Moral of the Story Graphic Organizer
- Grades
- Grades 1–2
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Literary Devices
- Topic
- Moral of the story, Plot sequence
- Resource types
- Graphic Organizers
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- RL.2.2
Product description
From the author
This resource is a Moral of the Story Graphic Organizer.
Students can use this graphic organizer when they are reading a text.
It allows students to write out the plot of the story.
At the bottom, students will write what they think is the moral of the story and they can provide text evidence to support it.
This can be printed in color or black and white.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Summarize a story's plot by separating its Beginning, Middle and End into distinct parts.
State the moral, lesson or central message of a story.
Support a stated moral with specific evidence drawn from the text.
Teaching tips
- Model the plot boxes with a familiar fable before discussing its moral.
- Ask students to explain how their selected evidence supports the lesson they identified.
- Use the organizer for a partner discussion before an independent response.
Skills covered
Plot sequencing — students separate a story into its Beginning, Middle and End in three distinct labeled spaces (pages 1-2).
Theme/moral identification — students state what they judge to be the moral of the story in a dedicated Moral column (pages 1-2).
Evidence-based reasoning — students cite specific text evidence to support the moral they identified, using the paired Text Evidence column (pages 1-2).
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
How can I help students move from plot summary to a moral?
Model the beginning, middle and end with a familiar story. Ask what the character learns, then choose a specific event that supports that lesson and record it in the evidence column.
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Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
Standards
- RL.2.2
Core concepts
Core concepts
Plot structure
Moral of the story
Text evidence
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