Unit 5: Fables, Folktales, & Myths

Suggested Texts:

Title / Author/Culture of Origin / Level / Location
Fables:
Aesop’s Fables / Aesop
Folktales:
Hungry Spider / African: Ashanti Tribe / HM: Volume 1
Rabbit Races Turtle / HM: Volume 1
Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish / HM: Volume 1
The Golden Flute / Chinese / Q / Reading A to Z
How Glooskap Found Summer / Native American / Q / Reading A to Z
How the Robin Stole the Flute / Australian Aboriginal / R / Reading A to Z
Murdoch’s Path / Irish / R / Reading A to Z
Myths:
Pegasus the Winged Horse / C.J. Naden
Pegasus the Flying Horse / Jane Yolen
Pegasus / Marianna Mayer

Other Resources:

Title / Item/Description / Location
Cloze Passage: Folktales / Collection of folktales / Reading A to Z
Aesop’s Fables / Online Collection / www.aesopfables.com
Folktales / Online folktales sorted by what they tell / http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_folktales.html
Aaron’ s World of Stories / Folktales from many different cultures retold by Aaron Shepard / http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html
I can / My Goals
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text / I can retell a story. [RL.3.2]
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text / I can tell the central message of a story, and identify how the message is conveyed. [RL.3.2]
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text / I can identify the theme of a story using key details from the text. [RL.3.2]
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text / I can explain how the illustrations of a text contribute to the mood or story being told. [RL.3.7]
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text / I can explain in detail how the illustrations in a text add to a character, setting, or mood of a story. [RL.3.7]
q  I can do this with help
q  I can do this by myself
q  I can do this with a hard text

I CAN STATEMENTS

I can retell a story. [RL.3.2]
I can tell the central message of a story, and identify how the message is conveyed. [RL.3.2]
I can identify the theme of a story using key details from the text. [RL.3.2]
I can explain how the illustrations of a text contribute to the mood or story being told. [RL.3.7]
I can explain in detail how the illustrations in a text add to a character, setting, or mood of a story. [RL.3.7]
Supporting Standards “I Can” Statements (For Teacher Use Only)
I can ask questions about what the text says and search the text to find the answers. [RL.3.1]
I can answer questions about the text to show I understand it. [RL.3.1]
I can determine the literal and figurative meaning of words an author uses. [RL.3.4]
I can understand the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text. [RL.3.4]
I can define direct/actual language, and give examples. [RL.3.4]
I can define figurative language, and give examples. [RL.3.4]
I can determine if a word or phrase is being used literally or figuratively in a text. [RL.3.4]
I can use specific terms (chapter, stanza, etc.) when discussing a story or text. [RL.3.5]
I can explain how parts of text (chapters, stanza, etc.) are connected. [RL.3.5]
I can write or speak about a text and talk about different parts of the text like chapters, scenes, or stanzas. [RL.3.5]
I can describe how one part of a text builds on the parts that came before it. [RL.3.5]
I can compare and contrast themes, characters, and plots of two stories by the same author. [RL.3.9]
I can compare and contrast the themes, plots, and settings of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. [RL.3.9]
Standard / Suggested Mini-Lessons
RL 3.2
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. / q  Determine the central message of a folktale. Explain how the key details support this message.
q  Recount a story.
q  Include the characters, setting, and important events when recounting a story.
q  Determine the central message of a story and identify key details that support the message.
q  Determine the moral of a fable and identify key details that support the moral.
RL 3.7
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)
Standard / Assessments
RL 3.2
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. / ·  Story Map
·  Theme Exit Slip
RL 3.7
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)