Code | Description |
LAFS.5.RL.3.7: | Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). |
LAFS.5.RL.3.9: | Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. |
Access Point Number | Access Point Title |
LAFS.5.RL.3.AP.7a: | Describe how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). |
LAFS.5.RL.3.AP.7b: | Describe how visual or multimedia elements contribute to the tone or mood of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). |
LAFS.5.RL.3.AP.9a: | Compare the similarities of stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. |
LAFS.5.RL.3.AP.9b: | Contrast the differences of stories in the same genre. |
LAFS.5.RL.3.AP.9c: | Describe how the theme of stories in the same genre approach. |
Name | Description |
Pourquoi Challenge: | During this lesson, students will learn about analyzing literary elements to see how they contribute to the plot and explaining themes of a text through Pourquoi tales. Students will identify these elements and use them to explain the development of themes in Pourquoi tales. Students will use their understanding of these elements to write their own narrative tale. |
Comparing/Contrasting Character Traits and the Approaches to Two Themes: | In this lesson, students will compare and contrast literary elements of two literary texts "The Enchanted Sticks" and "The Story of Wang Li." They will use the literary elements of each text to determine the development of each theme. Students will then research stories that have similar themes to the ones they’ve discussed in the lesson. |
Name | Description |
Comprehension: Side-by-Side Stories: | In this activity, students will identify similarities and differences between stories and record them on a graphic organizer. |
Comprehension: Story Element Ease: | In this activity, students will identify and sort story elements (character, setting, problem, solution, theme, plot). They will then compare and contrast the elements of different stories. |