Understanding by Design Theme: Fairy Tales/Cinderella Author: Trina Dill Grade Level: First Grade

Stage 1- Desired Results

Content Standards:
ELACC1RL3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. ELACC1RL7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. ELACC1RL9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. ELACC1SL2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Understandings: Students will understand that.. what elements make up a good fairy tale. fairy tales can be told differently. all fairy tales are similar due to key elements in the story. Student will know. how to identify key elements in a story. how to compare elements from the stories. how to contrast elements from the stories.

Essential Questions: How are all fairy tales the same? How can the same story be told differently? What elements make up a good fairy tale?

Student will be able to identify key elements in a story. determine how the same story can be written differently. identify elements that make up a good fairy tale. write complete sentences to create their own story.

Stage 2- Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks: Students will create a Cinderella story of their own with a partner. Other Evidence: Observations during compare and contrast tasks.

Stage 3 Learning Plan

Learning Activities: Day 1: Cinderella The teacher introduces fairy tales by having a discussion about elements that help make a good fairy tale. The teacher reads Cinderella aloud to students. As you complete this discussion with students, you will record the information they give you on a glog. You will continue to use the glog for the remainder of this unit. Ask students give examples of how they know Cinderella is a fairy tale. Chickerella The teacher reads Chickerella aloud to students. After reading the story, students will compare and contrast the stories using a double bubble map or venn diagram in groups. As a class, have students help you select what information needs to go on the glog. Refer to essential questions if necessary. Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella The teacher will read Big foot Cinderrrrella aloud to students. After reading the story, students will compare and contrast the story from today with the original Cinderella. Students will use a double bubble map or a venn diagram and complete in the same group as the day before. As a class, have students help you select what information needs to go on the glog. Refer to the essential questions if necessary. Technology Opportunity (2 days) Students and teacher will review the information on the glog discussing key elements that are found in all fairy tales and how the same story can be told differently. With a partner, students will create a Voki. Students will create their own version of Cinderella. They will create an avatar that looks like the character they want to use in the story and will type in or record aloud their story so that they avatar reads their story aloud. Remind students to use elements that are found in all fairy tales. The glog will remain on the smartboard so that students can refer to the elements as needed.