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Comparing Characters and Cultural Stories
1st Grade · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Compare and contrast adventures, experiences, actions, and cultural backgrounds across diverse global stories.
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Comparing Adventures of Two Characters in Similar Stories
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Standards Covered
- OGE.2.RL.7Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Compare and contrast the adventures, experiences, actions, and cultural backgrounds of characters across different stories and literary traditions.
- OGE.2.RL.3Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using text details and illustrations, explaining character traits, motives, feelings, and the reasons behind character actions.
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
7 lessons
Asking and Answering Questions About Stories
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions using story details, illustrations, and inferences.
2
7 lessons
Retelling Stories: Plot Elements and Central Lessons
Retell fables, folktales, and fairy tales sequentially while identifying the problem, resolution, and central message.
3
7 lessons
Exploring Characters, Settings, and Story Events
Describe characters, settings, and events using text details and illustrations to explain traits, motives, and actions.
4
8 lessons
Sensory Words, Feeling Words, and Poetic Devices
Identify sensory words, emotional language, rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration in stories, poems, and songs.
5
7 lessons
Understanding Literary Genres and Story Structure
Distinguish between prose stories, poems, and drama scripts while analyzing narrative beginnings, developments, and endings.
6
6 lessons
Point of View: Identifying Who Tells the Story
Identify who is narrating a story at various points and distinguish between first-person and third-person perspectives.
7
6 lessons
Comparing Characters and Cultural Stories
Compare and contrast adventures, experiences, actions, and cultural backgrounds across diverse global stories.