2-3:
Narrative Wall
Blackline Masters
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Focus Story
__________________________
Author’s Name
wrote a ________________________
Genre
entitled _______________________.
Title of the Story.
The purpose of the story is to
______________________________.
Entertain, Inform, Describe, Explain, or Persuade
Focus Skill:
Focus Story Grades: 2-3
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Narrative Text
Setting
Beginning
4-Color Narrative Chant: 2nd Grade
Character
Middle
End
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Narrative Text Structure Chant
Every story has a setting and a character.
The setting is the time and place. The
character drives the action of the story
in a beginning, middle, and end.
In the beginning, the author needs to
make the setting and character come
alive, or we will close the book!
In the middle, the character goes through
many actions, actions, actions in the story.
The end! What was the last thing that
happened to the character? How did the
character feel?
Narrative Chant: Second Grade
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Narrative Text
Setting
Beginning
Character
Middle
End
Solution
Problem
4-Color Narrative Chant: Grades 2-3
Lesson
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Narrative Text Structure Chant
Every story has a setting and a character. The
setting is the time and place. The character
drives the action of the story in a beginning,
middle, and end.
In the beginning, the author needs to make
the setting and character come alive, or we
will close the book! Once they come alive,
then the character has a problem.
In the middle, the character goes through
many actions, actions, actions to solve the
problem.
In the end, the character is successful or
unsuccessful at solving the problem.
Moral! After reading the story, the reader
learns a lesson. What did the author teach
me from this story?
Narrative Chant: Grades 2-3
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Before We Read...
...Lecture Notes Tell the Big Idea.
...Word Masters to Story Blasters
Introduce Vocabulary.
...The Tool Box Reveals
Character Development.
...Different Types of Solutions
for Endings are Revealed.
Narrative Wall Headlines: Before Reading:
Second - Third
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Lecture Notes: Grades 2-3
P +M
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Character
Development
Tool
Thoughts
Dialogue
Five Senses
Box
Figurative
Facial
Expressions
Body
Motions
Character Development: Grades 2-3
Emotions
Language
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Story Endings: Solutions
Successful
Unsuccessful
Good Characters
are Rewarded
and Victorious.
Bad Characters
are Punished
and Defeated.
Characters Who Learn
Lessons, Live Happy
and Meaningful Lives.
Characters Who
Don’t Learn Lessons,
Keep Repeating
Mistakes and Live
Miserable Lives.
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2.________________
3.________________
4.________________
5.________________
6.________________
7.________________
Word Masters: Grades: 2-3
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Story Blasters: Grades: 2-3
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How do we make connections?
...Narrative Text Structure and
Strategies to Comprehend Stories.
How are we using the strategies?
During Reading, We Use...
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SETTING:
Time: When does
the story take place?
Character
PLACE: Where does
the story take place?
SETTING
MAIN CHARACTER:
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Identify a character trait. What tools
is the author using to develop the trait?
ACTIONS
Dialogue, Thoughts, Emotions,
Five Senses, Facial Expressions,
Body Motions, Figurative Language.
PROBLEM
PROBLEM:
Who is driving the
action in the story?
MORAL
What struggle or
problem is the main
character facing in the story?
SOLUTION
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ACTIONS
Predicting
SOLUTION
What lesson can the
reader learn from the story?
MORAL
Connections
Is the character successful
or unsuccessful at solving
the problem in the story?
Evaluating
React
Questioning
What is the character
doing to solve the problem?
Noting Details
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Point.
List and Draw
1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
Act.
Read the Picture
Feel.
Clues.
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Summarize
Summarize on Narrative Organizer
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List and Draw
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
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Read the Picture
Point.
Feel.
Act.
Clues.
List and Draw
1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
List and Draw
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
to
Summarize
SC
Summarize on Narrative Organizer
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Strategy Focus Lessons
Predicting
Noting Details
Questioning
Evaluating
Connections
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1. Summarize
Setting
Character
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2. Generalize
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Character
Action
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3. Connection
Text to
Self
Action
Text to
Text
Text to
World
4. Use It!
Self
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Emotional Reaction
Opinion
Text
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New Idea
Learn Lesson
Different Point of View
Change Mind
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Identify Character
Traits and Themes
Predict
Question
Evaluate
Help Understand
Difficult Information
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After Reading, We...
...Summarize to Check for
Understanding of the Story.
...Select Activities to Critically
Think and Write About the Text.
Summarize on Lecture Notes.
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Beginning
Middle
1.
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2.
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3.
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End
1. What happened in the beginning?
2. What happened in the end?
3. What happened in the middle that
caused the change?
Summarize and Analyze Story
Using Guiding Questions.
Setting
Character
Problem
Events to
Solve Problem
Solution
Lesson or Moral
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Transfer Words or Phrases
to Writing Resource Wall.
Vocabulary Wall
ADJECTIVES
NOUNS
Setting
When?
Where?
VERBS
Transitions
When
Sensory Descriptions
Where
Sound Effects
Characters
Person
Animal
Write Descriptions.
1. Draw Picture.
2. Reveal Emotion.
3. Label with Nouns.
4. Add Adjectives.
Fancy Words!
5. Add Figurative Language to POP!
6. Begin with
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Write a Letter.
1. Choose the Letter Writer:
Who/What is writing the letter?
Will it be a person, character, or thing?
I am ____________________________.
2.
Choose the Audience:
Who/What is receiving the letter?
Will it be a person, character, or thing?
_____________________ is my audience.
3.
Choose the Type of Letter and its Purpose:
I will write a (type of letter) to (purpose).
Type:
Friendly Letter
Purpose:
To share
news
or
ask a question.
Type:
Thank You Note
Purpose:
To show thanks
for a gift
or
act of kindness.
Type:
Business Letter
Purpose:
To make a request,
give a challenge,
to persuade,
or present case.
Judge and Write.
1. Quick Summary:
Author
Plot:
2. Opinion:
Title Main Character
Main Event
Character Trait
or
Problem.
Lesson or Moral
3. Call in the TEAM !
T = Transition
E = Evidence “Direct Quote”
A = Analyze Explain
M = Make a Connection
or Paraphrase =
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How does evidence support the opinion?
Ask Questions.
Analyze and Write.