Reading and Information Literacy Lesson Plan Classroom Teacher: Megan Kim e-mail: Megan_M Kim@mcpsmd.org Supervising School Library Media Specialist: Rui-Hung Tsai e-mail: Rui-Hung_Tsai@mcspmd.org Intern School Library Media Specialist: Melissa McDonald Unit Name: Folk Tales Grade Level: Reading Grades 2/3 School: Somerset Elementary School, Regional Summer School Program Standards: Common Core Language Arts: Reading Standards for Literature K–5 Grades 2/3 Standard 7: Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. AASL: Skills Standard 2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will to be able to identify traits of a folk tale, and to compare and contrast two or more versions of the folk tale ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ using a Venn diagram. Lesson: Engagement: SLMS On Promethean board, bring up images of folk tales (Peter Pan, Lion & Mouse, Little Red Riding Hood, etc) Ask Students to name them and if they know what genre they are (folk tales) Activity: SLMS Explain that we are going to learn about folk tales today and to compare and contrast two versions of Jack and the Beanstalk, but first:
Ask students if they know what a folk tale is (call on several students) Pass out the folk tale book marks and go over the list of characteristics
Activity: SLMS/Teacher Transition to the reading of the two stories (point out the titles, author, and illustrator; discuss differences in the titles, gender of main character, and artwork)
Mrs. Kim reads Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg Ms. McDonald reads Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne
. Activity: Teacher Ask students if they remember what a Venn diagram is and how to draw one. Ask students to pick one color to represent Jack, a second to represent Kate, and a third for the things that are common between the two stories. Call on students to name similarities and differences (note how many of each) Assessment: SLMS/Teacher Exit card Ask students to a trait of a folk tales Ask students to name one difference and one similarity
Resources: Common Core Language Arts Reading Standards for Literature K–5 http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
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Exit cards (copy 2 per page)
Name
Exit Card
List one trait of a folk tale:
List one thing that is the same and one that is different between Jack and the Beanstalk & Kate and the Beanstalk:
Same: Different:
Name
Exit Card
List one trait of a folk tale:
List one thing that is the same and one that is different between Jack and the Beanstalk & Kate and the Beanstalk:
Same: Different: