Compare and Contrast Unit

Building Better Classrooms: Cleveland Teachers Union

Subject English Language Arts — Language, Reading Standards for Fiction, Speaking and Listening, Writing

Grade Level Grades K-2

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Students will identify the important details from folktales and fairytales from around the world. Using the information they have gleaned from the folktale or fairytale, the students will compare and contrast multiple versions of the same story. The stories that students will compare are The Three Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.5, RL.2.7, RL.2.9, W.2.1, SL.2.2, L.2.4

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7

Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.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.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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April 14, 2016

Great detailed lesson plans. Everything I need for gifted second graders to lead into our lessons on writing a fractured fairy tale. Thanks for sharing such an awesome plan. I love everything I see and can't wait to implement this lesson.