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Literature Task Cards

In English Language Arts and Reading Reading Literary Elements Reading Response Skills

PDF, PowerPoint | 16 pages|Grades: 3 - 6| Bilingual English/Spanish

A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.

Use this set of 30 literature task cards to encourage your students to engage with and respond to literature. The tasks have been specifically designed to be used in conjunction with any literary text.

There are five literature tasks for each of the following categories:

plot
setting
characters
comprehension
vocabulary
reflection.

These task cards are also available in Spanish or as a PowerPoint. Use the drop-down menu to select which version best suits your class.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

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.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3
Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details

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