Poems, Drama & Prose | Literature Unit for Grades 3 & 4

These ELA activities teach third and fourth graders to identify structural elements of poetry, drama, and prose. An instructional slideshow provides direct instruction. Students practice identifying structures with mixed passages. An assessment and extra practice are also included.

For traditional classroom teaching, you may introduce concepts with a PowerPoint presentation and provide practice with printable PDFS. If you're using hybrid, distance, or paperless learning, try the Google Slides presentation and TpT Digital Activities.

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What's Included:

• Lesson plans
• Slideshow (PowerPoint & Google Slides)
• One-page quick reference guide with samples of each type of literature
• One-page quick reference guide with prose, drama, and poetry terms
• One-page list of additional poetry terms
• Five passages, each based on classic children’s literature*, that include mixed passages (PDF & TpT Digital Activities)
• Three additional texts for practice discriminating between forms of literature and their elements

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Brenda Kovich

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*Stories and illustrations were adapted from Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook, and Mary’s Little Lamb by Edith Francis Foster, which are now in the public domain.

I’m committed to continual improvement. This unit was updated and enhanced on July 10, 2020.