![]() Williamsīrief Summary: A young boy earns money for his birthday by collecting cans, and leaving little to no cans for the local homeless man who collects cans as a means of earning money.Ĭlick here to see The Can Man on Amazon. ![]() Read Alouds for Comparing and Contrasting Story Elements The Can Man by Laura E. Probuditi! by Chris Van Allsburgīrief Summary: After attending a magic show, a young boy hypnotizes his sister into thinking she is a dog and must return her back to normal.Ĭlick here to see Probuditi on Amazon. Walkerīrief Summary: Born a slave, Henry must do the unthinkable- mail himself to freedom in a box, after his wife and children are sold.Ĭlear plot structure with exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.Ĭlick here to see Freedom Song on Amazon. New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyerīrief Summary: Set in the South during segregation, a young girl and her friend make a plan after they are not allowed to try on shoes in a store because of the color of their skin.Ĭharacter Response to a Challenge/ConflictĬlick here to see New Shoes on Amazon. Don’t Say Ain’t by Irene Smallsīrief Summary: Set in the 1950s, the main character struggles to fit in at her new school while remaining close with her childhood friends.Ĭlick here to see Don’t Say Ain’t on Amazon. Enemy Pie by Derek Munsonīrief Summary: When a new neighbor boy moves in, he becomes the main character’s number one enemy, but all that changes when his dad comes up with a plan to make an enemy pie.Ĭlick here to see Enemy Pie on Amazon. Thunder Cake by Patricia Polaccoīrief Summary: A young girl and her grandmother bake a cake to ease the girl’s mind about the approaching storm.Ĭlick here to see Thunder Cake on Amazon. Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompsonīrief Summary: Based on a true story, this read aloud tells the story of a young Emmanuel, born with a deformed leg who would later become a hero for his country.Ĭlick here to see Emmanuel’s Dream on Amazon. ![]() Read Alouds for Identifying, Describing, and Analyzing Story Elements The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburgīrief Summary: A cold-hearted man is gifted with magic figs which make his dreams come true, but the real drama happens when his dog eats one of the figs.Ĭlick here to see The Sweetest Fig on Amazon. The graphic organizers are available for purchase in my Story Elements unit which you can see by clicking here. The graphic organizers are optional but really help focus the lesson and help the students organize their thoughts. For more information about the story, check out the Amazon listing by clicking the title.Īmazon Affiliate links are included if you wish to purchase the books listed in this post through the links provided.īefore we dive into the read alouds, you will notice that in each image, the read aloud is paired with a suggested graphic organizer. ![]() In an effort to keep the post short, I am only including a very brief summary of each story. However, I wanted to include a lot of choices to cover the depth of story elements required in 4th and 5th grade. There are so many great story element mentor texts that it was even difficult to narrow down to this list. When I sat down to compile my favorite read alouds for teaching story elements, my list just grew and grew.
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