Parts of Stories and Poems
Aligned to RL.3.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Stories and poems have named parts. Books have chapters, plays have scenes, and poems have stanzas.
Worked example
A poem about the seasons might have four stanzas — one group of lines for spring, summer, fall, and winter.
Practice questions
- Name the part of a poem that is a group of lines.
- Point to where one chapter ends and the next begins.
- Explain the difference between a scene and a stanza.
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Las Partes de Cuentos y Poemas
Los cuentos y los poemas tienen partes con nombre. Los libros tienen capítulos, las obras de teatro tienen escenas y los poemas tienen estrofas.
Ejemplo: Un poema sobre las estaciones podría tener cuatro estrofas — un grupo de versos para primavera, verano, otoño e invierno.
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