Nicole Hullfish Jenna Tiberi Fairytale Lesson Plan March 5.

2014

Rationale- This lesson is to introduce fairy tales to our second and third graders. They will learn the elements that are found in a fairy tale. They will be able to compare and contrast the different story elements between three different versions of Cinderella. We are teaching in a whole group setting and also a small group setting so we can also work more individually with the two grade ranges. Hopefully, this small introduction with the elements of a story can help with their later instruction of fairytales. Standards2nd grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

3rd grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1d Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

Objective Students will compare and contrast different versions of a fairy tale. Students will participate in partner and small group discussions in order to deepen their understanding of character and plot. Students will gather, classify and interpret written, oral, and visual information.

ProcedureIntroduction- As the students come into class and take their seats, we will be standing in front of the whiteboard with our chart and books ready. We will begin with a review by asking Has anyone ever read a fairy tale before or know what a fairy tale is? After students respond, we will introduce the fairy tale we will be reading and what we will be doing during our reading. Jenna will say While Nicole is reading I am going to think out loud and record the elements I find in the book. Nicole will say Today we will be reading Cinderella by Susan Jeffers. After Nicole reads the first page Jenna will say The book doesnt give me an exact setting, but by looking at the picture I can tell everyone is in a castle. From this page I already know some of the characters and they are the king, the step mom, the step sisters and Cinderella. And from what the story says and from the picture it seems that Cinderella is a good character. When Nicole is done reading the second page Jenna will say It seems that the step sisters are mean because they call her names like Cinderwench. After Nicole reads page 10, Jenna will say It isnt very nice of the step sisters to not invite Cinderella to the ball. Also, its very mean to show off their new dresses and shoes in front of her when they know she cannot go. This is a problem for Cinderella because she really wants to go, but no one wants her there. On page 12, Jenna can talk about the magic that the fairy god mother is doing for Cinderella Thats very interesting how the fairy god mother turned the pumpkin into a coach, a mouse with the longest whiskers into the coachman, and six lizards into footmen. Also how she turned Cinderellas ratty clothes into a beautiful gown. Once Nicole is done reading page 21, Jenna would say Even though her step sisters were always mean to her, Cinderella was still nice to them by giving them slices of oranges. After the next page, Jenna would talk about another problem that arose in the book, This time at the ball, Cinderella almost forgot about how everything turns back to normal at midnight. When she left she lost her shoe and the prince can now look for her because he didnt get to say goodbye. After Nicole reads page 30, Jenna will talk about the solution, The prince went looking throughout his kingdom to find the girl whose foot fit the glass slipper. Once Cinderella tried it on, it fit perfectly and the prince found the girl he was in love with. The next page Jenna will talk about how the step sisters begged for forgiveness, Once the step sisters found out that it was Cinderella who was the most beautiful princess they begged her for forgiveness since they were so mean to her while they were living with her. Cinderella told her step sisters that she forgave them. MiddleJenna: Her small group part is written by her and her teacher talk is based off her book and their specific details.

Nicole: After we finish reading the book we will explain that now Nicole will be taking two of the students to work together in a small group setting. Once there we will be reading Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett. When reading through this book Nicole will have a worksheet for the two students to fill in while we read through the book. The following are some questions I will be asking my two students when reading through the book. (I have post-it-notes in the book of the questions and comments I will be talking about with the students to help aid them to fill in their worksheets). When I get to a page with a post-it-note I will take it off and set it aside and read the page and then when finished with that page I will ask them what ever question is on it. By the end of the book I will have a lot of post-it-notes! o We sometimes have to look at other places in the book to see what the setting the author wants us to know. In the back of the book the author has written her explanations of her inspirations where for writing this book. She says that she wanted to set this book in a Russian winter long ago. o We can also say because of what the first pages text explains that we are to be set in a snow covered old tower in the wilderness. o On page three: Based off of this pages text do you both have any idea of some of the characters talked about yet? o Who is our main character? Cinders. Who might you think the old biddy, Largessa, may be to Cinders? How about her daughters? Pecky and Bossy. Where might we place them all on our worksheets? Good or bad characters? o On page six: Who is Largessa saying should get ready to go to this ball? Pecky and Bossy. Why might you think so? B/c they are her daughters who are the evil stepsisters. o On page eight: Based off of these pages what is Cinders being made to do? These bad characters Pecky and Bossy, how are they treating Cinders? o On page 9: So what do you think we should right down on your sheets for the problem? There may be more than one problem throughout the story. o On page 10: Who do you think this Silkie hen might be? o On page 12: What type of object is she using to use her magic? Have we seen this in the first book version of Cinderella we used today? o On page 13: So what did Cinders Silkie fairy god mothers magic does? o Turned pumpkin, pigeons, mice and ducks into human like tendencies to help bring Cinders to the ball. She also helped turn Cinders into a Princess. o On page 14: Does the Silkies power/magic last forever? No, only till midnight then everything turns back to normal.

o On page 16: Who do you think will be coming through the door? Cinders. o On page 20: Do you think Prince Cockerel is a good or bad character? (This question is in the folded page of the book). o On page 22: Did you catch what it said when Cinders left? Did she loose/forget anything? This may be another problem that you could write down. These two problems will both have to have solutions which will be indentified later in the book. o On page 28: What would the solution be to Cinders losing her slipper at the ball? o On page 29: Do you think Tasha the daughter to the chicken caregiver would be a good character as well? o On page 31(last page): Did Cinders and Prince Cockerel live happily ever after? How do we know? Could we write that for our solution too? o I will be aiding them to make sure they are filling in the elements on the worksheet as we are going through the book! o Now we are going to all come back together and discuss what we have gathered while reading our books in our small groups. Conclusion- After Nicole and Jenna has finished working with their group and their individual stories, they will come back together as a whole group to compare and contrast the set elements of a fairy tale. Jenna will call on her group and have her students explain their answers to each element while she writes it on the chart paper. For example, Sophie, can you tell me what the setting was in our story? Once Jennas group has finished with their story, Nicole will do the same. She will do so by calling on her students and filling out the answers to the elements as they go through their story. After the answers to all three stories are up there Nicole and Jenna will ask What do you see is the same between these stories? What do you see that is different between these stories? For example we could look at the settings and see if they are the same or different? Are the good characters the same in all three stories and if not is there anyone who is added? Different types of questions can be asked comparing and contrasting each element and between two or all three stories. Materials Cinderella by Suzan Jeffers Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett Cinderella Penguin Chart paper Worksheets Pencils/Expo markers

Assessment Formative- Filling out their worksheet completely during small group reading. How they orally express their findings during whole group discussion (conclusion). Observations during the small group reading as well. (How the students seem to be grasping our questions and if they can grasp all the elements we are asking for them to identify).

DifferentiationWe feel that we have made it so that every child is being accommodated. The class as a whole is small to begin with and once the groups are split up it is two students to a teacher. Also, we are reading the stories to them so they will not have to worry about not being able to read the book. We also took into consideration the different grade levels; Jenna took the second graders and Nicole took the third graders breaking each student into their appropriate reading level. Also, Jenna has multiple copies of her book so her second graders have the ability to read along with her.