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Library Instruction Lesson LEARN Identifying the Problem in a Story

Resource Title Learn Identifying the Problem in a Story File Name LEARN Identifying the Problem in a Story.doc Resource Description This lesson uses the book Brave Charlotte bu Anu (This is information Stohner to explore the problem of the story. Students about the resource.) discuss and agree on what constitutes a problem and how it is integral to the story’s plot. It builds on a prior lesson from the book Brave Raccoon, which was used to identify character. Standard AASL FCPS Strand AASL FCPS Indicator AASL FCPS Benchmark AASL FCPS SOL Eng K.8;Eng K.1; Eng K.2; Eng K.3;Eng 1.9 POS Materials Book: Brave Charlotte by Anu Stohner (Books, files, links, SMARTBoard Notebook File: LEARN Identifying the graphic organizers, Problem in a Story databases, etc.) OR If not using SMARTBoard, Projected image of Notebook page: LEARN:Identifying the Problem in a Story (page 1) Scanned and printed image of LEARN: Identifying the Problem in a Story Worksheet (Page 2) Class set of printed worksheets

Linking Book: Brave Little Raccoon by Erica Wolf

Lesson Length 30 – 45 minutes

Keywords or key Story problem; SMARTBoard; text-to-self connection; phrases text-to-text connection Year Created? 2008

Teacher Editable? XYes No

Audience Librarian (Resources may have more than 1 audience.) Purpose Lesson Plan (Resources may have more than 1 purpose.) Create By Created by Pat Gualtieri (written by or adapted from) Grade Level Pre-K 7th Grade K 8th Grade 1st Grade 9th Grade 2nd Grade 10th Grade 3rd Grade 11th Grade 4th Grade 12th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Adult

Smart Board: http://fcpslibrary.wikispaces.com/Identifying+the+Problem+ %E2%80%93+Brave+Charlotte LEARN Lesson Plan

Last week, we read the book Brave Little Raccoon and Link identified the characters in the story. We also talked briefly about the problem Chester faced and how he solved it. Who remembers what happened when Chester wondered away from his mother? Today we are going to look more closely at what we mean by the problem of a story. We are going to read another book about a character that shows courage. It is called Brave Charlotte.

Assessment: Student recall

Hold up the book Brave Charlotte. Ask if they can Engage predict what the problem in the story might be, just by and looking at the cover. Project the Notebook page Educate “LEARN: Identifying the Problem in a Story” and ask the students as a group to answer the questions about Brave Little Raccoon. Record their responses. Read the book Brave Charlotte. As they listen, ask the children to think about how the two characters were brave and if they felt they had ever been brave when facing a problem.

Assessment: Student response

 Project the  If a If there is Active notebook SMARTBoard time, or as an Learning slide that is not extension, asks them available, complete a to identify record their VENN diagram the problem responses on comparing the in Brave board or chart two books or Charlotte. paper offer a printed  Ask  Distribute diagram for volunteers print copies of them to to follow the complete back the “Identifying in the instructions the classroom. to complete Problem”sheet the page for Brave  Ask a Charlotte student to  Have them reveal the complete the correct sheet answers. independently

Assessment: Students Assessment: completed Assessment: choose correct answer product Ask the students to share any text-to-text or text-to- Reflect self connections they made while listening to the book. Also ask them to discuss why identifying the problem of the story is important. Explain that the students will continue to explore the Now problem in stories and books they will be reading in the and coming weeks. Tell them that they also will begin to Then explore the resolution of the story or how the problem gets solved. Ask them to think about the problem in the story for the book they check out this week and share it at home.