What a Friend in English | Gullah Tales

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Listen to the interactive version of the What A Friend in English.
Click here for the English Version.

Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue).

Standards

ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.K.AOR.1.1 Identify and describe the main character(s), setting, and events that move the plot forward
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.1.AOR.1.1 Identify and describe the main story elements, such as character(s), setting, and events that move the plot forward
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.2.AOR.1.1 Describe the main story elements and sequence the important events
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.3.AOR.1.1 Explain how one or more characters develop throughout the plot

Resources

Friends and Relationships with Christy Nexsen | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

Christy Nexsen (Manning Primary School) leads a lesson on friendship, and analyzing characters, settings, and events.

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Listen to the interactive version of the What A Friend in Gullah. Click here for the English Version. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue).

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