Unit Plan Rational
This unit was designed to expose students to a wide variety of fairy tale stories. Each
Fairy tale has some sort of moral message within it; that is the purpose of fairy tales. Based on
the grade 3 “Once Upon a Time” unit, this unit will hopefully help students to see stories from
different perspectives. This is part of the lessons for Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little
Pigs. For Cinderella, we will look at multiple versions of the same story. Students will find
similarities and differences between each version. For the lessons with The Frog Prince and
Rapunzel, students will discuss differences between Disney versions and the fairy tale versions.
For Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the students will pick out key ideas
and themes from the story to identify what makes them fairy tales.
The skills learned from the previous Writer’s Workshop Unit in March will be useful in
this unit as well. Having the skill of editing and making meaningful word choices as well as
recognizing those things in other authors will serve the students well as they analyze Fairy Tales
and different perspectives.
Throughout the unit, students will work towards a portfolio. The portfolio will just be a
collection of the different assignments and activities with each story along with a final project.
The final project will be in two parts: a recall, and an alternative ending. Students will pick one
of the stories discussed and examine the key points. Afterwards, they will change the ending of
the story to show that they can complete the story in a creative way that is different that the
original.
Unit Assessment Plan
Subject: ELA Topic: Writer’s Workshop and Fairy Tales
Grade: 3 Length Mid-March – April
:
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Established Goals (GLEs):
Students will…
listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and
experiences.
listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and
critically to oral, print and other media texts.
listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.
Constructs: Essential Questions:
2-3 overarching statements summarising These address more specifically how you will
learning after you have unpacked the achieve the constructs:
outcomes What elements make up a fairy tale?
Fairy tales have a message in the story, What are the morals or messages that fairy
usually having something to do with tales are trying to teach us?
morals or ethics. How does our point of view influence the
Stories are told from one point of view way we see a situation?
which can change how we see the story or
situation.
Specific Learning Goals (SLEs):
Students will be able to…
1.1.1 explain understanding of new concepts in own words
2.2.1 Make inferences about a character’s actions or feelings
2.3.1 Identify distinguishing features of a variety of oral, print and other media texts
2.3.5 Identify ways that messages are enhanced in oral, print and other media texts by the use
of specific techniques
3.1.1 Identify facts and opinions, main ideas and details in oral, print and other media texts.
3.3.2 List significant ideas and information from oral, print and other media texts
Prior understandings… Where does this lead? (Future outcomes in
Setting the same course, following grade-level
Sentence structure classes, etc.)
Perspectives Point of view
Stories: beginning, middle, end Development of voice
Story writing
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Pre-Assessment(s)
Students will write out what they think a fairy tale is, including important elements
Make the Fairy tale elements/cheat sheet
Formative Assessment
Discussions in each class
Fairy Tale Elements Sheets
Red and Wolf T-Chart
2
Villain Perspective, Whiteboard activity
Cinderella differences T-Chart
Candy House Design and Write-Up
Summative Assessment
Recall Favorite Story and Why
Alternative ending assignment
Other Evidence (observations, work samples, dialogues)
Dialogues
3
Unit Plan Grid Organizer
Unit Topic: Once Upon a Time Grade Level: 2/3 Strand: ELA
GLOs in full:
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other
media texts.
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.
SLOs in full:
1.1.1 explain understanding of new concepts in own words
2.2.1 Make inferences about a character’s actions or feelings
2.3.1 Identify distinguishing features of a variety of oral, print and other media texts
2.3.5 Identify ways that messages are enhanced in oral, print and other media texts by the use of specific techniques
3.1.1 Identify facts and opinions, main ideas and details in oral, print and other media texts.
3.3.2 List significant ideas and information from oral, print and other media texts
Materials to be learned in the unit: Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Naya The Inuit Cinderella, Seriously, Cinderella is
So Annoying, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Lesson Plan Summaries
(point form descriptions of your activies)
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities/Resources Evaluation
)
Writer’s 2.1.1.6 Revise (B) mistakes and Go through an already finished Checklist, consistent
Workshop 2.1.2.2 spelling (P) in their own story spelling, periods, are they
session 6 stories (M) Reread and find things to fix, look actually fixing things? (FA)
1 for capitals, punctuation, good
sentences, etc.
