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Welcome to Crash Course Kids Literature! Over the next 6 episodes, Detective Abby will take us on a journey through the amazing details and hidden meanings of stories.
Course Description:
Stories are powerful: they help us make sense of the world, communicate lessons, and connect across cultures. In Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll explore a variety of stories, genres, and formats, from historical fiction to contemporary fiction to sci-fi, from poetry to prose to fairy tales. In 6 episodes geared toward 3rd- to 5th-grade students, we’ll highlight each story’s key elements, like character and setting, and break down its structure into easy-to-digest chunks. And we’ll also dive into nonfiction, applying critical thinking to new information. Intended for classroom use either as a primer or follow-up to assigned reading, this series will help students make connections that strengthen reading comprehension and inform their perspectives. It will cover a range of common core standards, supporting educators in meeting their goals, and will help foster a love of reading and storytelling that students can carry with them outside of the classroom.
Texts covered:
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lại
Little Red Riding Hood (Rotkäppchen) by The Brothers Grimm
The Tale of the Tiger Woman by Huang Chih-chün
Tselane and the Giant by Lorato Trok, illustrated by Catherine Groenewald
Topics: Making inferences using story elements, character traits and relationships, literary themes, synthesizing nonfiction texts, poetic structure and figurative language, and compare and contrast.
Grade level: 3rd-5th grade
Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1-6; 4.1-3, 4.5-6, 4.9; 5.1-4, 5.6; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1-3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9; 4.1-3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9; 5.2-3, 5.5, 5.9
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Course Description:
Stories are powerful: they help us make sense of the world, communicate lessons, and connect across cultures. In Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll explore a variety of stories, genres, and formats, from historical fiction to contemporary fiction to sci-fi, from poetry to prose to fairy tales. In 6 episodes geared toward 3rd- to 5th-grade students, we’ll highlight each story’s key elements, like character and setting, and break down its structure into easy-to-digest chunks. And we’ll also dive into nonfiction, applying critical thinking to new information. Intended for classroom use either as a primer or follow-up to assigned reading, this series will help students make connections that strengthen reading comprehension and inform their perspectives. It will cover a range of common core standards, supporting educators in meeting their goals, and will help foster a love of reading and storytelling that students can carry with them outside of the classroom.
Texts covered:
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lại
Little Red Riding Hood (Rotkäppchen) by The Brothers Grimm
The Tale of the Tiger Woman by Huang Chih-chün
Tselane and the Giant by Lorato Trok, illustrated by Catherine Groenewald
Topics: Making inferences using story elements, character traits and relationships, literary themes, synthesizing nonfiction texts, poetic structure and figurative language, and compare and contrast.
Grade level: 3rd-5th grade
Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1-6; 4.1-3, 4.5-6, 4.9; 5.1-4, 5.6; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1-3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9; 4.1-3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9; 5.2-3, 5.5, 5.9
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Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse
Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support
Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: http://complexly.info/ccnews
Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://complexly.info/CCedunews
Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: AThirstyPhilosopher ., Leah H., Jason Terpstra, Matthew Fredericksen, Roger Harms, Quinn Harden, Dalton Williams, Michael Maher, Allison Wood, Katrix , Chelsea S, Rie Ohta, Andrew Woods, Gina Mancuso, Mitch Gresko, Katie Hoban, Reed Spilmann, EllenBryn, Evan Nelson, Elizabeth LaBelle, UwU, Kevin Knupp, SpaceRangerWes, Johnathan Williams, Ken Davidian, oranjeez, Barbara Pettersen, Emily Beazley, David Fanska, Brandon Thomas, Jennifer Wiggins-Lyndall, Jack Hart, Thomas Sully, Shruti S, Joseph Ruf, Alex Hackman, Ian Dundore, Eric Koslow, Erminio Di Lodovico, Kristina D Knight, Stephen McCandless, Triad Terrace, Emily T, team dorsey, Thomas, Breanna Bosso, Alan Bridgeman, Barrett Nuzum, Samantha, Ken Penttinen, ClareG, Toni Miles, Scott Harrison, Pietro Gagliardi, Matt Curls, Wai Jack Sin, Liz Wdow, Perry Joyce, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Stephen Akuffo, Constance Urist, Siobhán, Nathan Taylor, Tanner Hedrick, Jason Buster, Duncan W Moore IV, Les Aker, Jason Rostoker, John Lee, Laurel Stevens, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, Bernardo Garza, Rizwan Kassim, Jennifer Killen, Krystle Young, Katie Dean, Indija-ka Siriwardena, Trevin Beattie, Steve Segreto, Caleb Weeks, Tandy Ratliff, Luke Sluder, Evol Hong
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Detective Abby: Hey there! I’m Detective Abby. I work here at the R. E. A. D. Agency, and it’s my job to investigate stories and learn everything there is to know about them.
But the world has so many stories! I’m gonna need some help. Here’s the thing: authors don’t always come right out and tell us everything they want us to know.
So, we’ve got to look closely. Dig deeper. Discover evidence.
Uncover meanings that were hidden below the surface… until now. This is going to be so much fun! As my fellow story sleuths, you’ll help me investigate all kinds of different stories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and fairy tales.
We’ll use our detective skills to make inferences, consider character traits, uncover themes, gather information, understand figurative language, and compare and contrast. As we do all of that, we’re going to become better story sleuths, able to spot the deeper meanings in any story we come across. Which is cool because stories don’t just entertain us—they teach us about ourselves.
Isn’t it awesome when you can read about a character who makes you say, “Oh my gosh, that is so me”? And stories can also teach us about each other. Like, we can learn about people in different countries we’ve never been to — with friends, and problems, and experiences that are totally different from ours.
Which is equally as awesome! So let’s go! We’ve got some stories to investigate. *Laughs* I’ve always wanted to be a detective.
Haven’t you? Thanks for watching this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, which was filmed at the Complexly studio in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was made with the help of all of these amazing people.
But the world has so many stories! I’m gonna need some help. Here’s the thing: authors don’t always come right out and tell us everything they want us to know.
So, we’ve got to look closely. Dig deeper. Discover evidence.
Uncover meanings that were hidden below the surface… until now. This is going to be so much fun! As my fellow story sleuths, you’ll help me investigate all kinds of different stories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and fairy tales.
We’ll use our detective skills to make inferences, consider character traits, uncover themes, gather information, understand figurative language, and compare and contrast. As we do all of that, we’re going to become better story sleuths, able to spot the deeper meanings in any story we come across. Which is cool because stories don’t just entertain us—they teach us about ourselves.
Isn’t it awesome when you can read about a character who makes you say, “Oh my gosh, that is so me”? And stories can also teach us about each other. Like, we can learn about people in different countries we’ve never been to — with friends, and problems, and experiences that are totally different from ours.
Which is equally as awesome! So let’s go! We’ve got some stories to investigate. *Laughs* I’ve always wanted to be a detective.
Haven’t you? Thanks for watching this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, which was filmed at the Complexly studio in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was made with the help of all of these amazing people.