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WPT Archives: 1980s

Storylords

Storylords save the fantasy planet Mojuste from falling into the hands of the evil Thorzuul, who wants to keep Mojuste's citizens from understanding what they read.

Storylords: Integrating Comprehension Strategies

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Special | 14m 7s | If Norbert and Mandy can't make a paragraph, Thorzul turns them into permanent statues. (14m 7s)

Storylords: Pronoun Anaphora

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Special | 14m 46s | With Norbert motionless, Mandy must infer links between pronouns and their antecedents. (14m 46s)

Storylords: Story Mapping

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Special | 14m 15s | Mandy and Norbert are afraid to criticize Thorzuul's story. (14m 15s)

Storylords: Inferring Word Meaning in Context

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Special | 13m 54s | When Norbert's sick, Jason tells him about the word detective game the class played. (13m 54s)

Storylords: Decoding Words in Context

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Special | 14m 1s | Norbert leads Mandy through strategies to decode the word envelope. (14m 1s)

Storylords: Question-Answer Relationships

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Special | 14m 5s | The apprentice Storylords show the Gwynn twins how to combine ideas to find one answer. (14m 5s)

Storylords: Directed Reading-Thinking Activity

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Special | 14m 48s | Mandy follows Norbert to Mojuste, where Thorzuul has turned ten children to stone. (14m 48s)

Storylords: Knowing When You Don’t Know (On the Page)

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Special | 14m 5s | Mandy's portrayal of a pterodactyl suffers because the word is not explained. (14m 5s)

Storylords: Knowing When You Don’t Know (In Your Head)

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Special | 13m 51s | Norbert uses Mrs. Framish's strategy to help an artist paint. (13m 51s)

Storylords: Connecting What You Know with What’s On the Page

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Special | 14m 19s | Stumped by Marko's riddle from Thorzuul, Norbert benefits from Mrs. Framish's lesson. (14m 19s)

Storylords: Activating Prior Knowledge Before Reading

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Special | 14m 50s | Norbert meets Lexor and takes on his first challenge: helping a dancer solve a riddle. (14m 50s)

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