features of the fairy tale genre.
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Introducing Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the structure of a narrative text using fairy tales.
