Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 8B | The Story of Jumping Mouse, Part II 149

Extensions 15 minutes

Character, Setting, Plot—continued

• Give students the Character, Setting, Plot Map from Lesson 7 and the
  Story Image Sheet (Instructional Master 7B-1). Have them identify the
  characters they meet in the second half of this story. Students can
  draw or cut and paste images of the characters to add onto the first
  circle. Next, have them identify the settings of the story. Students can
  draw or cut and paste images of the settings to add onto the second
  circle. Finally in the bottom circle on the right side of the page, have
  students draw a picture of an event from the story.


• Have students talk to their partner or with home language peers about
  the characters, settings, and plot of the story using the Character,
  Setting, Plot Map.

Character Assessment

• Ask students to tell you names of some characters they have heard
  about in the stories. You may wish to show a few Flip Book images to
  refresh students’ memories of previous stories and their characters.


• Ask them to choose a favorite character from the stories and draw a
  picture of that character.


• When they have completed their drawings, ask them to explain why
  they chose that particular character. This can be done with partner
  pairs, small groups, or home language peers.


• Encourage students to ask and answer questions about the
  characters. For example, they could ask, “Where is your character?
  What is your character doing?”


• Encourage students to make changes to their drawing based on their
  peers’ questions. Show students how the questions can help them
  make their drawings more detailed and specific.


• You may wish to have a few students dictate what they have drawn.
  Be sure to read back to students what you have written.

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