Edit dog walking story with them.
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities/Resources Evaluation
)
Writer’s 2.1.1.4 Revise (B) their work to give Reread again, aloud to yourself, Observations and discussion
Workshop 2.1.2.2 more meaning for readers (P) and make sure your story makes (FA)
session 8 in their writing (M) sense. Exaggerate to help show
2 meaning to reader.
Edit dog walking story for
meaning with them. Find better
words, create excitement.
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities/Resources Evaluation
)
Writer’s Identify (B) meaningful Reread Owl Moon Discussion (FA)
Workshop moments (P) in Owl Moon (M) ID meaningful moments
session Describe (B) why and how the Create what, why how chart
10&12 author created special moments together for them to reference
3 (P) in Owl Moon (M)
Write (B) their own meaningful
moments (P) within their own
stories (M)
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities/Resources Evaluation
)
Transition to 1.1.1 - identify (B) their Create cheat sheet for future stories Cheat sheet/Fairy Tale
What is a 2.3.1 understandings of what a fairy Discuss what fairy tales they know Elements (FA)
fairy tale? 2.3.5 tale is (P) to create a Fairy Tales Origins or fairy tales
Intro 3.3.2 cheat sheet (M) Goldilocks
4
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
Little Red 1.1.1 - Explain (B) the themes and Read Little Red Riding Hood Discussion (FA)
Riding Hood 2.2.1 ideas addressed (P) in the Little Watch Hoodwink! Red meets Wolf Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
5 2.3.5 Red Riding Hood (M) and Wolf meets Red T-chart of Wolf and Red’s
- Make inferences (B) about the perspectives (portfolio)
perspectives (P) of Wolf and
Red from Hoodwinked! (M)
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
3 little pigs 1.1.1 - Make inferences (B) about the Tell the 3 Little Pigs story Whiteboard Villain
6 2.2.1 perspectives (P) of pigs and wolf Read “The Truth About the Three perspective (FA)
2.3.5 (M) Little Pigs” Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
3.1.1 Discuss perspective
3.3.2
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
Cinderella/ 1.1.1 -compare (B) similarities and Read original Cinderella, Rough-Face Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
Rough-Face 2.3.1 differences (P) between the Girl, Naya, and compare symbols and T-Chart differences
Girl 2.3.5 different Cinderella stories (M) storylines (portfolio)
7 3.3.2 Discuss vocab in Rough-Face girl
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
Hansel and 1.1.1 -Identify (B) distinguishing Read Hansel and Gretel Candy House Design and
Gretel 2.3.5 features of setting (P) by Discuss how characters felt Write up (portfolio)
8 3.1.1 designing a candy house (M) Talk about candy house Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
3.3.2 -List (B) significant idea and Design and write about their own
information (P) about Hansel candy house
and Gretel and their candy house
(M)
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
Recall 1.1.1 List (B) significant ideas from Review stories Recall Assignment (SA)
favourite 2.2.1 their favourite story in the unit Pick favorite Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
9 2.3.1 (P) to retell the story (M) Retell the story
2.3.5 Introduce alternative ending
3.1.1
3.3.2
Lesson Title SLEs: Learning Instructional Strategies/ Assessments and
and Day (Abbrev. Objectives Methods/Activities Evaluation
)
Alternative 1.1.1 Create (B) an alternative ending Review recall Alternative Ending
Ending 2.2.1 (P) to the story of their choice Discuss what alternative endings assessment (SA)
10&11 2.3.1 (M) might be Fairy Tales Elements (FA)
2.3.5 Start working on alternative ending Whole Portfolio Hand in
3.1.1 (SA)
3.3.2
References and Resources
Lucy Calkins, Lesson From the Masters
Brittany Marceau-Chenkie - Naya, Inuit Cinderella story
Cameron Fox - Hansel and Gretel
Jon Scieszka - The Truth About the 3 Little Pigs
Karen Schmidt, Jacob Grimm - Little Red Riding Hood
Trisha Speed Shaskan - Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying
Valeri Gorbachev - Goldilocks and the Three Bears
