[LM_NET] Lessons on teaching the beginning, middle, and end of a story/plot lesson

[Donitz-Goldstein Hillary <kidsboooks@YAHOO.COM>]

Dear all,

I am a second year school librarian, trying to hammer
out better 
lesson plans. I am working on a lesson to teach the
parts of a story-the beginning, the middle, and the
end. I supposed that I would first define what these
terms mean for the kids, read a story, diagram its
three parts, and pass out some kind of worksheet where
they can write the beginning, middle, and end of
another read-aloud. This is for K-2 grades.

In addition, how can I teach the concept of plot to
first and second graders? Again, I thought I would
define it for the kids, read a story, and have them
draw an event from the story with a one-sentence
description.

In addition, what can I use as my motivation for these
lessons?

Thanks for your advice, in advance.

Hillary Goldstein, Librarian
School Media Specialist
PS 255, Brooklyn, New York
kidsboooks@yahoo.com

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