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The lesson’s time is thirty minutes, as the second grade class will attend the lesson and then
Introduction
Second grade students will compare a traditional and contemporary version of a folktale
· Listening to the Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell or watch teacher tube.
https://www.teachertube.com/video/the-three-little-javelinas-418250
· Students will break into groups and compare/contrast the characters, settings, and plot of
inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
(B) Compare different versions of the same story in traditional and contemporary folktales with
Learning Outcomes: The students will learn to identify and compare characters, settings, and
plots of comparable folktales. The activities are intended to present two similar folktales (both
traditional and contemporary) and help students to focus on the similarities and differences of
the characters, settings, and plot. The group activity is set up to help students locate details
they may have missed that other students identified. Group discussion will activate prior
knowledge obtained from previous school years according to the TEKS. Prior knowledge of the
traditional folktale, The Three Little Pigs is expected in the TEK 110.2 8A demonstrate
fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes; was taught in kindergarten and first grade. Also prior
knowledge of characters, settings, and plots was taught according to Kinder TEKs 110.2 7A, 7B,
Pre-Activity: Quickly do a five-minute flannel board storytelling of the traditional Three Little
Pigs. Ask students to raise their hand if they remember this traditional folktale and share.
Activity: I will tell the story of Three Little Pigs with a flannel board. Then I will ask students to
raise their hands if they remember this traditional fairytale. Then students will be asked to pay
· Whole Group Activity - Instruction students to look for similarities and differences or
compare/contrast the elements of characters, settings, and plot. The students will listen
attentively while I will read the engaging picture book, The Three Little Javelinas.
· Small Group Activity - Students will break into groups of four and discuss the two
folktales, identifying the characters, settings, and plot. The groups will have giant paper with
three sections for students to put ideas under the three topic: characters, settings, and plot.
· Individual Activity/Assessment - Then each student will begin to write their own
Modification of the Lesson: If time is limited, the teacher can have a teacher led whole group
discussion. Students will use Plickers to answer questions to demonstrate mastery of content for
the writing assessment comparing and contrasting the traditional and contemporary folktales.
Alternatively, if there is a larger amount of time, students can create a storyboard representing
Plickers Questions:
1. Who are the main characters in the traditional folktale The Three Little Pigs?
a. The wolf
2. Who are the main characters from The Three Little Javelinas?
c. The coyote
5. Does the plot in the Three Little Pigs involve a wolf terrorizing the pigs?
a. Yes
b. No
6. Does the plot of the Three Little Pigs involve the pigs befriending a friendly wolf?
a. Yes
b. No
7. Does the plot of the Three Little Javelinas conclude with an ending of the javelinas
a. Yes
b. No
The students’ assessment papers will provide an in-depth understanding of the comparisons of
the characters, settings, and plots from the two folktales. Students will be asked to write
Supplemental Information or Sites: what other resources can you use for this lesson to help
· https://www.teachertube.com/video/the-three-little-javelinas-418250
· Look at other student’s versions of the Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Javelinas
Storyboards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4
ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html#110.4.
“Free Online Storyboard Maker: Design a Custom Storyboard in Canva.” About Canva, 19 Feb.
2018, www.canva.com/create/storyboards/.
Haven, Kendal F., and MaryGay Ducey. Crash Course in Storytelling. Libraries Unlimited,
2007.
Lowell, Susan, and Jim Harris. The Three Little Javelinas. Rising Moon., 2011.
newlookchick. “Silly Symphony - The Three Little Pigs.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 June 2008,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4.