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Literature Study Task Cards - Lower Elementary

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Literary Devices

Free | 6 pages (PDF)|Grades: 1 - 3

A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower elementary students to use when analyzing children’s literature.

This teaching resource is for use with picture book texts in the classroom.

The set contains 12 cards, in six color-coded categories, exploring:

setting
character
plot
language devices and
illustrations.

Use these classroom task cards to help students comprehend classic and contemporary children’s literature.

You may like to print out these cards and laminate them for your students to choose from. These activities can be completed in groups or as a whole class activity.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
In Grade 1 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
In Grade 1 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

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