Available in PDF, POWERPOINT, AND GOOGLE.
✅ What’s Included- SEE PREVIEW
1. SCRIPTED LESSON PLANS: Step-by-step guidance for teaching the story elements, including pacing and teacher prompts.
2. ANCHOR CHARTS: Visuals for Story Elements and Problem/Conflict.
3. MENTOR TEXT: Original mentor texts for modeling, plus a list of suggested published texts for additional practice, including the story elements for each.
4. DIFFERENTIATED PASSAGES so that every student can learn at their level.
- Two sets of engaging passages in three reading levels- below, average, and challenging.
- Text-dependent questions with a graphic organizer and open-ended questions.
5. DIFFERENTIATED INTERACTIVE NOTES to build lasting comprehension strategies.
- Pre-written notes
- Sentence frames (fill-in-the-blank)
- Write in your own notes
- No cut-and-paste option (saves time)
- Mini-anchor charts (ideal for absent students)
- Digital notes
6. WORKSHEET-STYLE PRACTICE with short passages to identify the story elements.
7. TASK CARDS: 12 cards with short passages to review and reinforce learning. DIGITAL: THERE IS A SEPARATE LINK TO GOOGLE FORMS.
8. WRITING PROMPTS: There are 8 prompt cards that are great for morning work, homework, and centers.
9. BLANK CHARTS/READING RESPONSE: Reusable graphic organizers for identifying story elements with any book or text.
10. STUDENT TRACKING FORM: Monitor progress and growth over time.
11. ASSESSMENT: Differentiated passages with a graphic organizer and open-ended comprehension questions for evaluating the main idea and support details.
12. OPTIONAL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: Ideal for differentiation, early finishers, and project-based learning.
Teachers use this resource for whole-group instruction, small-group guided reading, independent practice, and literacy centers.
Perfect for upper-elementary teachers wanting to build strong, confident readers, this unit saves prep time, supports consistent skill development, and makes reading comprehension instruction meaningful and engaging.
★★★★★★ ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED
Please Note: All Google Links and answer keys are in the Teacher Printable PDF.
If you already have my STEP-BY-STEP THEME UNIT, you have a small version of this resource, but passages and practice are different. This unit goes DEEPER into the skill.
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