Trinity University Digital Cmmns @ Trinity Understanding by Design: Cmplete Cllectin Understanding by Design 9-11-2009 Happily Ever After? A Fairy Tale Unit [1st grade] Audrey Tan Trinity University Fllw this and additinal wrks at: http://digitalcmmns.trinity.edu/educ_understandings Part f the Elementary Educatin and Teaching Cmmns Repsitry Citatin Tan, Audrey, " Happily Ever After? A Fairy Tale Unit [1st grade]" (2009). Understanding by Design: Cmplete Cllectin. 118. http://digitalcmmns.trinity.edu/educ_understandings/118 This Instructinal Material is brught t yu fr free and pen access by the Understanding by Design at Digital Cmmns @ Trinity. Fr mre infrmatin abut this unie, please cntact the authr(s):. Fr infrmatin abut the series, including permissins, please cntact the administratr: jcstanz@trinity.edu.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF TRINTIY UNIVERSITY Understanding by Design Curriculum Units Happily Ever After? A Fairy Tale Unit Audrey Tan 2009
UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN Unit Cver Page Unit Title: Happily Ever After? A Fairy Tale Unit Grade Level: 1 Subject/Tpic Area: Language Arts Designed By: Audrey Tan Time Frame: 15 days Schl District: Nrth East Independent Schl District Schl: Hardy Oak Elementary Brief Summary f Unit (Including curricular cntext and unit gals) This unit is designed as a mid-year unit fr 1 st grade language arts. Students will have had sme expsure t stry elements and will have written a few stries independently. The unit is designed arund fairy tales. In this unit, students will explre the features that define fairy tales. They will learn hw t recgnize fairy tales. Students will understand that fairy tales are fantasy. The students will listen, cmpare, and analyze the characters f fairy tales. Thrughut the unit students will develp their idea f happiness. Their understanding will deepen thrugh expsure and discussins. Students will als cnnect t the characters and think abut their wn happiness. Students will braden their understanding f happiness by cmparing fairy tales t real life. Students will be asked at the end f the unit t rewrite a traditinal fairy tale. Students will chse ne f three fairytales and change events and characters. Students will use the features f fairy tales in the writing alng with their understanding f happiness t demnstrate their learning. Their gal is with their new understanding f fairytales and happiness, they will be able t create a mre realistic fairy tale, true t themselves.
Unit: Happily Ever After? A Fairy Tale Unit Grade: 1 st Grade Stage 1: Desired Results Understandings Students will understand that Fairy tales have cmmn features such as ryalty, magic, happy endings, ect. Fairy tales are fantasy and unrealistic. Traditinal happiness is nt the nly way t be happy. 1. What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale? 2. Hw wuld the characters feel in real life? 3. What des it mean t live happily ever after? 4. Hw d I live happily? Essential Questins Knwledge Students will knw Definitin f happiness Cmmn features f fairy tales Skills Students will be able t 13D. cnnect ideas and themes acrss texts 14D. recgnize the distinguishing features f familiar genres, including stries, pems, and traditinal texts 14G. analyze characters, including their traits, feelings, relatinships, and changes 18F. write in different frms fr different purpses such as lists t recrd, letters t invite r thank, and stries r pems t entertain Stage 2: Assessment Evidence Perfrmance Task: Students will chse ne f three fairy tales after cnferencing with the teacher. Students will then rewrite the fairy tale t demnstrate their understanding f the features f fairy tales and the idea f happiness. Students will be assessed using a rubric. Other evidence: 6 bxes pre-assessment, fairy tale feature chart, character map, reader s respnse Stage 3: Learning Activities Day 1: Cinderella Pre-assessment-6 bxes activity Tell me everything yu knw abut fairy tales. Tell me everything yu knw abut happiness. Ask me 1 questin abut fairy tales. Ask me 1 questin abut happiness. Students will brainstrm and create a class list f fairy tales. Draw a picture f a fairy tale. Draw a picture f happiness.
Day 2: Snw White Read: Cinderella Students will retell Cinderella in their wrds Discussin: What makes a fairy tale different frm ther stries? What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale? Create list f features and intrduce chart-nly write in the features they have named Title f Fairy Tale Special Wrds/Numbers Once upn, Happily ever, 3,7 Gd Character Evil Character Ryalty Magic Happines s What made the characters happy? Discussin: Lk at ur fairy tale features list. What fairy tale features des Cinderella have? Teacher will read Snw White Discussin: Lk at ur fairy tale features list. What fairy tale features des Snw White have? Lead students t add ther features n the list. What is a fairy tale? Students will create a wrking definitin f a fairy tale and write dwn their definitin n vcabulary wrksheet.
Day 3: Sleeping Beauty Student will retell Snw White Teacher will read Sleeping Beauty Discussin: Lk at ur fairy tale features list. What fairy tale features des Sleeping Beauty have? Lead students t add ther features n the list. Lk ver chart and discuss similarities between all three tales Culd Sleeping Beauty ever happen? Why r why nt? Think-Pair-Share Fairy tales are fantasy-it culd never happen because f magic and unrealistic animals Day 4: Rapunzel Students will retell Sleeping Beauty Teacher will read Rapunzel Assessment-pass ut paper cpy f chart and students will fill in chart independently Bring students back t carpet and fill in class chart tgether Culd Rapunzel ever happen? Day 5: Jack and the Beanstalk Students will retell Rapunzel Fairy tales are fantasy-it culd never happen because f magic and unrealistic animals Teacher will read Jack and the Beanstalk Discussin: Is Jack and the Beanstalk a fairy tale? Why r why nt? Fairy tales d nt have t have all the features t be a fairy tale. Discussin: Lk at ur fairy tale features list. What fairy tale features des Jack and the Beanstalk have? What makes Jack happy in the end? Day 6: Happily Ever After Discussin: Hw d mst fairy tales end? Happily ever after- What des it mean t live happily ever after?
Wh is happy at the end f the tale? Hw d yu knw that they are happy? What makes them happy? What are sme things that make yu happy? Unhappy? Students will write and draw abut things that make them happy and unhappy-use wrksheet. Students will create a wrking definitin f happiness and write dwn their definitin n their vcabulary wrksheet. Teacher will shw students Cinder Edna. Students will make predictins abut the stry using the cver. Teac her will read Cinder Edna. Discussin: Hw des the stry end? Wh d yu think is happy in the end? Why? Why is Cinder Ella nt happy in the end? Hw can yu tell? Day 7: The Paperbag Princess Cinderella is happy in mst fairy tales. D yu think she d be happy in real life? Explain. What makes Cinder Edna happy? Fill in chart-emphasize happiness bx Discussin: Tell me abut the characters in the stry Cinder Edna frm yesterday. Venn Diagram-cmpare and cntrast Cinder Edna and Cinder Ella Teacher will read The Paperbag Princess Is this stry a fairy tale? Why r why nt? Was Elizabeth happy at the end f the fairy tale? Hw d yu knw? Fill in chart-emphasize happiness bx Day 8: Princess Smartypants Teacher will read Princess Smartypants What kind f princess is Princess Smartypants? Let s think abut her character. Fill ut character map
Discussin: Did this stry have a happy ending? What made Princess Smartypants happy in the end? Fill in fairy tale features chart Hw are Cinder Edna, Elizabeth, and Princess Smarty Pants different frm Cinderella, