Grade

6 – Language Arts – Legends

Subtask: Grade 6 – Language Arts Timeline: 1 class – 75 minutes

Expectations Addressed:
Reading Expectations:
1.1, 1.3-1.5

Oral Expectations:
1.1-1.5

Learning Intention: Success Criteria:

- The learning intention is for the children to
understand how to break down elements of a
narrative story, both legend and fable.
- The learning intention is for the children to
understand the plot points of the story so that
they can articulate it into shape go map
- I can determine the setting, characters and
problem
- I can determine 4 key events in the story
- I can determine the solution of the story
- I can infer what will happen next in the text
- I can make connections to other books,
myths, legends, fables, fairy tales, or prior
knowledge of other references to make sense
of the text that is being read

Opportunities for Descriptive

Assessment:
Feedback:
- how the students are - on the shape go maps
understanding the material
being read
- to see where the students are in
¨ Modelled their vocabulary when asked
¨ Shared what something means
¨ Guided
- students are able to complete
¨ Independent Practice
¨ Other their shape go maps
- students are able to write down
the key points
- ensuring that the students are
using descriptive language
from the story in their maps

Resources:
- Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth
- Aesop’s Fables
- Ferdinand the Bull
- Smart board
Accommodations/Modifications
Differentiation:
(ELL/IEP):
- choosing books that are at their - audiobook
grade level in order for them to - picture books for them to
not be left behind in the reading connect the words
- taking a break when they need - pointing to the words to make
to the words match
- projecting something onto a
screen for students to see better

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 Beginning/Engagement: Introduce the lecture by explaining what a fable is to the class. A fable is a
short story that conveys a moral. Explain to the class that there are 3 elements
to a fable: 1) it conveys a moral (or learning a lesson); 2) the characters within
a fable are often animals; 3) the characters within a fable have human
characteristics like talking

*note: ask the class what a moral is.

Middle: We will be creating a shape go map with the class on the smartboard.

I will be reading a story to you called The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop’s Fables).

Setting: cave or jungle

Characters: lion and mouse
Problem: the mouse is going to get eaten; the lion got caught in a trap made of
rope
Solution: the mouse helps out the lion by biting through the rope with her sharp
teeth
The moral of the story: no matter how small you are, you can always show
kindness and help someone out.

Wrap-up: Students are to read 2 fables and write on the shape go map what they think
the setting is, who the characters are, what the problem is, what the solution is,
and what the moral of the story is.

They will have a choice of these fables:

1) The Plane Tree
2) Story of Ferdinand *Must be scanned and printed*
3) The Hares and the Frogs
4) The Dog and His Reflection

The Plane Tree:

- Setting: meadow or forest
- Characters: two travellers and the tree
- Problem: The two travellers don’t like the tree because it doesn’t give
them what they want like food
- Solution: The tree speaks up and tells them that they should count their
blessings
- Moral: Appreciate the little things in life.

Story of Ferdinand:
- Setting: Spain, Madrid
- Characters: Ferdinand, the other bulls, Ferdinand’s mother, the bee, 5
men, banderilleros, picadors, Matador
- Problem: Ferdinand didn’t want to be like the other bulls, and he got
caught and put in the bull ring
- Solution: they took Ferdinand home because he didn’t want to fight
- Moral: Bring yourself is always the best option.

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 The Hares and the Frogs:
- Setting: warren and pond
- Characters: hares and frogs
- Problem: The hares are scared of everything; the frogs are afraid of the
hares
- Solution: The frogs went into the mud to get away from the hares
- Moral: even though we think that we’re worse off, there is always
someone who is worse off than us

The Dog and His Reflection:

- Setting: field
- Characters: Dog, his reflection
- Problem: The dog fell into the water because he thought that there was
another dog with a bone
- Solution: The dog realized that he was being greedy
- Moral: It is foolish to be greedy

They can work in groups of 2.

Reflections:

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