Narrative Reading: The New Student for Grade 3
A short narrative reading passage about Mateo, who starts at a new high school and gets lost on his first day, paired with graphic organizer worksheets on plot elements and character development. It builds comprehension of story structure, feelings-based inference, and written responses, and it can be used as an ELPA 21 practice set for third graders.
“create a complete ELPA 21 practice with reading comprehension passages on narrative structure with graphic organizer worksheets focusing on plot elements and character development”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 30 to 40 minute reading block, starting with the callout tip about noticing words that show how a character feels, then having students read the passage aloud or silently.
- Discussion question: How does Mateo feel when he gets lost, and which words in the story helped you know?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pause after each paragraph to fill in a simple organizer with the characters, the problem, and what happens next, and offer a word bank of feeling words such as nervous, worried, and relieved.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to identify the rising action and resolution, then write a short paragraph describing how Sarah's kindness changes the story's outcome.
- Plan roughly 10 minutes for the passage and 20 to 30 minutes for the graphic organizer worksheets on plot and character.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 30 to 40 minute reading block, starting with the callout tip about noticing words that show how a character feels, then having students read the passage aloud or silently.
- Discussion question: How does Mateo feel when he gets lost, and which words in the story helped you know?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pause after each paragraph to fill in a simple organizer with the characters, the problem, and what happens next, and offer a word bank of feeling words such as nervous, worried, and relieved.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to identify the rising action and resolution, then write a short paragraph describing how Sarah's kindness changes the story's outcome.
- Plan roughly 10 minutes for the passage and 20 to 30 minutes for the graphic organizer worksheets on plot and character.
Narrative Reading: The New Student for Grade 3
A short narrative reading passage about Mateo, who starts at a new high school and gets lost on his first day, paired with graphic organizer worksheets on plot elements and character development. It builds comprehension of story structure, feelings-based inference, and written responses, and it can be used as an ELPA 21 practice set for third graders.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free