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Using Story Elements to Write a Rap

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Title:

Using Story Elements to Write a Rap

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Overview:

A storyteller uses the elements of a story: who, what, and where, to create a rap. After watching the video, students use story elements to write and perform their own raps. Identifying story elements, such as the setting, characters, and motivation, helps readers interpret and respond to a text. Focusing on key details of story elements supports the understanding of the author's message and purpose.

A storyteller uses the elements of a story: who, what, and where, to create a rap. After watching the video, students use story elements to write and perform their own raps.

Identifying story elements, such as the setting, characters, and motivation, helps readers interpret and respond to a text. Focusing on key details of story elements supports the understanding of the author's message and purpose.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 1	23. Identify and describe the main story elements in a literary text. a. Describe the characters and settings, using illustrations and textual evidence from a story. b. Retell the plot or sequence of major events in chronological order. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 23. Identify Describe Story elements Literary text 23a. Describe Characters Settings Illustrations Textual evidence Story 23b. Retell Plot Sequence Major events Chronological order Knowledge: 23. Students know: Main story elements in a literary text. 23a. Characters in a story. Settings in a story. Characters and settings in a story can be identified using information from the text or illustrations. 23b. Chronological order. Techniques for retelling a literary text orally using key details./li> Skills: 23. Students are able to: Identify the main story elements in a text. Describe the main story elements in a text. 23a. Identify characters in a story. Identify the setting of a story. Describe the characters of a story using illustrations and textual evidence. Describe the setting of a story using illustrations and textual evidence. 23b. Identify major events in a story. Retell the plot of a story in chronological order. Understanding: 23. Students understand that: Literary texts include predictable story elements, such as plot, characters, setting, conflict, and resolution, to help the reader to better comprehend the text. 23a. A story tells about a character's experience, and they can use information from the text or illustrations to identify and describe characters in a story. The setting is the time and place that a story takes place, and they can identify and describe the setting by using information from the text or illustrations. 23b. The major events that occur in a story is called the plot of the story. Chronological order means that a story has a timeline of events that occur in sequence from beginning to end. They can demonstrate their comprehension of a story by describing its main events in chronological order.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	23. Identify the main story elements in a literary text. a. Explain the plot of a narrative, using textual evidence to list the major events in sequence. b. Describe the characters' traits, feelings, and behaviors in a story. c. Describe the setting of a narrative, using textual evidence. d. Identify the central message or moral of a story. e. Identify the theme in myths, fables, and folktales. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 23. Story elements Literary text 23a. Plot Narrative Textual evidence Major events Sequence 23b. Describe Character Traits Feelings Behaviors 23c. Setting Narrative Textual evidence 23d. Central message Moral 23e. Theme Myths Fables Folktales Knowledge: 23. Students know: Literary text is a story that contains story elements, like a plot and characters. 23a. Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story). The sequence of events is the order in which the story takes place. 23b. A story author provides descriptions of the characters' traits, feelings, and behaviors. 23c. Setting is when and where a story takes place. 23d. A central message or moral is the lesson that is learned through the story or the one big idea of the story. 23e. Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text. Myths, fables, and folktales are fictional pieces of text. Skills: 23. Students are able to: Identify the main story elements in a literary text, such as characters, settings, and plot. 23a. Explain the major events of a story in order by using text evidence. 23b. Describe characters' traits, feelings, and behaviors by using information from the text. 23c. Describe the setting of a story by using evidence from the text. 23d. Identify the central message or moral of a story using information from the text. 23e. Identify the theme of a myth, fable, or folktale. Understanding: 23. Students understand that: Literary texts include story elements, and they can identify the various elements to better understand the text. 23a. The plot is the main events of the story that happen in a particular sequence. The plot can be explained by using words or phrases from the text. 23b. Understanding each character's traits, feelings, and behaviors will help them better understand a story's plot. They can learn about characters by carefully reading the story and describing the characters' traits, feelings, and behaviors. 23c. They can use information from the text to learn when and where the story takes place. They can use the text to describe attributes of the setting. 23d. Stories will often have a central message or moral that the author intended to share with readers. 23e. Myths, fables, and folktales are often written to convey a particular theme or main message.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	22. Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes. a. Describe in detail the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits and explain how their actions influence events in the story. b. Explain how the characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the story. c. Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables, and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage. d. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 22. Describe Literary elements Story Setting Plot Characters Themes 22a. Describe Character Behaviors Emotions Traits Actions Influence Events 22b. Explain Characters Actions Dialogue Contribute Meaning 22c. Central message Theme Moral Myths Fables Folktales Conveyed 22d. Compare Contrast Theme Setting Plot Stories Knowledge: 22. Students know: Literary elements within a story include the setting, plot, characters, and themes. Setting is when and where a story takes place. Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story). Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the plot. Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text. 22a. A story author provides descriptions of the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits. The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story. 22b. The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story. The dialogue, or spoken words, of characters in a story affect the plot of the story. 22c. Qualities of myths, fables, and folktales. Many stories have a central message, theme, or moral. A central message or moral is the lesson that is learned through the story or the one big idea of the story. The central message, theme, or moral is conveyed through key details. 22d. Compare means tell how things are alike or similar. Contrast means tell how things are different. Literary elements from different texts, like themes, settings, and plots, can be compared and contrasted. Setting is when and where a story takes place. Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story). Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text. Skills: 22. Students are able to: Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text. 22a. Provide a detailed description of story characters' behavior, emotions, and traits. Explain how story characters' actions affect the events of the story. 22b. Explain how the actions of characters' contribute to the meaning of the story. Explain how the dialogue between two or more characters contributes to the meaning of the story. 22c. Identify the central message, theme, or moral of a story, including myths, fables, and folktales. Explain the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral conveyed in the passage. 22d. Compare and contrast literary elements, such as themes, settings, and plots, of two texts. Understanding: 22. Students understand that: Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text. 22a. Understanding each character's behavior, emotions, and traits will help them better understand a story's plot. Characters in a story drive the plot by engaging in different actions. 22b. Characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of a story. Understanding the actions and dialogue of story characters improves overall comprehension of the text. 22c. Understanding the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral of a story will improve overall comprehension of the passage. Myths, fables, and folktales are types of narrative stories that often include a moral. 22d. Comparing and contrasting literary elements can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of both texts.

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Character Motivation, Narrative Writing, Setting, Story Elements, What, Where, Who

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Using Story Elements to Write a Rap