Grade 1 · Reading · Lesson 13

Talking About Feelings in Stories

Stories are full of feelings! Characters laugh, cry, worry, and celebrate. When you notice how a character feels, you connect with the story much more deeply. Writers show feelings in three main ways.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify a character's feeling (happy, sad, or scared) using words and actions in the text
2Recognize feeling clue words that signal an emotional state
3Connect story events to the emotions they cause in characters

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