Activity Overview
An exceptional way to help your students follow a story is to have them track the events from it. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of a plot, it also reinforces major events, which helps students develop greater understanding of how the events fit together to provide the overall structure of the story.
This example identifies six main events:
- Mr. Popper admires the penguins and explorers of the North and South Pole.
- Admiral Drake sends Mr. Popper a surprise: a pet penguin from the South Pole.
- Mr. Popper gets Captain Cook a companion, Greta.
- Captain Cook and Greta have ten children, which is very costly for the Poppers.
- The Poppers and the penguins join the theater and perform in cities across the country.
- Mrs. Popper returns to Stillwater, while Mr. Popper joins Admiral Drake and the penguins on an exploration to the North Pole.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a timeline sequence of events for the plot of Mr Popper's Penguins to show the structure of the story.
- Use the template provided by your teacher.
- Identify six main events throughout the book.
- Describe each event in a cell on the timeline.
- Illustrate the event with appropriate characters, scenes, and items.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Each of the cells represents a different part of the story. The cells are in order from beginning to end. | One cell is out of order, or the storyboard is missing important information. | Important information is missing and/or two or more cells are out of order. |
| Images | Cells include images that accurately show events in the story and do not get in the way of understanding. | Most images show the events of the story, but some are incorrect. | The images are unclear or do not make sense with the story. |
| Descriptions | Descriptions match the images and show the change over time. | Descriptions do not always match the images or mention the importance of the event. | Descriptions are missing or do not match the images. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Spelling and grammar is mostly accurate. Mistakes do not get in the way of understanding. | Spelling is very inaccurate and hinders full understanding. | Text is very difficult to understand. |
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