Final

Goal

The goal is to teach head start children how to understand the Character, Plot and Setting of the story

Objective

The objective is to enable the children to identify the Character, Plot and Setting of the story on their own

Standards Included

The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework

Literacy knowledge and skills development (Book appreciation and Knowledge)

With guidance recognizes the Character, Plot and Setting of a story

Materials

The Hat by Jan Brett

Pencils

Plot Story Map ( one for each student)

Introduction

Hi class, today we will be identifying the Character, Plot and Setting of a play. “What are some of the reasons why plays are important to us?” Wait for different responses from the students and summarize the ideas for them. Proceed, “Today, we are going to learn about several elements of a play and that is the Character, Plot and Setting. It will be interesting, and at the end of class you will be eager to identify Character, Plot and Setting in various story books.”

Lesson Development

The first step will include introducing the lesson. Here, the children will be briefed on what to expect at the end of the lesson. Then, a play will be read out loud for the children. Thereafter, they will the asked to read on their own. In-order to test their understanding of the play, they will be asked to explain what they understood about the story. Finally, the children will be taught how to comprehend a play i.e. understanding the Character, Plot and Setting of the play.

Differentiation

Students in their early years will be allowed more time to understand the lesson

Fast Learners: I will give them a book and let them pick out the Character, Plot and Setting

Assessment

(Practice/ Checking for

Understanding)

Initially, children will be asked in class after reading a story book to explain what the Character, Plot and Setting of the story is all about. Later on, individual assessment will be done whereby they will be assigned a story book individually and asked to describe Character, Plot and Setting orally. Finally, all the children will be provided with different story books and asked to write the Character, Plot and Setting of the play.

Closing

Summarize the lesson by giving a summary of what the Character, Plot and Setting is and why it is important to understand the Character, Plot and Setting. Explain to them how the activity you did about identifying the Character, Plot and Setting in the story was useful in reading and understanding the story. Clarify that, to read and understand a story, everyone should be able to identify the Character, Plot and Setting in that specific story. This identification of the Character, Plot and Setting helps us in fully benefiting from the advantages of the story.