Identify forms of text as poems, plays, or stories. SPI 0301.8.3

Links verified on 3/10/2016

1. Bear's Race with Turtle - Indian myth [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
2. Biographies - identify what a biography is
3. Cartoon Fill-ins - Create your own cartoon by filling in the form
4. Compare and Contrast WebQuest - Mother Goose has been told that all of her fairytales and rhymes are too old. She is looking for boys and girls to help her rewrite a few of her old stories into newer or modern ones.
5. The Difference between a story and a play - visual graph displaying the differences
6. Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense - Lesson plan
7. Folk Tales - learn to recognize the features of folk tales
8. Free Skits for Kids - Numerous skits for children.
9. How Buzzard Got His Clothing - Indian myth [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. Letter Poem Creator: Student Interactive - Letter poems are a particularly apt medium for exploring a defining characteristic of poetry-line breaks. As students work to transform narrative-style letters (shown at left) into poetic format, they are encouraged to think carefully about where to end each line.
11. Making Bread - online story
12. My Aunt Came Back - poem to print for your students - includes illustrations
13. Poetry - Word Play - site to create your own poems online
14. Retelling is Fun! Retelling Activities for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Lesson plan
15. That Wasn't the Best Part - online story
16. What Makes Poetry? Exploring Line Breaks - Lesson plan

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