Georgia 1.T.T.1.a
The Standard
Identify techniques used to craft stories, including characters, setting, major events, and dialogue. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify who is in a story, where and when it happens, and which events matter most. They also find words spoken by characters.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can name the characters and setting, then retell the major events in order. They can locate dialogue and explain who is speaking.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the setting with a character or name small details as major events. They may also mistake narration for dialogue or overlook words in speech bubbles.
How to Assess It
- Read a short passage aloud. Ask students to name one character, the setting, one major event, and words a character says.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs character, setting, event, and dialogue cards to sort onto a story mat after reading a picture book.
Ask students to write or tell which story part helped them understand what happened and why.
Play Story Element Four Corners, where students move to character, setting, event, or dialogue after hearing each example.
Have students retell a playground moment by naming who was there, where it happened, what happened, and what someone said.
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