This Myths Legends Worksheet helps 4th graders tell the two genres apart, then apply what they learn to an original legend passage. Answer key included — a no-prep way to build genre knowledge and text evidence skills.

This characters voice and point of view worksheet gives 4th graders four short stories to sort into first person and third person, with text-evidence lines. Answer key included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

Using this Story Elements Song (MP3), your students learn about how to find examples of story elements in order to build comprehension as they read.

Using Identifying Literary Elements Activity, students find examples of text features and story elements to build their reading comprehension.

Using Beginnings Worksheet, students write how the beginning of each story introduces the characters and main idea of the story to compare the two similar stories read.

Using Determining Theme Activity, students determine the theme of a story or poem from details in the text to learn a lesson that can be used in their life.

Using Identifying Theme Activity, students determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text in order to apply to their own life.

Using Characters Sketch Activity, students describe in depth a character,setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

Using the Comparing Themes of Two Stories Activity, students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the theme of two passages.

Using this Guess Who Point of View Activity, students identify their partner's "secret narrator" as the partner reads a text card.

Using this Finding Story Elements Activity, students help three superheroes defeat the evil villain Story Weaver and crack the code in a story. Use the boxes on the next pages to help them do their job!

Using this Determining Theme Graphic Organizers Activity, students determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text using Graphic Organizers.

Using Comparing Points of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Using this Major and Minor Character Graphic Organizer, students fill in as many details as you can to show information about the Major and Minor Characters.

The Who's Talking Now Worksheet gives 4th graders three short stories about one windy morning, told by three different narrators, plus an answer key for quick checking of point of view work.

Using Looking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity, students acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters to gain a different perspective.

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Using Point of View Activity, students identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Using RL.4.3 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

Using Animal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity, students read animal myths to explain how an author uses evidence to support points in a text.