Study guide: People, Places and Different Texts
Apply name a story character, name the place, notice a feeling, recognize a text kind using supplied texts and original responses.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Characters are the people or animals a story is about. A named place is a setting, and an object a character uses is not automatically another character.
- Setting tells where or when an event happens. A place word helps listeners imagine the surroundings, but it does not tell who the character is.
- A story can name a feeling or show it with an action. A smile may show happiness; worry includes concern about what may happen.
- A story tells events about characters. Information explains facts. Verse may use lines and repeated sounds. Directions tell someone what to do.
Useful vocabulary
- Name a story character
- Characters are the people or animals a story is about. A named place is a setting, and an object a character uses is not automatically another character.
- Name the place
- Setting tells where or when an event happens. A place word helps listeners imagine the surroundings, but it does not tell who the character is.
- Notice a feeling
- A story can name a feeling or show it with an action. A smile may show happiness; worry includes concern about what may happen.
- Recognize a text kind
- A story tells events about characters. Information explains facts. Verse may use lines and repeated sounds. Directions tell someone what to do.
Watch your reasoning
- A basket or bench is an object, not an acting character.
- Do not invent a different place from an illustration you imagine.
- One feeling is not the same as what the character does.
- A text about an animal can be either a story or information.
A worked review example
Mia grinned at the park. Her kite finally flew above the bench. Name a story character: Mia is the character who grins. A basket or bench is an object, not an acting character. Name the place: The event happens at the park. Do not invent a different place from an illustration you imagine. Notice a feeling: Grinned shows that Mia is happy. One feeling is not the same as what the character does. Recognize a text kind: The text tells a made-up event about Mia. A text about an animal can be either a story or information.
Make a practice plan
- Practice name a story character: Listen for who does an action. Say that name or animal, then point to the action that helped you decide.
- Practice name the place: Listen for in, at or beside and the place that follows. Match only the place stated in the text.
- Practice notice a feeling: Find the stated feeling or the supporting action. Say the feeling with the detail that makes it fit.
- Practice recognize a text kind: Listen to what the text is doing: telling an event, explaining, making a rhyme or giving an instruction.
- Try the new review before opening its answer. Return to the related lesson if you want more help.