![]() ![]() Have students illustrate the various story elements on sticky notes to add to your chart. Use it to represent the way plot action rises to a climax and falls to a resolution. This chart includes another popular design, the roller coaster. The puzzle pieces show kids how all the elements come together to form an engaging story. This is one of the most common designs for story-elements anchor charts. ![]() Not much of an illustrator? No problem! Grab some free teacher clipart to dress up your anchor chart. Add some sweet illustrations to relate the terms to a story they’re reading. If “elements” is too difficult a word for some students to remember, replace it with “parts” instead. There’s room for sticky note details, too. Here’s another simple text-based chart with the basic fiction story elements. The symbols are easy to understand at a quick glance. Based on the information, what does the author want readers to remember? What was included? What wasn’t included?Įvery time kids read, they engage in conversation with the author, and knowing the author’s purpose makes that conversation that much richer.This is one of those story-elements anchor charts that works for just about any age. Pull out statistics, images, facts, graphics, and other numbers to paint another picture of how the author is thinking. What can students learn from whom was included? And how credible is each expert? 3. Have students pull out the names and titles of the people cited in an article. For example, if an author is writing in support of keeping horse-drawn buggies in New York City legal, they may include examples of the benefits (e.g., tourism) and leave out the drawbacks (e.g., horses holding up traffic). Have students read for an eye toward what information isn’t there. When authors are writing to convince their readers of something, they’re choosing evidence that best makes their case. Right now, your students may take every nonfiction reading at face value, but as they develop as readers (and consumers of information), they need to learn how to evaluate bias. Bonus: Three ways to teach kids how to identify bias Take a short article and break it apart, identifying the different purposes so that students see how author’s purpose changes as they read. And finally, they may conclude with an appeal. Then, they may launch into a list of facts that make the reader feel frustrated about the situation. For example, an author may include a funny anecdote to draw in the reader. Observe how purpose changes within a text.Īuthor’s purpose is often studied through the text as a whole, but authors have different reasons for writing within texts as well. When students are charged to write about a topic that they think everyone should know about, to explain a procedure, or to share a personal memory, they’ll become more aware of how authors approach writing. Expand students’ awareness of why people write by having them write for different purposes. ![]() After students read a text, stop and ask: How do you feel? And how did the author get you to feel this way? 4. Or the author of a letter may want to make the recipient feel better about a situation. Perhaps the author of an article about whale conservation wants readers to feel sad about the plight of whales. Often when authors write, they’re trying to get readers to feel a certain way. For example, one author may use sequence to explain an event, while another author uses compare and contrast to put that event into perspective. Talk about structure.Īuthors use different structures-sequence, problem and solution, compare and contrast-for different purposes. Or keep a running author’s purpose board with a list of the various reasons why authors write. To help students expand their understanding of “why,” post various types of nonfiction (an advertisement, opinion article, news article, etc.) around your classroom and have students quickly identify a purpose for each. “Why did the author write this piece?” is the core question asked to identify author’s purpose. ![]()
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