The purpose of this activity is to provide a comprehensive list of possible questions that can be used to build comprehension into the viewing/reading of the different versions of “The Three Little Pigs.” These questions will support students’ building of mental maps that will allow them to apply their understanding of two stories for comparison and contrast. Once the videos/books have been seen and questions discussed, students will be able to complete a Venn diagram that compares the story’s literary components (i.e., setting, characters, plot, and sequence).
This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
The purpose of this after activity is to provide opportunities to continue to build students' comprehension of the two versions of "The Three Little Pigs.” When students retell and summarize, they are activating prior knowledge and understanding of the story. When comparing and contrasting, students review story elements and analyze them for similarities and differences.
Students will watch two videos with retellings of the classic story, "The Three Little Pigs." The purpose of the first video is to provide a first telling of the original story of "The Three Little Pigs." The second video, "The Three Little Javelinas," will offer a retelling of the classic story. These videos will provide background information and a basis for the discussion around the comparison and contrast of story elements.
In this whole group activity, students will listen to two versions of a familiar fairy tale and consider how changes in the point of view affect their understanding of the story and their feelings about the characters. Students will complete an exit slip to judge mastery of the lesson content.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this whole group activity, students will listen to two versions of a familiar fairy tale. The students will complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast elements of the two fairy tale versions.
In this small group activity, students will read a reader's theater fairy tale, using different voices for the characters.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this whole group activity, students will listen to a read aloud to illustrate using different voices to illustrate different points of view.
In this whole group activity, students will write their own fractured fairy tale versions, told from the point of view of the villain.
This resource was created as a part of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will use ReadWorks to read two articles and discuss that there are many different kinds of living things and that they exist in different places on land and in water. The students will create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast water and land animals.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Gap Project.
