1. Today, we will identify1 the setting of a story.
Learning Objective Name _______________________
Today, we will identify1 the setting of a story.
1 look for
CFU
What are we going to do today?
What does identify mean? Identify means ________________
Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge
Where is your favorite place to play? (pair-share)
CFU
You were all able to tell me where you like to play. In a story, places like these are called settings. Today, we will identify the setting of a story, where a story takes place.

2. library school dog teacher The setting is where the story takes place.
Concept Development
The setting is where the story takes place.
Setting of a Story
library
school
Not a Setting:
dog
teacher
CFU
Why is a school a setting? School is a setting because___________________.
Why is “teacher” not a setting? Teacher is not a setting because__________________.
What is the setting of a story? The setting of a story is__________________________.

3. restaurant. 2. Joe ate cheese pizza. 3. Joe played games. 13 words
Skill Development/Guided Practice
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. Joe went to the pizza
restaurant. 2. Joe ate cheese pizza. 3. Joe played games.
13 words
Joe
pizza restaurant
CFU
(#1a) How did I/you identify the setting?

4. 2. She makes sandcastles. 3. Lisa picks up shells. 12 words
Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued)
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. Lisa plays at the beach.
2. She makes sandcastles. 3. Lisa
picks up shells words
beach
Lisa
CFU
(#1a) How did I/you identify the setting?

5. Relevance
The setting is where the story takes place.
Identifying the setting will help you understand2
stories better.
2 know
Sarah plays at the playground. She plays tag with her friends. Sarah plays on the swings.
CFU
Does anyone else have another reason why identifying the setting is relevant? (pair-share) Why is it relevant to identify the setting? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why?

6. The setting is where the story takes place.
Skill Closure
Identify the setting of a story.
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. My fish lives in his fish bowl. 2. He swims fast. 3. He hides in the plant.
15 words
fish
fish bowl
Constructed Response Closure
Stella told her teacher that a movie theater can be a setting. Is she correct?
Explain your answer.
Summary Closure
What did you learn today about identifying the setting? (pair-share)

7. Independent Practice Name ______________________
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. My family went to the circus We saw an elephant. 3. We saw a clown words
elephant
circus

8. Independent Practice (continued)
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. Marty grows vegetables in his garden. 2. Marty digs a hole. 3. He plants some seeds words
garden
seeds

9. Periodic Review 1
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Name ______________________
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. I went to my new school today. 2. I met my new teacher. 3. I met some new friends words
school
teacher

10. 1. My class is learning about animals. 2. We went to the zoo.
Periodic Review 2
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Name ______________________
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. My class is learning about animals. 2. We went to the zoo.
3. We saw lions and giraffes.
16 words
zoo
student

11. Periodic Review 3
The setting is where a story takes place.
Identify the setting of a story.
Name ______________________
Step #1: Read the story carefully.
a. Identify the setting of a story. (circle) Hint: Where the story takes place.
1. Today is Maria’s first swim lesson. 2. Her mom will teach her to swim in a pool. 3. Maria will wear her green swimsuit.
22 words
Maria
swimming pool

12. Content Access Strategies
EDI – Cognitive, Teaching and English Learners Strategies
Learning Objective : Identify the setting of a story.
Cognitive Strategies
Teaching Strategies
Elaboration
Extend arms to show that setting is a place.
Demonstration
Targeted vocabulary: identify, setting, understand
Language Strategies
Vocabulary Words
Academic
identify
Content
setting
Support
story
Vocabulary
Strategy
Multiple-Meaning
Synonym
understand (know)
Definition
Identify means to find
Homophone
Internal Context Clue
Listen, Speak
Similar Sounds
“eye” says the same sound as “identify”
Read
Tracked Reading
What is the sound of the letter /s/? When we read setting, we read it /sssssssssssss/
Decoding Rules
Write
Writing
Content Access Strategies
Comprehensible Input
Cognates
Contextual Clues
Graphic Organizer
Contextualized Definitions
Pictures
Library, school, playground, pizza restaurant, beach, duck 12