A Teaspoon of Teaching: Plot

Showing posts with label Plot. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Plot. Show all posts

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Teaching Plot, Solving Word Problems, and Westward Expansion

Here are some of the things we have planned for next week.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

I'll be going to the Balloon Fiesta!

Fabulous Fourth Grade

This is a great pin. This poster explains in detail "What Plot is?". This colorful poster is a great way for students to remember how to explain plot. I would post this poster in the reading corner, so it can serve as a constant reminder to students as they continue to read.

Follow My Heart to First

How to use Pixar Short Films to quickly master Plot. 10 highly engaging short films to study plot and the story elements. “Burn-E” “Day & Night” “Dug’s Special Mission” “For the Birds” “Geri’s Game” “Knick Knack” “Lifted” “Partly Cloudy” “Presto” “Tin Toy” Enjoy the Pixar Short Films Study!

How to use Pixar Short Films to quickly master Plot. 10 highly engaging short films to study plot and the story elements. “Burn-E” “Day & Night” “Dug’s Special Mission” “For the Birds” “Geri’s Game” “Knick Knack” “Lifted” “Partly Cloudy” “Presto” “Tin Toy” Enjoy the Pixar Short Films Study!

Created for Learning

Somebody Wanted But So Then method of summarizing. I love this board. Fill it in as a whole group then just tear off Post Its when you read a new text.

story elements website and printable anchor charts-I actually used part of this site for an observation lesson with 7th graders to review antagonist/protagonist

Elements of Fiction Posters {Plot Vocabulary} I created these simple bright and colorful posters for many of the common elements of fiction (I call them "lit terms") that my middle school students learn throughout the year. All posters are high resolution 8.5X11 and look beautiful when printed. Here are the posters included: plot setting, protagonist, antagonist, suspense, flashback, foreshadowing, dialogue, irony, theme, symbolism, mood, tone. $3

I'm Lovin' Lit

Math Word Problem Key Words

Valerie King Inspired

Math Word Problem-Solving Strategy Posters {FREEBIE}

Fun in Fifth Grade

Math Word Problem Task Cards: 32 Multi-Step Story Problem Cards

Rachel Lynette

Click here for 4th Grade Math Games or here for 3rd Grade Reading

Westward Expansion Pinterest Board

Friday, September 5, 2014

Character Traits, Inferences, Theme, and More!

Character Traits

Pigeons Animation from YouTube

Making Inferences

One Man Band Short Animation from YouTube

Frozen Trailer from YouTube

For the Birds from YouTube

French Toast from YouTube

Brave "Potion Making" from YouTube

Character, Setting, Plot

Build schema by brainstorming characters and settings they know. Great for story writing and story maps.

Fourth Grade

Flocabulary Five Things from YouTube

Theme

Teaching themes can be hard for students to understand. Watch how your students begin to understand themes with this interactive bulletin board.

Theme Anchor Chart by The Pinspired Teacher-Click here to see how The Pinspired Teacher documents the #CommonCore State Standards through anchor charts and how you can get this anchor chart in your classroom! http://thepinspiredteacher.blogspot.com/

Frozen was loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s Snow Queen. And I do mean loosely. The original tale is much darker. We’re glad Disney used their creative freedom here.

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