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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Examining Story Elements Using Story Map Comic Strips
   Comic frames are traditionally used to illustrate a story in a short, concise format. In this lesson, students use a six-paneled comic strip frame to create a story map, summarizing a book or story that they've read. Each panel retells a particular detail or explains a literary element (such as setting or character) from the story.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 4
   Edward Stratemeyer, creator of book series such as Nancy Drew, was born on this day in 1862.
   Students select several books from one of Stratemeyer's series to read, discuss shared elements in the books, and use the 3-Circle Venn Diagram to compare story elements.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Fairy Tales from Life
   Picture books provide the basis for an analysis of fairy tale elements before students write their own original tales.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach and The People Could Fly
   Students look to the past and use historical context to compare and contrast two characters from folktales.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Leading to Great Places in the Elementary Classroom
   Students examine great leads in children's literature before writing or revising a lead in their own writing.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Literature Circles: Getting Started
   Students practice different ways of collaborating to read a work of literature. They work in different roles as they compose and answer questions, discover new vocabulary, and examine literary elements.