Activity Overview
Understanding text structure can improve students’ comprehension of the text. Examples of informational text structures include compare/contrast, chronological, cause/effect, and problem/solution. Although Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fictional novel, it has a very unique structure. The frame story includes the adventures of Minli, her parents, and Dragon. The embedded stories give background information of characters like Dragon, Goldfish Man, and Wu Kang.
Students will select moments from the overarching story and identify the stories embedded into these moments. See the example grid storyboard below.
Frame Story
- After long days working in the rice fields, Minli listens intently to her father's stories.
- Ma and Ba meet the goldfish man while searching for Minli.
- Minli meets the white rabbit at Never-Ending Mountain.
Embedded Stories
- "The Story of the Dragon"
- Dragon came alive through a painting made for Magistrate Tiger.
- "The Story of the Goldfish Man"
- The Goldfish Man's grandmother, Lao Lao, was a famous fortuneteller, who predicted his death, but advised him on how to change the Book of Fortune.
- "The Story of Wu Kang"
- Wu Kang was never satisfied or grateful for what he had and is now chopping a tree until he learns contentment and patience or until the end of time.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write "Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3" in the headers.
- Write "Frame Story" in the first row header, and "Embedded Story" in the second row header.
- In the first row, write an example of 3 frame stories.
- In the second row, write the name of and briefly summarize the embedded story that goes with each frame story.
- Illustrate each example with appropriate scenes, characters, items, and dialogue.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/5/5] Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 5 Points | Emerging 3 Points | Beginning 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation | The descriptions are clear and at least two sentences. | The descriptions can be understood but it are somewhat unclear. | The descriptions are unclear and are not at least two sentences. |
| Illustrations | The illustrations represent the descriptions using appropriate scenes, characters and items. | The illustrations relate to the descriptions, but are difficult to understand. | The illustrations do not clearly relate to the descriptions. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
| Conventions | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect. |
More Storyboard That Activities
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Try 1 Month For
30 Day Money Back Guarantee New Customers Only Full Price After Introductory Offer
© 2024 - Clever Prototypes, LLC - All rights reserved.
StoryboardThat is a trademark of Clever Prototypes, LLC, and Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
