1. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Learning Objective Name________________________ CFU Students, stories have big things that happen in the story. Big things that happen in a story are called important events. Today, we will identify important events in stories. What is your favorite story? (pair-share) What is one thing that happens in the story? (pair-share) Today, we will identify 1 important events. 1 find Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge CFU What are we going to do today? What does identify mean? Identify means to ______________.

2. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A. Sunny flew out of his cage. B. Sunny is small. Concept Development An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. CFU Why is “He is very friendly” not an important event? Which is an important event? ____ is an important event because _________________. An important event is a _______________________. Not an Important Event Sunny is yellow.He is very friendly. Laura’s New Bird 1. Laura has always wanted a pet. 2. Today, Laura got a bird named Sunny. 3. Sunny is yellow. 4. He is very friendly. 20 words Important Events

3. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Adam was sad.Adam got a flat tire. Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. Skill Development/Guided Practice Adam ’ s Flat Tire 1. Adam was out riding his bike. 2. He got a flat tire. 3. Adam was sad. 4. Luckily, Adam ’ s mom came and fixed his tire. 22 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle) CFU (#1a) What was I/you looking for? (#2) How did I/you identify the important event?

4. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. The sheep ran away.Mary was happy. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. Mary ’ s Sheep 1. Mary had two sheep. 2. One day, her sheep ran away. 3. Mary looked everywhere. 4. Finally, she found them. 5. Mary was happy. 20 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle) CFU (#1a) What was I/you looking for? (#2) How did I/you identify the important event?

5. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Relevance 1. Identifying important events will help you retell 2 a story. 2 tell again The Three Bears 1. The three bears go for a walk. 2. Goldilocks finds the bears’ empty house 3. 3. She eats their soup. 4. She gets tired. 5. The three bears come home. 6. They find Goldilocks sleeping in Little Bear’s bed. 3 (empty house) no people in the house 31 words CFU Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to identify important events? (pair-share) Why is it relevant to identify important events? You may give me my reason or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why? An important event is a big thing that happens in a story.

6. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. I planted carrots today.They are just seeds now. My Garden 1. I have a vegetable garden. 2. I planted carrots today. 3. They are just seeds now. 4. Soon, they will grow very large. 20 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle) Skill Closure An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. Identify important events. What did you learn today about identifying important events? (pair-share) Summary Closure Mr. Rodriguez reads “The Three Bears” to his class. Emily says that The bears find Goldilocks is an important event. Is Emily correct? How do you know? Constructed Response Closure

7. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. The snowman started to melt. We were sad. Independent Practice Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. The Snowman 1. My sister and I made a snowman. 2. It started to get hot. 3. Our snowman began to melt. 4. We were sad, so we made a new one. 26 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle) Name________________________

8. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Jake fell and hurt his leg.The vet was very nice. Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. Name________________________ Periodic Review 1 Jake ’ s Trip to the Vet 1 1. Jake, the dog, was chasing a cat. 2. Jake fell and hurt his leg. 3. He went to the vet. 4. Jake got his leg fixed. 5. The vet was very nice. 1 doctor for animals 28 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle)

9. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Finn was nervous.Finn hit a home run. Periodic Review 2 Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event. (circle) Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. The Big Game 1. Finn plays on a baseball team. 2. Today was their biggest game of the year. 3. Finn was so nervous. 4. Luckily, he hit a home run on the first pitch! 5. His team won the game. 33 words Name________________________

10. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 3 Identify important events. An important event is a big thing that happens in a story. Name________________________ Coco The Dog 1. Coco loves to play outside. 2. Coco was chasing a bird. 3. They were both very fast. 4. Coco was not looking where he was going. 5. He ran through a mud puddle. 6. Coco had to take a bath. 35 words Step #1: Read the story carefully. a. Look for an important event. Hint: A big thing that happens. Step #2: Identify the important event(s). (circle) Coco was chasing a bird.They were both very fast. Coco ran through a mud puddle.

11. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2012 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com Kindergarten Literary Analysis 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Learning Objective : Today, we will identify important events. Cognitive StrategiesTeaching Strategies ElaborationDemonstration Targeted vocabulary: identify, important event, retell, empty, vet Language Strategies Vocabulary Words Academic identify Content important event, retell Support empty, vet Vocabulary Strategy Multiple-Meaning Synonym Identify (find) Definition important event, empty, vet Homophone Internal Context Clue retell (“tell”) Listen, SpeakSimilar Sounds Read Tracked Reading Decoding Rules Write Writing Content Access Strategies Comprehensible Input Cognates Contextual Clues Graphic Organizer Contextualized Definitions Pictures EDI – Cognitive, Teaching and English Learners Strategies

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