Making Old Stories New

Lesson 5
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ELA

Alternate Unit 4

1st Grade

Lesson 5 of 18

Objective


Use the words “persistent,” “resourceful,” or “intelligent” to describe the three little wolves.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Use the words “persistent,” “resourceful,” or “intelligent” to describe the three little wolves.

  • The three little wolves are (persistent/resourceful/intelligent), because ______________.
  • The three little wolves are (persistent/resourceful/intelligent), but ______________.
  • The three little wolves are (persistent/resourceful/intelligent), so _______________.

Key Questions


  • Retell what happens with the three little wolves in the first house.

  • Retell what happens with the three little wolves in the second house.

  • Close Read the following sentence: “So the three little pigs build themselves an extremely strong house. It was the strongest, securest house one could possibly imagine. They felt absolutely safe.” Why does the author use the words “extremely,” “securest,” and “absolutely?”

  • Retell what happened with the third house. Was it absolutely secure?

  • Retell what happened with the last house the wolves built.

  • What happens in the end? How is the ending similar to and/or different from other versions of the Three Little Pigs?

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Common Core Standards


  • L.1.1.g — Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
  • L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  • L.1.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
  • 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.

Supporting Standards

L.1.5
RL.1.1
RL.1.7
RL.1.9
RL.1.10
SL.1.1
SL.1.2
SL.1.6
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