Passing Down Wisdom: Hispanic and African American Folktales

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 3

3rd Grade

Lesson 9 of 24

Objective


Recount what happens in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flora Ada  — "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains"

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Recount what happens in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."

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Key Questions


  • Describe where the story takes place. What makes the family happy? (p. 55)

  • The author says the "goat merely looked at her with disdain and said in a threatening voice, 'I’m the goat from the hills and mountains, and I love to eat young girls for dessert!'" What does the word disdain most likely mean? What does it show about the goat? (p. 55)

  • What happens each time someone goes to scare the goat away? How does the person respond? Why? (p. 56)

  • Why does the ant say he needs to be paid? Was that always his intention? Why or why not? (p. 58)

  • How does the little ant solve the problem? (p. 58)

Vocabulary


tended

v.

gave attention to or took care of something

disdain

v.

to really not like someone or something

unsuspecting

adj.

not knowing or thinking something could happen

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.3.2 — Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
  • RL.3.3 — Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Supporting Standards

L.3.4.b
RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RL.3.1
RL.3.4
RL.3.7
RL.3.10
SL.3.1
SL.3.2
W.3.10
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