| Lesson Plan ID: |
7102 |
| Title: |
Using Fairy Tales to Teach the Elements of a Short Story |
| Overview/Annotation: |
Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character. |
| Content Standard(s): |
| ELA(7) | 1. Apply strategies appropriate to the type of reading material, including setting purposes for reading and making generalizations, to comprehend seventh-grade recreational reading materials. | | ELA(7) | 3. Distinguish among the major genres, including poetry, short stories, novels, plays, biographies, and autobiographies, and subgenres, such as folktales, myths, parables, fables, and science fiction, based on their characteristics. | | ELA(7) | 8. Compare selections of culturally diverse literature and their characteristics. |
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| Primary Learning Objective(s): |
Students will identify the elements of a short story in a fairy tale. Students will complete a graphic organizer to demonstrate their understanding of the elements of a short story. |
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| Approximate Duration of the Lesson: |
61 to 90 Minutes |
| Materials and Equipment: |
One copy of "Little Red Riding Hood," additional classroom copies of other classic fairy tales, copies of a "Makes Sense Strategies" graphic organizer (or one from the attached list), teacher-made slideshow presentation (attached)
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| Technology Resources Needed: |
Computer with presentation software, scan converter and TV (or digital projector and screen) |
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| Procedures/Activities: |
1.)Lead the class in brainstorming about the characteristics that they believe define a short story, i.e. the length, the number of characters, the time span, a well-defined plot.
Help the class create a working definition of the short story. (Standard definition: the short story is a piece of prose fiction usually under 10,000 words, which can be read
in one sitting.)
2.)Read aloud to the class the classic fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.”
3.)Show the PowerPoint presentation of the Elements of a Short Story (attached) to the class, discussing with the students the application of its content to the story they just heard.
4.)Suggest students take notes during the slideshow or use the handout "Analyzing the Short Story" attached.
5.)Divide students into pairs. Allow each pair to choose a fairy tale from those provided.
6.)Distribute the graphic organizers from "Makes Sense Strategies" or from one of the sites listed in the attachment. Instruct the student pairs to analyze their stories just as "Little Red Riding Hood" was analyzed by the class.
7.)For homework, ask students to create a quiz on the elements of the short story or write a brief modern fairy tale. Students who write the fairy tales should be prepared to identify their short story elements. Students might want to share these with the class.
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| Attachments:**Some files will display in a new window. Others will prompt you to download. |
analyzing short story newsletter.doc
Graphic org.doc
Elements of a Short Story.ppt
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| Assessment Strategies: |
Use the best student quizzes to compile a test for the class. Evaluate graphic organizers for completion and accuracy. |
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