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Alternate Unit 4
1st Grade
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Retell what happens in The Three Little Pigs.
Book: The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone
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Retell what happened with the first little pig.
Retell what happened with the second little pig.
Retell what happened with the third little pig.
What trick does the wolf try to play on the third little pig? How does the third little pig respond?
Retell how the little pig outsmarts the wolf.
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
outsmart
v.
to defeat or beat someone by being clever
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RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RL.1.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.7 — Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
RL.1.10 — With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.1.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
Lesson 2
RL.1.2 RL.1.3
Describe why the third little tamale was resourceful.
L.1.1.g RL.1.2 RL.1.3
Explain why the third little javelina was intelligent.
L.1.1.g L.1.1.j RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.6
Describe why Pig Three is persistent.
L.1.1.g L.1.1.j L.1.6 RL.1.2 RL.1.3
Use the words “persistent,” “resourceful,” or “intelligent” to describe the three little wolves.
Defend if the wolf’s side of the story is true or not.
L.1.1.g RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4
Discussion & Writing
Determine the moral of the Three Little Pigs and explain how the moral can be used in your own life.
L.1.1.f RL.1.2 RL.1.9 W.1.1
Writing – 4 days
Write your own version of The Three Little Pigs.
L.1.1 L.1.1.e L.1.1.i L.1.2 L.1.2.d L.1.2.e W.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.6
Retell what happens in Little Red Riding Hood.
RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4
Explain what lesson Little Red learns and how she learns it.
Analyze specific words in a text and explain how they help the reader better understand the story.
L.1.1.f L.1.4 L.1.6 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4
Explain why Little Roja is intelligent.
Defend if the wolf is or is not cunning and why.
Use the words “sly” and “pleasant” to describe how the wolf changes.
Defend if you agree or disagree with the wolf’s side of the story and why.
Determine the moral of Little Red Riding Hood and explain how the moral can be used in your own life.
RL.1.2 RL.1.9 W.1.1
Defend if wolves deserve the stereotype of being evil animals.
RI.1.1 RI.1.2
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