Setting Jr. Lesson Plan: Craft and Structure
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Setting, and supports the standard of describing the setting of a story in depth using key details. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Prompt students to think of their favorite movie, book, or TV show. Ask:
- Where does the story take place? What details show you where it takes place?
- How is the setting important to the rest of the story?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Setting movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: EXTEND and DEEPEN
Students express what they learned about setting while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Think of your favorite story. Draw the setting from that story.
- Activity: Match the setting to the story.
- Talk About It: Name stories that are set in the past, present, or future.
- Write About It: Imagine your home as the setting of a story. How would you describe that setting?
More to Explore
Story Elements Unit: Continue to build understanding around setting and other story elements with more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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