Story Elements Task Cards – Reading Passages + Comprehension Worksheets

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Story elements are such an important concept to teach students when they are learning how to comprehend and enjoy fictional texts… but our instruction should go beyond just identifying what each story element is. These story element task cards will help your students identify, connect, and explain the impact of each story element on the story. They are fun and engaging and students will enjoy reading the short stories.

Each short story elements passage is written in such a way that students should be able to identify, connect and explain the impact of the story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution, theme).

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What’s Included?

This resource includes 20 reading task cards. Each task card contains a short reading passage (half a page) and includes a variety of printing options so you can find the exact format that will work for your students’ needs.

Option 1: Just the Text

• You can print the task cards with just the text. This is a great option if you want to use these reading passages to teach something other than story elements or if you plan on using them in a traditional task card way.
• There are all three different student response sheets included that you can pair with the task cards.
• There is also a digital version included created Google Slides.

Option 2: Text & Graphic Organizer

• This option needs to be printed front and back.
• One one side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the back there is a graphic organizer to help them think about the story elements and how they connect to each other.
• This is a great option to help students organize their thinking about the text and to learn strategies that will help them understand the impact each story element has on the story.
• There is also a digital version included created Google Slides

Option 3: Text & Reading Response Questions

• This option needs to be printed front and back.
• One side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the other side there is a set of text-based comprehension questions and a space for a sticky note so they can “stop-and-jot” while they read the text.
• There is also a digital version included created Google Slides

*Each option also includes a digital version created using Google Slides so you can use this resource no matter what your teaching situation looks like.

How Can I Use This Resource?

There are TONS of ways you can use this resource in your classroom.

• Print the task cards on cardstock and use them in a literacy center to help your students identify and connect story elements.
• Use the task card passages as part of your strategy group or small group instruction. They are short and focused and are the perfect small group teaching tool.
• Make a copy of 1-2 of the task cards and give to students are part of your warm-up, morning work, or homework.
• Use as a quick assessment at the end of your lesson or unit on story elements.
• Use for ANY READING COMPREHENSION instruction – while these task cards are perfect for teaching figurative language, you can also use them to teach a variety of comprehension skills.

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