RL.1.2/1.3 Bootcamp

RL.1.2/1.3 Bootcamp

RL.1.2

I can recount stories; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

I can recount stories and key details.

When recounting a story, remember:

You can summarize by using the "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" Strategy

Practice retelling Cinderella, using the SWBST strategy.

Listen to the story, The Word Collector, by Peter Reynolds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=U-hTKWCX7hc

Use the SWBST strategy to retell the story to a partner.

• SOMEBODY...

• WANTED...

• BUT...

• SO...

• THEN...

Did your summary sound similar to this?

I can Recount the Key Details

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

I can find the central message in a text.

Find the central message:

Find the Central Message

Multiple Choice

Her fingers were frozen, and her feet were wet. Her bones were sore from how many times she had fallen on the ice. Meredith knew it was going to be tricky, but she didn't know that her first time ice skating was going to be a disaster! She was not the only one struggling She had seen her friend Jose fall down a few times, but he seemed to be getting better than she was. She kept skating, determined to not give up. Her first time ice skating would not be her last!

What lesson can be learned from this story?

• Never compare your successes with others.

• Persevere when things get hard.

• Trying something new if never a good idea.

• When someone is struggling, help them.

Read the story and think about the central message.

The sun slid behind the mountains, turning the sky into beautiful art. It was yellow, orange, pink, and purple. Finn loved this time of day and couldn't wait for sunset. That had always been one of his favorite things. During summertime, he would picnic on the ranch and enjoy the view with his family. But today the sunset made Finn feel sad. It was his last day on the ranch. In the morning, he and his family would move to the city. He would be starting at a new school. He knew that the sunsets in the city wouldn't be the same, but he would still try to enjoy them with his family.

What is a possible central message?

Which detail is most helpful in determining the central message?

A. Finn plans on still trying to enjoy the sunsets in the city with his family.

B. The sun created beautiful art in the sky.

C. Finn and his family would picnic in the summertime.

D. He was moving from the ranch and would have a new school.

RL.1.3

I can describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Character traits are words that describe the character "on the inside."

Character Traits, Feelings, and Motivations

Characters have traits, or special qualities, such as courage, pride, or honesty. They also have motivations, or reasons why they do something. A character's actions contribute, or add to, the sequence of events in a story. The sequence of events is everything that happens, in the order it happens. Each action changes the story and what happens next.

Think back to

The Word Collector

Name character traits you would use to describe Jerome.

Think back to the story summary.

How did Jerome's actions contribute to the sequence of events?