Download Folktale Character Identification and Comprehension Activity for Fourth Graders and more Papers History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! Jenna Lohwasser, Anna Livingston, Parker Kelly EDU 382 April 2, 2008 Reading Lesson: “Doing the Book” with Folktales Grade Level: 4 NC Standard Course of Study (English/Language Arts): • 2.01 – Use metacognitive strategies to comprehend text and to clarify meaning of vocabulary • 2.03 – Read a variety of texts including, fiction (folklore) • 3.03 – Consider the ways language and visuals bring characters to life, enhance plot develop, and produce a response • 4.01 – Read aloud-grade appropriate text with fluency, comprehension, and expression demonstrating an awareness of volume and space Objectives: • The students will be able to identify all characters in selected folktales • The students will be able to demonstrate comprehension of selected folktales through a “doing the book” activity Materials: • The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone • The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm • Rumplestiltskin retold by Paul Zelinsky • The Mittens retold by Jan Brett • Multiple pieces of paper (one piece per character represented in each tale) with yarn attached to the top corners (so as to fit around a student’s neck) • Markers • Vocabulary words on index cards Prior to Lesson Day: • The teacher will introduce the lesson in class the day before the lesson actually takes place by explaining that the class will be split into three groups. Each group will be assigned a different folktale that they will have to read in pairs, and then perform a mini production of the story for the whole class. They will have to represent the character they portray through their actions and emotions, so they must think carefully about each character. • The teacher will then explain that she will be modeling this activity over the next two days by reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff to them today. • Before they begin reading the story, the teacher will go through multiple vocabulary words to ensure comprehension of the story including: 1. gobbled- to eat something as if you were starving 2. trampled- to walk very heavily, stamping The teacher does this by doing a “picture walk” through the book. She covers the text in the story and uses the pictures to introduce each vocabulary word that she will show to the class using note cards. After the teacher finishes introducing the words, she will quickly review them again before reading the story. • At this time the teacher will read the story. • As they are reading through the story, students will need to write down every character in the story as they are introduced on a piece of paper at their desks. • At the end of the story, the teacher will ask the students what characters they listed and she will write them on the pieces of paper and put them on the board. Lastly, the teacher tells them that the next day they will see this story in action and have the chance to perform their own story. Lesson Day: (5 minutes) The teachers will begin the lesson by reminding the class of the book they read the day before and how they identified the characters in the folktale. She will then read the book again while classmates from EDU 382 act out the story for the class. (10 minutes) After the story has been re-enacted, the teacher will split the class into three groups, one per folktale, and one teacher per group. The teacher will repeat the “picture walk” process using the corresponding vocab words for each folktale. Vocab for Rumpelstiltskin: • Miller- a person who grinds grain into flour • Spin- make yarn by winding and twisting fibers together • gleaming- to give off light • Pleaded- begged, “please tell me” • Piteously- making someone feel sorry for you • Thickets- thick shrubbery or bushes Vocab for The Mittens: • Ukraine- is a country in Eastern Europe near Russia and Poland • Baba- a name for the boy’s grandmother • Burrowed- to construct a passageway through or under • Commotion- noisy disturbance or action, something that is distracting • Talon- the claw of a bird • Lumbered- to move with clumsiness • Silhouetted- dark outline of an object Vocab for The Elves and the Shoemaker: • Flabbergasted- surprised, shocked • Scuttle- to run quickly • Shod- dressed • Astonished- amazement • Cobblers- a person who fixes or makes shoes
