Story Elements - CCSS RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.7
Links verified on 06/23/2023
1. Book Cover Creator.
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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.
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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. Cube Creator.
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Fill out the information in the story cube. Print it out and assemble it! Click on the Story Cube icon to start.  SEE MORE
4. Elements of a Story.
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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
5. Mouse for Sale.
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Watch this video and discuss the characters, plot, conflict, theme, setting. SEE MORE
6. Parts of a Story.
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YouTube video song describing the parts of a story; easy to remember. SEE MORE
7. Story Element Quiz.
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A practice quiz identifying story elements. SEE MORE
8. Story Elements Game.
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Practice identifying story elements! SEE MORE
9. Story Elements Online Activity.
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An interactive worksheet on Elements of A Story. SEE MORE
10. Story Elements Wheel of Fortune Game: Plot Structure Quiz.
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This story elements wheel of fortune style quiz practices the plot structure of stories. SEE MORE
11. Story Map Template.
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Use this template to map out a story. SEE MORE
12. The Elements of a Story.
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Khan Academy presents a video on the elements of a story. SEE MORE
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