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How do readers draw on a knowledge of story structure in order to read series books with strong literal and also some inferential comprehension?
How do readers draw on a knowledge of story structure in order to read series books with strong literal and also some inferential comprehension?
Session 1: Story Elements Can Help Readers Understand a Story
Session 1: Story Elements Can Help Readers Understand a Story
“Today I want to teach you that almost all stories are made up of the same elements. If you know what these elements are, you can look out for them when you take a sneak peek and while you’re reading. This helps you to better understand any story you read.”
Miss Natalie's Video 6
Miss Natalie's Video 6
passcode: martin
Session 2: Story Elements Help Readers Retell
Session 2: Story Elements Help Readers Retell
“Today I want to teach you that knowing how stories work can help you share them with others. Instead of retelling every single page, you can stick to the most important events. The problem in the story can help you do that.”
Video Session - Minilesson - Story Elements Help Readers Retell
Video Session - Minilesson - Story Elements Help Readers Retell
Miss Natalie's Video 7
Miss Natalie's Video 7
passcode: martin
Session 3: Learning about the Character
Session 3: Learning about the Character
“Today I want to teach you that when you read a whole series of books, you get to know the main character as well as you know your best friend. You can use the pictures and the words to learn what the character looks like, what he or she does, and cares about, and feels strongly about, and likes (or doesn’t like) to do.”
Miss Natalie's Video 8
Miss Natalie's Video 8
passcode: martin
Session 4: Seeing Patterns across Series Books
Session 4: Seeing Patterns across Series Books
“Today I want to teach you that when you read a bunch of books across a series, you start to notice things about the character that are the same in book after book!”
Video Session - Minilesson - Seeing Patterns across Series Books
Video Session - Minilesson - Seeing Patterns across Series Books
Miss Natalie's Video 9
Miss Natalie's Video 9
passcode: martin
Session 5: Growing Ideas about the Characters
Session 5: Growing Ideas about the Characters
“Today I want to teach you that to really understand a character in your book, you want to do more than just notice what they say and what they do. It helps to also think about how they are feeling and why they might feel this way.”
Miss Natalie's Video 10
Miss Natalie's Video 10
passcode: martin
Session 6: Envisioning
Session 6: Envisioning
“Today I want to teach you that readers use the picture and the words to bring the story to life. You can envision/picture/imagine the characters, the setting, and how things are happening from page to page.”
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