Organizer

Fiction Graphic Organizers

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Get an in-depth look into a narrative text with a three-page instructional activity that examines a story's character—actions, sayings, thoughts, and appearance—setting, and challenges scholars to write a brief summary about what they've read. 

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Use as a prewriting activity; direct learners to develop a main character, setting, and a quick write-up of their upcoming narrative writing assignment 
  • Assign the worksheets to at least one independent reading book a week to track progress 
  • Conduct informal book presentations; invite learners to discuss a story using the information in the graphic organizer 
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires copies for all those assigned the worksheet 
  • The worksheet is the fifth of seven resource in a series created as part of a substitute lesson plan visiting a fourth grade class
Pros
  • Writing space resembles comic strip thought bubbles 
  • Provides plenty of space to write directly on the worksheet 
Cons
  • None
Common Core