This picture describes me perfectly:
This unit has five traditional literature stories: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, and The Snow Queen (which is actually the inspiration for the movie Frozen!). For each text, students need to identify the theme, highlight the evidence in the text that points to the theme, and write a sentence or two to "prove" their answer. The CCSS has a strong emphasis on using the text to prove your answer, so these stories fit perfectly!
Here's what one story looks like:
I thought I had some photos of my kiddos from last year working on this, but I couldn't find any. I did find a photo of one of my student's work though:
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See you tomorrow for the Deal of the Day!
