Story maps, summaries and plots.

We have used story maps with several grades to begin learning how to summarize a story and identify the different parts of a story.

We learnt that story maps help us to identify the:

• WHO = Main characters.
• WHEN = When in time is the story happening. 
• WHERE = Where is the story taking place. 
• WHAT = What is the plot, the main problem, the theme...
• WHY = Why is this happening. 
• HOW = How can it be resolved. 

We also saw how the plot resolves the above questions and how narratives are built.



The Who-Where-When are part of the exposition.

The What-Why are part of the rising action.

The How is part of the falling action and Resolution.

With all this information each grade is developing projects like narratives and summaries based on the guided books they are reading in class.

Reciprocal reading

Two weeks ago we learned and used Reciprocal Reading with 7th grade.

The class was divided into groups of four and they intiated their own reciprocal reading clubs.

The process of reciprocal reading: 

Each student in a group had a role:



Using this technique is interesting because students take action and make the process their own. It works on comprehension and discussion skills.