Siân Miller, EDMT 330 Winter 2010, First Grade Language Arts
Unpacking
Identify problem/solution,
sequence of events,
and sense of story
(beginning, middle, and end).
Or, in other words:
middle
beginning
end
ORY
ST
ARC
Middle:
Action!
Adventure!
Beginning:
climax
! Setting
Main
Character(s)
Problem
End:
Resolution
ORY
ST
ARC
Problem
solved
?
Picture
Title
By Siân Miller
Name
Title
Picture
Main Characters:
Hansel
Setting:
Problem:
In the woods
No food
Gretel
Answers these questions:
Who is the story about?
Where does the story happen?
What is the problem that starts out the story?
Image credit: Arthur’s Clip Art
Title
Picture
Answer these questions:
What are some of the
main events? (at least 3)
What is the climax of
the story?
Main Events: Hansel and Gretel get lost in the woods.
They find the Witch’s gingerbread house.
The Witch puts Hansel in a cage and plans to eat him!
Climax:
Gretel pushes the Witch into the oven.
Image credit: WP Clip Art
Title
Answer these questions:
Picture
How does the story end?
Is the problem from the
beginning solved?
Resolution:
Hansel and Gretel escape the Witch and go
home to their father.
Problem solved?
Yes, because with the Witch’s money the
family has plenty of money for food.
Image credit: Lee Hansen Clip Art
All art is original, or supplied by Microsoft’s clip art gallery, with the
Following exceptions:
Slide 6: Log cabin image
Source: Arthur’s Clip Art
(original image)
Slide 7: Hansel and Gretel image
Source: WP Clip Art
(original image)
Slide 8: Treasure image
Source: Lee Hansen Clip Art
(original image)