NAME:LaurynMaloney

GradeLevelofStudents

FifthGrade

Title/Author

TheLittlePrince,
byAntoineDeSaintExupery

Synopsisof
Text/Rationalefor
ChoosingthisText

Inthispassage,themainthemeisthatanythingessentialis
invisibletotheeyesandyoubecomeresponsibleforthingsthat
youtame,ortakecareof.Thelittleprincegivesexamplesof
thingshehastamedsuchasafoxandaroseandhowhis
responsibilitytothefoxandrosechangesthewayheperceives
them;theyarenowoneoutofamillion.Onceyounurture
something,itbecomesapartofyouanditbecomescompletely
uniqueandirreplaceable.

Quantitativeanalysis
(Lexileandgradelevelof
text)/
Rationale

710Lforfifthgrade.
Typicalfifthgradersreadwithinthelexilerangeof
565Lto910L.
Thelittleprincefallsalmostexactlyinthemiddleoftherange.I
thinkthepassagewillberelevantforfifthgradersbecausethey
arelearningtotakemoreresponsibilityforthemselvesandtheir
possessions.Theywillbeabletorelatetothefactthatonceyou
puttimeandenergyintoprovidingcareforsomething,youstart
tovalueitevenmore.

Qualitative
analysis/Rationale

Inthistext,personificationofafoxandrosesmayconfuse
studentswhoarenotusedtoreadingaboutthefeelingsof
inanimateobjects(example:theroseswerehumbled).Idonot
thinkthestudentswillhavedifficultyfindingthemainidea
becausethelittleprincerepeatsconceptsthatareimportant.
Thestudentswillhavedifferentcharactersandthemesto
discussandanalyze.Thepassageisrichwithdiscussion
opportunities.

Objective

*Studentswillcloselyreadandannotatetext,notingkey
vocabularyanddescriptivephrases.
*Studentswillusetextualevidencetoexplaintheauthors
meaningintheclosingsentence.

CommonCoreStandard

CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.5.1
Quoteaccuratelyfromatextwhenexplainingwhatthe

textsaysexplicitlyandwhendrawinginferencesfromthe
text.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.5.2
Determineathemeofastory,drama,orpoemfrom
detailsinthetext,includinghowcharactersinastoryor
dramarespondtochallengesorhowthespeakerina
poemreflectsuponatopic;summarizethetext.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.5.4
Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyare
usedinatext,includingfigurativelanguagesuchas
metaphorsandsimiles.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.5.6
Describehowanarrator'sorspeaker'spointofview
influenceshoweventsaredescribed.
Orientation
Createapurpose
forreadingdoyourstudents
havequestionsaboutthetext?Do
you?Keepthebackground
informationtoaminimum.

1. Forthefirstreading,Iwillreadaloudand
studentswillfollowalong.
2. Forthesecondreading,studentswillusetheir
highlighterstohighlightinformationthatshows
therelationshipbetweenthelittleprinceandhis
rose.
3. Forthethirdreading,studentswillunderline
importantlifevaluesthefoxistryingtoteachthe
littleprince.

CloseReading
Whatwill
studentsdoastheyreadthrough
thetext,independently,forthe
firsttime?

Asstudentsreadindependently,theywillusetheir
highlighterorpentohighlight/underlineconnections
betweenthelittleprinceandtherose,firstly,thenthe
foxslesson/secrettothelittleprince.Wewillhave
discussionquestionsonthereadingaftereach
independentread.

ThinkAloud
Selectatleasttwosectionsofthe
textthatyouthinkareparticularly
challenging.Modelhowyou,asa
proficientreader,makesenseof
thesecomplexsections.Thiscould
includemakingsenseof
challengingvocabulary.

Hereismysecret.Itsquitesimple:Oneseesclearly
onlywiththeheart.Anythingessentialisinvisibleto
theeye.

ThinkAloud:Oneseesclearlyonlywiththeheart,
Iwonderwhatthatmeans.Oureyescanbetrayus,our
mindsandthoughtsmightchangebutourheartcansee
thingsclearly.Ourheartcanfeelthingsclearly.Anything
thatisimportantwillbeinvisibletotheeye.Loveis
invisibleandimportant.Trust,understanding,kindness,all
thesetraitsareinvisibletotheeyebutseenclearlywiththe
heart.

Yourenotatalllikemyrose.Yourenothingatall
yet,hetoldthem.Noonehastamedyouandyou
haventtamedanyone.Yourethewaymyfoxwas.
Hewasjustafoxlikeahundredthousandothers.But
Ivemadehimmyfriend,andnowhesthefoxinthe
world.
ThinkAloud:Whenheissayingyouarenothingat
allyet,IfeellikehemeansthatyouarenothingtoME.
Onceyounurture,orlove,orcareforsomethingitbecomes
specialtoyou.TheseflowersarentspecialtotheLittle
Prince.Notliketheflowerhehastreasured,wateredand
caredfor.Hedoesntcareforthehundredthousandother
foxes,heonlycaresfortheonethathasbecomehisfriend.
Ifeelthatwayaboutalotofthings.Theyonlybecome
specialoncetheybecomemineandIfeelaconnectionto
them.Ofcourse,Ithinkalldogsarespecial,buteverydogI
seefallsintothecategoryofalldogswhereasmydog
Bentleyismybestfriendandlikeasontome.Icarefor
him,provideforhim,walkhim,lovehimandhehas
becomemineandtome,heisthemostimportantdogin
theworld.Andtoothers,thedogtheyhavecaredforisthe
mostimportantdogtothem.
TextDependentQuestions(&
answers)

Whydoesthelittleprincethinkhisroseisdifferentthan
alltheotherroses?
Becauseitbelongstohim,hehas
investedinit,hehastamedit,hehascaredforit,
grewtoloveit,formedaconnection.

PerformanceAssessment

GraphicOrganizer:
a. Namesomethingliving/nonlivingthatyouhavea
relationshipwith
b. Whatmakesyourrelationshipspecial?
c. Howhaveyouinvestedinthisrelationship?
d. Whyisyour_______differentthanalltheother
_______?
Forthegraphicorganizer,studentswillberelating
thefeelingsofthelittleprinceandhisconnectionto
therosetosomethingtheyfeelstronglyaboutintheir
ownlife.Theywillchosesomethingtheyhavea
relationshipwithandthenanalyzeitsotheyareable
tofeelhowtheLPfeltwithhisrose.

Reflection: