### **Lesson Plan: Comprehension in Stories**
#### **Grade Level:** Primary 3
#### **Subject:** English
#### **Duration:** 60 minutes
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### **Objectives:**
- Students will understand the key components of story comprehension, including characters, setting, plot, and main idea.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to recall and explain details from a short story.
- Students will practice answering questions related to the story to enhance comprehension skills.
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### **Materials:**
- Copies of a short story (preferably one page long), such as "The Lion and the Mouse"
- Whiteboard and markers
- Chart Paper
- Markers
- Comprehension question worksheet
- Pencils
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### **Standards:**
- RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
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### **Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Warm-Up Activity:**
- Begin with a brief discussion about what makes up a story (characters, setting, plot).
- Ask students to name their favorite story and describe the main character and setting.
2. **Objective Overview:**
- Clearly state the objectives of the lesson: understanding and answering questions about a story, focusing on characters, setting, plot, and main idea.
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### **Body (40 minutes):**
#### **Step 1: Reading the Story (15 minutes)**
- **Read Aloud:**
- Read the chosen short story aloud to the class.
- Encourage students to follow along with their copies.
- Pause at key moments to discuss what is happening in the story.
- **Discussion:**
- After reading, ask a few general questions such as:
- Who are the main characters?
- Where does the story take place?
- What is the problem in the story?
#### **Step 2: Comprehension Check (10 minutes)**
- **Group Activity:**
- Divide the students into small groups, and give each group a set of comprehension questions related to the story.
- **Sample Questions:**
- Who were the main characters in the story?
- Where did the story take place?
- What was the main problem or conflict?
- How was the problem resolved?
- What is the main idea or lesson of the story?
- **Chart Paper Collaboration:**
- Each group will write their answers on chart paper and present to the class.
#### **Step 3: Individual Worksheet (15 minutes)**
- **Worksheet Distribution:**
- Hand out comprehension question worksheets for individual completion.
- Ensure questions target different comprehension levels: literal, inferential, and evaluative.
- **Guided Assistance:**
- Monitor and assist students as they complete the worksheets.
- Encourage those who finish early to add illustrations to their answers.
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### **Conclusion (10 minutes):**
1. **Review and Reflection:**
- Review the answers as a class, reinforcing the concept of referring back to the text for answers.
- Discuss the important aspects of story comprehension and what they enjoyed about the lesson.
2. **Closing Activity:**
- Ask students to write one thing they learned today on a sticky note and post it on the "Learning Wall".
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### **Assessment:**
- **Formative:**
- Participation in group discussions and activities.
- Observations during Individual worksheet completion.
- **Summative:**
- Completion and accuracy of the comprehension question worksheet.
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### **Differentiation:**
- For students needing extra help, offer them simplified questions or one-on-one support.
- For advanced students, provide more complex inference-based questions or ask them to write an alternate ending to the story.
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### **Homework:**
- **Extension Activity:**
- Ask students to bring in their favorite storybook and be ready to share the characters, setting, and main idea with the class in the next lesson.