How does the setup and special parts of stories, poems, and plays make them interesting and help us understand them better?
Critical Thinking: Students engage in analyzing literature, enhancing their ability to discern and evaluate various narrative elements. This nurtures a deeper understanding and appreciation for different storytelling methods.
Communication: Through participating in scenes, students improve their verbal and nonverbal expression, learning to convey thoughts and emotions effectively.
Collaboration: Group activities encourage students to work together, share ideas, and create collectively, demonstrating the importance of teamwork and diverse perspectives.
Learner's Mindset: Exploring various literary forms fosters a love for learning and curiosity, encouraging students to seek out and appreciate new experiences in literature.
Global Citizenship: Identifying elements that make stories feel real helps students understand and empathize with different characters and settings, promoting an appreciation for diverse cultures and experiences.
What makes a poem different from a story?
How does a play show us what’s happening without telling us directly?
Why do some stories feel real, even though they are make-believe?
Students can compare a poem and a story based on structure and content.
Students will participate in a scene using dialogue and stage directions to show, not tell, an event.
Students can identify elements that make a story feel real (e.g., detailed settings, relatable characters).
RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
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