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Lesson Overview
Objective
Describe the lesson Anansi learns by asking and answering questions about character actions and traits.
Readings and Materials
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Book: Anansi Goes Fishing by Eric A. Kimmel and illustrated by Janet Stevens
Lesson Map
3 days
Write a narrative about another trick Anansi plays on his friends by including a problem and a connected solution in the story.
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
Draft a folktale with a beginning, middle, and end including a problem and connected solution.
- 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
Defend which folktale has the most important lesson by naming an opinion and including reasons to support the opinion.
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
Draft reasons from the text or your own life to support your opinion sentence.
- 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.
- Revision Text (G1, U2, L23)
Standards
L.1.1L.1.1.aL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bSL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.3W.1.5
