Being able to identify the characters, their actions, the setting, the plot, and other important elements of a story deepens reading comprehension. In Story Elements, students read selections and complete exercises to learn more.

Identifying characters, their actions, the setting, the plot, and other story elements are essential reading comprehension skills for all subject areas. Help students understand story elements using Spotlight on Reading: Story Elements for grades 5–6. This 48-page book includes a variety of high-interest lessons and activities that make learning fun! The exercises increase in difficulty as the book progresses, so students practice more-advanced skills as they work. With a variety of formats, teachers can provide direct instruction, reinforcement, and independent practice throughout the year. This book is perfect for practice at home and school and includes an answer key. It aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Story Elements--Grades 3-4 is designed to introduce young readers and writers to the tools that authors use as they create stories. The activities explore the concepts of character, setting, problem (conflict), and plot. The book is divided into sections for each concept, with mixed-skills pages at the end. In each section, activities progress from an introductory page to more challenging exercises. Pages from this book can be used individually to strengthen the recognition of a specific element, or to introduce it as a topic. Teachers might want to use certain pages on more difficult concepts-such as identifying a story's climax-to help review the material after it has been worked on in class.

Being able to identify the characters, their actions, the setting, the plot, and other important elements of a story deepens reading comprehension. In Story Elements, students read selections and complete exercises to learn more.

Teaching must-know literary elements is easy with this unique boxed set. It includes 48 books (6 copies of 8 48-page anthologies) for students plus a 96-page teaching guide. Literary elements covered: Character, Figurative Language, Foreshadowing & Flashback, Plot, Point of View, Setting, Theme, Tone & Mood. Each student anthology includes 4-6 engaging stories, poems, or plays that are perfect for teaching specific literary elements. The teaching guide includes mini-lessons, graphic organizers, student reproducibles, and great activity ideas. A storage box keeps everything organized. An easy way to meet the language arts standards! For use with Grades 4-8.

Ready-to-use, high interest stories with mini-lessons and activities that help students understand literary elements and use them effectively in their writing.

It is important that students learn to analyze and interpret the literature they read-not only for good results on standardized tests, but also for enjoyment throughout their lives. To get the most out of what they read, they should be able to analyze a work's literary elements. This book is designed to help students in grades three through six achieve that goal.