Retelling+Stories


 * Common Core English Language Arts **
 * First Grade **

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. [|CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2] Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
 * [|CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3] **


 * I can statement: **I can use technology to retell stories using key details, and identify story elements.

This week, we will be reading the story __ Tug of War __. There will be three activities that you will use technology to create. These different activities will help you to better understand the story elements. My examples are based on the story we read last week, __ Swimmy __.

After reading __Tug of War__, brainstorm a list of adjectives with your small group to describe Tapidou, the main character in the story. Remember to include a few words that describe the character on the inside, not just the outside. As a class, we will enter your adjectives into [|tagul]. Following the creation of our word cloud, we will have a class discussion about Tapidou. A sample entry event is shown to the right.
 * Part 1: Entry Event **

With your small group, create a [|ShowMe] to show what happened first, next, then, and last in __ Tug of War __. Create simple illustrations to illustrate the four main events. Write 1-2 sentences on each slide, and speak into the iPad to record a group member reading the sentences. Each group member should read a slide. View mine [|here].
 * Part 2: Creation Events **

Next, you will create a poster using [|Piktochart] . You may design your poster however you like. It must include the problem and solution for the story. Use images to display some key elements. My Piktochart is shown here .

Next, you will be creating your very own story! Using [|Powtoon] , you will make a movie based on a character from __Tug of War __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">. You may choose to write your story about any of the three characters: Tapidou, Elephant, or Hippo. The problem and solution of your story should be different than the one you illustrated on your Piktochart. View my story, Fish Friends (based on __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">Swimmy __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">), <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #19c1df; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|here] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">Post your completed links to our class <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #19c1df; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">wikispace (Miss Godfray’s Class) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;"> so they are easily accessible to show your classmates what you’ve created! You can also view my samples on our wikispace.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">Part 3: Publish **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #19c1df; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Rubric for these projects.