Kindergarten ELAR Unit 4
Elements of a Story
23 Instructional Days - 2nd 6 Weeks
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Big Idea:
Every story we read and write has characters, setting, and a plot.
Student Expectations:
Priority TEKS
Phonics:
K.2(Ai) identify and produce rhyming words
K.2(Aiv) identify syllables in spoken words
Reading:
K.7(B) identify and describe the main character(s);
K.7(C) describe the elements of plot development, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution for texts read aloud with adult assistance; and
K.7(D) describe the setting.
Writing:
K.10(B) Develop drafts in oral, pictorial, or written form by organizing ideas
Focus TEKS
K.2(Aii) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that began with the same spoken onset or initial sound
K.2(Avii) blend spoken on-set and rimes to form simple words
K.2(Aviii) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words
K.2(Bi) identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent
Ongoing TEKS
K.2(Cii) spell words using sound spelling patterns
K.3(B) use illustrations and texts the student is able to read or hear to learn or clarify tord meanings
K.4 The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time.
K.6(A) describe personal connections to a variety of sources
K.6(B) provide an oral, pictorial, or written response to a text
Writing:
K.10(E): Share writing
Student Learning Targets:
- I will identify and describe the main character.
- I will identify and describe the main event.
- I will identify and describe the problem.
- I will identify and describe the resolution.
- I will and describe describe the setting.
- I will identify rhyming words in a story.
- I will identify syllables.
- I will blend letter sounds to form words.
- I will draft a story using pictures or words.
Essential Questions:
- Who is the main character in this story?
- What do you know about the main character?
- What is the main event in this story?
- What is the problem in this story?
- What is the resolution in this story?
- What is the setting?
- What can you tell me about the setting?
- Do these words rhyme?
- Does __ rhyme with __?
- How many syllables in the word ___?
- When I say /c/ /a/ /t/, the word is __?
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill