Unit+of+Instruction

  Here is my scope and sequence for this unit of instruction: [|EDT scope and sequence.doc]

 

  **Introduction: ** //Let's Explore Fairy Tales// is a Language Arts unit designed for a second grade class to introduce and explore folktales and fairy tales. In this unit we will read a variety of folktales and fairy tales and learn what makes a folktale a folktale or a fairytale a fairytale. It is very important for students to learn about the different types of literature so they can have knowledge about the components that make up different works of literature and are able to recognize and distinguish one from another. There are many goals connected to this specific unit.
 * Title of Unit: ** //Let's Explore Fairy Tales//
 * Author:** Jordan Daher
 * Primary Subject (elementary) or Course (secondary):** Language Arts
 * Grade Level:** Second grade

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 * <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Unit Objectives (include 4 or 5): **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt;">The student will understand... **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt;">the literary components such as character, plot, setting, and conflict. The student will understand these literary components within the context of folktales and fairy tales.
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 * Time Required:** 2 weeks

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 * Title of Lesson:** Fairy tales and Folktales

[|geplanningtool.doc] <span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">media type="custom" key="3542754"[ <span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**Description of lesson:** To begin this lesson I will ask the students what they know about fairy tales and folktales. I will write on chart paper the student's thoughts for the class to see. Next I will introduce the students to a fairy tale and folktale. Then I will read-aloud the literary pieces. After, I will have the class come back to the chart and make any revisions about what they thought a fairy tale and a folktale were or add to their list. Looking at their chart I will ask the students to compare and contrast the different folk literature.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class):** The students will have to describe what they think a fairy tale and a folktale is. The students will have to think of any folk literature they might know of and share with the class. The students will be asked to compare and contrast the various folk literature.


 * Resources/materials needed:** Chart paper,colorful markers, 1 fairy tale, and 1 folktale.


 * Lesson 2**


 * Title of lesson:**Learn About Character, Setting, Plot and Conflict


 * Description of lesson:** In this lesson I will read-aloud the story of "The Three Little Pigs" and afterwards we will as a class identify the characters, learn what setting, plot and conflict are, and identify each. After practicing as a class on identifying character, setting, plot and conflict the students will work in small groups and read the story of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The students will then identify the characters, setting and plot for the story in their small group.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class):**The students will have to read the story of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" in small groups and identify the characters, setting, plot and conflict on a story frame handout.


 * Resources/materials needed:**The story of "The Three Little Pigs," the story of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," story frame handout (one for each student), and pencils.


 * Lesson 3**


 * Title of lesson:**Re-create a Folktale!


 * Description of lesson:** Students will work in small groups and re-read the story of //The Three Little Pigs// that we read as a class previously. Working in their small groups the students will draw out the main events in the story on posterboard. I will instruct the students to come up with a their own version of //The Three Little Pigs//. They can change the events or the ending of the story. When the students are done in their small groups each group will share with the class their own version of //The Three Little Pigs//. To end the lesson I will read a different version of the story of //The Three Little Pigs//, told by the wolf.

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 * Assignment (homework or in-class):**The students will work in small groups to re-create the story of //The Three Little Pigs//,and draw out their own version on a posterboard. Each group will share with the class their version of the story. The students will also be assigned a research project relating to //The Three Little Pigs//.
 * Resources/materials needed:** The story of //The Three Little Pigs// (for each group), posterboard (for each group), markers, crayons, and version of //The Three Little Pigs// told by the wolf.


 * Title of lesson:**"Little Red Riding Hood" and "Lon Po Po"
 * [|Venn Diagram Worksheet]** <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * Description of lesson:** I will read aloud to the class the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" and then the story of "Lon Po Po." As a class we will discuss the two stories and I will ask them what similarities and differences they saw between the two stories. On chart paper I will draw a compare/ contrast venn diagram, and I will write down what the students think of.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class):**The students will have to compare and contrast the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Lon Po Po" as a class. The students will copy into their notebooks the venn diagram we will make together. <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">

**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The story of "Little Red Riding Hood," the story of "Lon Po Po," chart paper, markers, notebooks, and pencils.


 * Lesson 5**


 * Title of lesson:**Inroduction to Classic Literature


 * Description of lesson:**In this lesson students will learn about the author of many great, classic fairy tales, Hans Christian Anderson. The students will be put into different groups and each group will get to read one of Anderson's classic fairy tales. "The Princess and the Pea," "The Ugly Duckling," or "The Little Match Girl" are classic literature pieces the groups will read. After the groups read their books we will have a class discussion on the great works of literature from Hans Christian Anderson. <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">

**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will read in small groups classic literture from Hans Christian Anderson and discuss what they learned with the class. The students may share what they like and/or dislike about these classic fairy tales.


 * Resources/materials needed:**The story of "The Princess and the Pea," the story of "The Ugly Duckling," the story of "The Little Match Girl," information on Hans Christian Anderson, chart paper, and markers.

[|Miss Jordan's Classroom Newsletter.pdf]


 * Lesson 6**


 * Title of lesson:**Contributions to Classic literature


 * Description of lesson:** In this lesson students will learn about the Brother's Grimm and their contributions to Classic Fairy tale literature. I will introduce the students to some of the fairy tales from the Brother's Grimm and we will discuss as a class what we know about the classic tales. I will read a few of the fairy tales to the students, and they will also look at them independently. The students will have a chance to share their favorite fairy tale from the Brother's Grimm.

[|brothersgrimm.docx] <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Background information on the Brother's Grimm, and a few classic tales from the Brother's Grimm...
 * Assignment (homework or in-class):** The students will go on a scavenger hunt to learn more about the Brothers Grimm.


 * Lesson 7**


 * Title of lesson:**Rapunzel and Similiar Tales <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">

**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Description of lesson: **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The students will listen to the classic story of Rapunzel and follow along in the book. The students will learn about the the story of Rapunzel and the many varients to the story as well as where each story originated from. The students will be able to compare and contrast the different stories of Rapunzel. <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">

**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The students will participate in a class discussion about the different stories of Rapunzel. They will share which story was their favorite and tell why. The students will then write and draw pictures in their journals about their favorite version of the story of Rapunzel.


 * Resources/materials needed:**Classic tale of Rapunzel on tape or CD with follow along books, the different printed versions of Rapunzel, worksheets, pencils, and crayons/ colored pencils.


 * Lesson 8**


 * Title of lesson:** Let's Rewrite A Fairy tale!


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<span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The work will all be done in class together.
 * Description of lesson:** In class we will talk about the many fairy tales and folktales we have learned about and decide on our favorite as a class. We will rewrite our favorite tale together and change it to make it our own version.


 * Resources/materials needed:**Our creative minds, chart paper, and markers.


 * Lesson 9**


 * Title of lesson:** Fairy Tale Project <span style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">

**<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Description of lesson: **<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The students will receive instruction on creating their own castle from a fairy tale. The students will draw out their ideas on paper. The students will be able to view their favorite fairy tales we have talked about throughout the unit for ideas.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class):**The students will create their own castle from a fairy tale and they will share them with the class when completed.


 * Resources/materials needed:**Instructions for fairy tale project, list of possible materials to use, and creativity!


 * Lesson 10**


 * Title of lesson:**A Day Out in the Land of Fairy Tales


 * Description of lesson:** The students will be going on a field trip to see a fairy tale play.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class):**The students will write in their journals about the fairy tale play they watched. The students will discuss as a class the characters, setting, plot and conflict.


 * Resources/materials needed:** Parent permission slip, and notebooks/ journals

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