Snowmen At Night by
Carralyn Buehner
Story Type: Imbedded episode (story within a story)
Target Linguistic Element: cohesive ties, vocabulary
Reading/Lang Arts concept: point of view (who is telling the story?)
Grade Level: elementary
Materials: Snowmen At Night book
blank book report form (laminated so you can write on with wipe-
off markers)
ELMO/smart board
list of cohesive tie words – can put on individual strips of paper/
sticky note flags
Snowmen At Night crossword puzzles with word bank (enough for
each student)
Activity:
1. Read story to class, reviewing meanings of vocabulary words (most will be on the crossword puzzle)
2. Show blank book report form on screen and do together as class:
Discuss what an imbedded story is, and who the story-teller is.
Have students decide where to put the cohesive ties.
Practice retelling the story, using the book report form as a guide.
3. Give each student a crossword puzzle to complete at their desks while you
take data on your speech kiddies :-)
Ellen Weber, Ed.S., CCc-SLP, 2010

Name: ___ _______________ Date: _________________
Book Report
Book Title: ____Snowmen at Night________ Author: ___Caralyn Buehner_____
Main Character/Story-teller: Who is the story about? Give some details!
This story is about ________________who _____________________.
Setting: Where/ when does your story take place?
______________ one _________ ____ ______ __________________________ ,
(where) (summer/winter) (morning/ afternoon/ night)
Initiating Event: What happened to the character to cause him/her to do something?
He noticed ______________________________________________.
Internal Response: What are the character’s feelings about what happened?
He felt ________________________________________________.
Plan: What did the character do? Think about the kick off and the internal response.
Attempt: How does the character try to solve the problem?
Direct Consequence: What happened as a result of the action/attempts?
Resolution: How does the character feel about the direct consequence?