Sequenced Sentence Stems with Related Common Core State Standards

Know:  (Reading Standards for Literature K-5)
5  Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.  (Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts)


(Writing Standard s K-5)
3.  Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal events order, and provide a sense of closure.  (Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts)


(Speaking and Listening K-5)
2.  Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.  (Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts)


(Speaking and Listening K-5)
6.  Produce complete sentence when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.  (  Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts)


Understand:  (Principle)


Use your knowledge of the plot in a book or other media to complete the sequence sentence stems to describe the plot for a book or other media. 


Do:  (Task)
Complete the sequence sentence stems to sequence the plot for a book or other media.  Then use the sentence stems to write a narrative paragraph about a book or other media.