Describe Character, Setting, and Events - Playlist and Teaching Notes

Students explore standard RL.4.3 with this playlist. They will learn how to understand how the characters, setting, and events in a story can help the reader understand a text. Students will draw on specific details in a text to help describe a story, such as characters’ thoughts, words, and actions. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.

This product includes:
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions and one matching question
• Definitions of key terms, such as drama and mood
• “Dreams of the Mole People” by Wisewire
• An excerpt from “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault
• An excerpt from “Hansel and Gretel” by the Grimm Brothers
• “Ronnie and the Roller Coaster” by Wisewire
• An excerpt from “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• Differentiation ideas to help all of your students master the standard
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels