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**Unit Title:** Building the Foundations/Fiction and Non-fiction


 * Lesson Number:** 3


 * Lesson:** Relating our new knowledge of story elements to a piece of literature


 * Teacher:** Jessica Ward


 * Grade:** 6th


 * Subject:** Language Arts


 * Objective:** Students will read “The Epic of Gilgamesh” as a group in class and be able to use this short story to correlate with yesterday’s learning. Students will find and classify the 6 elements of fiction within this poem.

IL.1.C.3b > Interpret and analyze entire narrative text using story elements, point of view and theme.
 * Standards:**

IL.1.C.3d > Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate them to the purpose of the material.

IL.2.A.3b > Describe how the development of theme, character, plot and setting contribute to the overall impact of a piece of literature.


 * Anticipatory Set:** When students enter the room, they will notice the 6 pieces of poster board that are placed about the room, students will be counted off and broken into 6 groups. Each group will then circulate the room in a carousel activity. Each group needs to put as many words and or examples as they can think of that will correlate to the story element at the top of the poster board. Each group will get one minute at each board. (8 minutes)

~As a class we will discuss what we remembered, and what we didn’t from yesterday’s learning regarding the six elements of a story using the poster boards and student “graffiti” as our starting point. (3 minutes)
 * Instructional Strategies, Methods, Activities: **

~As a class we will then read “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” (15 minutes)

~Students will then be paired up and asked to find the story elements that can be found within this epic. They need to use a loose-leaf sheet of paper and write down the six elements as well as examples from the story that correlates to each element. Why would this poem be considered fiction? Explain. (10 minutes)


 * Closure:** Students will be asked to return their desks. The closing thought of the day is to discuss as a class what elements were found and give examples. What did your group find? Then they may pack up their belongings (9 minutes)


 * Assessment:** Students will be assessed through their ability to find the 6 elements within the story as well as their classification of Gilgamesh as a fictional piece.

Writing utensil and paper Posterboard 6 different colored markers (to distinguish between groups during the carousel activity) “The Epic of Gilgamesh”
 * Materials/Resources: **