Folk Tales, myths_, and legends
Here are the things we are working on this unit for reading:
Stories to watch:
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
- Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
- Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- Employ the full range of research-based comprehension strategies: focusing on making inferences
Stories to watch:
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs