Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Using Story Elements to Write a Rap

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

1, 2, 3

Overview

A storyteller uses the elements of a story: who, what, and where, to create a rap. After watching the video, students use story elements to write and perform their own raps. Identifying story elements, such as the setting, characters, and motivation, helps readers interpret and respond to a text. Focusing on key details of story elements supports the understanding of the author's message and purpose.

A storyteller uses the elements of a story: who, what, and where, to create a rap. After watching the video, students use story elements to write and perform their own raps.

Identifying story elements, such as the setting, characters, and motivation, helps readers interpret and respond to a text. Focusing on key details of story elements supports the understanding of the author's message and purpose.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.23

    Identify and describe the main story elements in a literary text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.23

    Vocabulary

    • Identify
    • Describe
    • Story elements
    • Literary text

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Main story elements in a literary text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the main story elements in a text.
    • Describe the main story elements in a text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts include predictable story elements, such as plot, characters, setting, conflict, and resolution, to help the reader to better comprehend the text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.23

    Identify the main story elements in a literary text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.23

    Vocabulary

    • Story elements
    • Literary text

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Literary text is a story that contains story elements, like a plot and characters.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the main story elements in a literary text, such as characters, settings, and plot.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts include story elements, and they can identify the various elements to better understand the text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

    ELA21.3.22

    Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.3.22

    Vocabulary

    • Describe
    • Literary elements
    • Story
    • Setting
    • Plot
    • Characters
    • Themes

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Literary elements within a story include the setting, plot, characters, and themes.
    • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
    • Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
    • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the plot.
    • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text.
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    PBS
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