Story Elements - CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.7

Links verified on 10/09/2018

1. Book Cover Creator.
Click Image to Enlarge		Create a cover for your story by illustrating the story elements. "The Book Cover Creator allows users to type and illustrate front and back covers, and full dust jackets. Children can use the tool to create new covers for books that they read as well as to create covers for books they write on their own or with family and friends." SEE MORE
2. Character Trading Cards.
Click Image to Enlarge		Students create their own character cards, which they can then print off, illustrate, and trade or keep. It can be used with characters in a book students are reading or as a pre-writing exercise for students who are writing narrative stories. Interactive site. SEE MORE
3. Elements of a Story.
Click Image to Enlarge		Start by reading "Cinderella" then look at all the different story elements to see how it all fits together. This lesson makes a great whole class activity using IWB. SEE MORE
4. Literary Elements Mapping.
Click Image to Enlarge		Choose from the following graphic organizers: character map, conflict map, resolution map, and/or setting map, then create your map by filling in the information. SEE MORE
5. Mouse for Sale.
Click Image to Enlarge		Watch this video and discuss the characters, plot, conflict, theme, setting. SEE MORE
6. Parts of a Story.
Click Image to Enlarge		YouTube video song describing the parts of a story; easy to remember. SEE MORE
7. Story Cube.
Click Image to Enlarge		Fill out the information in the story cube. Print it out and assemble it! Click on the Story Cube icon to start.  SEE MORE