What Are the Different Kinds of Stories

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF STORIES

NAVIGATING THROUGH THE STORIES

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Student Teacher

Are you a Student or Teacher?

INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS

• Students are in first grade

• The ratio of boys and girls are even with about 20 students in the classroom.

• Students are all English-speaking

• Students have some knowledge of story types

• There are 3 computers in the classroom also with a smart board

LESSON OBJECTIVES

• Given characteristics of a certain character, the students will be able to identify the story without error

• Given a list of characteristics of a story, the student will be able to identify the story type without error

YOU WILL LEARN:

• The characteristics of stories

• How to tell the difference between them

Hi! I’m Little Red Riding Hood! I seem to be lost, can you help me get to the

right story?

I need you to help me find which story I belong in. Can you do it?

Help Little Red Riding Hood find her way back to the right story.

CLICK ONE OF THE STORY OPTIONS TO BEGIN!

SHORT STORY

A short story usually focuses on one main character and a central theme, Like Little Red Riding hood!

(insert reading of little red riding hood)

Apply it!

Match the following characteristics!

a.Main character a. The woods/ place

where story is

b. Little Red Riding Hood

b.Settingc. Theme

c. Trust/ what story is based on

IF YOU GOT THESE ANSWERS, THEN YOU CAN MOVE ON!

a.Main character a. The woods/ place where story is b. Little Red Riding Hood b.Setting

c. Theme c. Trust/ what story is based on

QUIZ TIME!

Little Red Riding Hood is the

A. Main Character

B. The Setting

C. Theme

You got the right answer! Little Red

Riding Hood is the Main Character! Good Job!

Oh no! That’s not right! Go back to the slide where we talk about

main

TALL TALES

A tall tale is a story in which the character is LARGER than everyone else. Or even life itself

(INSERT READING OF PAUL BUNYAN)

APPLY IT!

Who was the tallest person in the story “Paul Bunyan”?

FAIRY TALES

• A fairy tale is a make believe story. It consists of magic, princes and princesses. Most of the time it starts with “ Once upon a time.” and ends with “and they lived happily ever after”

• Also includes talking animals

EXAMPLES OF FAIRY TALES

• Cinderella

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Pinocchio