Lessons from Anansi the Spider

Lesson 11
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ELA

Alternate Unit 3

2nd Grade

Lesson 11 of 19

Objective


Explain what lesson Spider learned and how he learned it by recounting stories and determining their central lesson.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst  — “Why Spiders Live in Dark Corners”

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What lesson did Spider learn? Describe how he learned it.

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Key Questions


  • Why was Spider never satisfied?

  • Describe how Spider tricks his family. Use a character trait to describe him.

  • How did Aso decide to catch the thief?

  • Model fluent reading: “Watch as I read Spider’s dialogue with expression on this page. How does it help you better understand what Spider is thinking/feeling?”

  • What happened to Spider? How did his family respond?

Vocabulary


satisfied

adj.

feeling happy with what you have

mourn

v.

to feel very sad because someone has died

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
  • RL.2.2 — Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RL.2.9 — Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.e
L.2.1.f
RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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