Folktales Around the World

Explain why the Sky God renames his stories "Spider Stories."

A Story, a Story

Standards

RL.1.2RL.1.3SL.1.1

Describe Anansi by asking and answering questions about character actions and traits.

Anansi (Melon)

Standards

RL.1.2RL.1.3SL.1.1

Describe Anansi by asking and answering questions about character actions and traits.

Anansi (Rock)

Standards

RL.1.2RL.1.3SL.1.1

Describe Anansi by asking and answering questions about character actions and traits.

Anansi (Magic Stick)

Standards

RL.1.2RL.1.3SL.1.1

Describe the lesson Anansi learns by asking and answering questions about character actions and traits.

Anansi (Fishing)

Standards

RL.1.2RL.1.3SL.1.1

Discussion & Writing

Defend if Anansi is a good friend.

A Story, a Story
Anansi (Melon)
Anansi (Rock)
Anansi (Magic Stick)
Anansi (Fishing)

Standards

L.1.2.aL.1.6RL.1.3SL.1.1SL.1.4SL.1.6W.1.1

Language

Generate two different sentence types orally and in writing.

Sentence Cards (G1, U2, L7)

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.b

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write a narrative about another trick Anansi plays on his friends by including a problem and a connected solution in the story.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a folktale with a beginning, middle, and end.

Mentor Text (G1, U2, L8)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Sample Problems (G1, U2, L8)

Standards

W.1.3W.1.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a folktale with a beginning, middle, and end including a problem and connected solution.

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Standards

L.1.1L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.3

Revise a folktale by deleting extra parts of the story that are not connected to the beginning, middle, and end.

Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Sample Text 1 (G1, U2, L8)
Sample Text 2 (G1, U2, L8)

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.aL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bSL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.3W.1.5

Determine the lesson the lion learns using key details about the character.

The Lion and the Mouse

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7SL.1.1

Explain what lesson Coyote learns and how he learns it.

Borreguita and the Coyote

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7SL.1.1

Describe the lesson in the story by analyzing character actions.

The Paper Crane

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7SL.1.1

Explain what Mama Panya learns at the end of the story.

Mama Panya's Pancakes

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7SL.1.1

Language

Generate two different sentence types orally and in writing.

Command or Exclamation Handout (G1, U2, L13)
Sentence Cards (G1, U2, L13)

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.b

Explain what lesson the man learns.

It Could Always Be Worse

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Explain the lesson in the story by analyzing the character's speech.

The Empty Pot

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Explain the lesson in the story by analyzing the character's actions and words.

Why the Sky is Far Away

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Explain what Martina learns from The Coffee Test.

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Explain what Juan Bobo is like using character traits.

Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Describe Doña Flor using specific details from the text.

Doña Flor pp. 1–18

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7

Describe what lesson readers learn from Doña Flor.

Doña Flor pp. 19–30

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.7SL.1.1

Discussion

Discuss unit Essential Questions.

Standards

L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.6

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Writing

Overview

Defend which folktale has the most important lesson by naming an opinion and including reasons to support the opinion.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm reasons that support an opinion using reasons from the text and personal experience.

Note-Taking Sheet (G1, U2, L23)

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.aL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bSL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft reasons from the text or your own life to support your opinion sentence.

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Note-Taking Sheet (G1, U2, L23) — From Day 1

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.aL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bSL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.5

Add a concluding sentence to summarize the opinion writing by using a different sentence type.