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Grade 1

• Composition

  • C.1.1
  • C.1.1.a
  • C.1.1.b
  • C.1.1.c
  • C.1.1.d
  • C.1.1.e
  • C.1.1.f
  • C.1.2
  • C.1.2.a
  • C.1.2.b
  • C.1.2.c
  • C.1.2.d
  • C.1.2.e
  • C.1.2.f
  • C.1.2.g
  • C.1.3
  • C.1.3.a
  • C.1.3.b
  • C.1.3.c
  • C.1.3.d
  • C.1.3.f
  • C.1.4
  • C.1.5
  • C.1.6

• Language

  • L.1.1
  • L.1.1.a
  • L.1.1.b
  • L.1.1.c
  • L.1.1.d
  • L.1.1.e
  • L.1.1.f
  • L.1.1.g
  • L.1.1.h
  • L.1.2
  • L.1.2.b
  • L.1.2.c
  • L.1.2.d
  • L.1.2.e
  • L.1.4
  • L.1.4.a
  • L.1.4.b
  • L.1.4.c
  • L.1.4.d
  • L.1.5
  • L.1.5.a
  • L.1.5.b
  • L.1.5.c
  • L.1.5.d

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.1.1.a
  • RF.1.2
  • RF.1.2.b
  • RF.1.2.c
  • RF.1.3
  • RF.1.3.a
  • RF.1.3.b
  • RF.1.3.c
  • RF.1.3.d
  • RF.1.3.e
  • RF.1.3.f
  • RF.1.3.g
  • RF.1.4.a
  • RF.1.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.1.1
  • RI.1.2
  • RI.1.3
  • RI.1.4
  • RI.1.5
  • RI.1.6
  • RI.1.7
  • RI.1.8
  • RI.1.9
  • RI.1.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.1.1
  • RL.1.2
  • RL.1.3
  • RL.1.4
  • RL.1.5
  • RL.1.6
  • RL.1.7
  • RL.1.9
  • RL.1.10

KAS ELA Standard: RL.1.3

Describe characters, settings and major events in a story, using key details in order to make meaning of the story development.

Comparing Characters

Your young students will compare how two characters have changed in a story.

Gr 1-8

A Character’s Challenges and Changes

Your 1st and 2nd graders will analyze how a character responded to a challenge.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 6

Comparing Characters’ Bedrooms

What item’s in a character’s bedroom would reflect their deepest desires? And what if they toured a similar character’s room?

Gr 1-8

A Character’s Playlist

What playlist of songs best goes with a character’s change over time?

Gr 1-8

Stories with the Same Problems and Solutions

Have you ever noticed that some stories have awfully similar problems? What if we looked for the most unusual way of solving a repeating problem?

Gr 1-6

Analyze Character Change with Depth and Complexity

Your students will use Depth and Complexity to note how a character’s main trait changes across a story.

Gr 1-8

Introduce Symbolism with Pixel Art

Create a pixelated icon that represents the essence of a character!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Motivation and Moral Development

Can someone do the right thing, but for the wrong reason?

Gr 2-8

Romeo and Juliet Summary

Romeo and Juliet in just about five minutes.

Gr 1-8

“Much Ado About Nothing” Summary

Shakespeare’s Much Ado summarized in just five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Twelfth Night Summary

An animated summary of Shakespeare’s utterly ridiculous “Twelfth Night.”

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Hamlet Summary

It’s Hamlet in just about five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nothing could possibly go wrong with a love potion on the loose!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Better Stories Part 2: Types of Conflict

If your students’ stories are packed with endless ninja fights or arguments between frenemies, it’s time to expose them to a wider range of conflicts.

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 3: Literary Themes

A typical student narrative includes plot and characters but lacks a larger idea to hold it all together. This is where a lesson on themes comes in…

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 4: Character Archetypes

Are students’ characters a bit flat? Archetypes give them a strong foundation on which to build their own characters as well as a tool to analyze existing stories.

Gr 1-8