Tell speaking from narration
Find the opening and closing quotation marks. Read only those words as the character voice, then identify the tag separately.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Read Stories, Speech and Rhyming Lines
Apply tell speaking from narration, notice a sense detail, find a rhyme at line endings, distinguish fantasy and ordinary events using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Name a character and setting in a read-aloud.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Notice a sense detail
Find the describing words. Ask which sense would notice that detail in the scene.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Find a rhyme at line endings
Read the line endings aloud and compare their vowel and final sounds. Name the actual matching pair.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Distinguish fantasy and ordinary events
Find the specific action that exceeds everyday possibilities. If no such action is supplied, do not add one.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: topic reference — Read Stories, Speech and Rhyming Lines
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.