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Title of Lesson
Grade Level
1st
Standards: ELACC1RL3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. ELACC1RL7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas : Use illustrations and and Ideas : Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. ELACC1RI1 Key Ideas and Details Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Understandings: The students will be able to describe the characters and setting of The Mitten to help understand the story. The students will be able to understand the story when they ask questions about the specific details. The students will see how a fictional story can be funny and bring enjoyment to reading.
Essential Questions:
Overarching Questions:
Topical Questions:
1. How did the fictional story bring some non-fiction traits of animals to life? 2. How do the details of the story add to the major events of the story?
1. What did the little boy do that was wrong? 2. How did the animals protect themselves from the weather in the story?
Assessment: The students will be assessed on their responses to the teacher during the reading of their story. The students will be assessed on their participation and completion of their own mittens with the describing sentences.
This is the story that was read aloud to the students. The song was as follows: The Mitten in the Snow The Mitten in the Snow The Mitten in the Snow Help us please so we wont freeze The mitten in the snow A _______________squeezes in A________________squeezes in Help us please so we wont freeze The Mitten in the Snow