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Lesson Plan

Story Elements: Characters, Setting, Problem/Solution, BME

Subject Language Arts
Grades K-2

Introduction

Teachers will choose a text the class has been working on. Students will then complete a story cube and discuss with a partner or by using an iPad.

Learning Objectives

2.RL.7 Use Information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

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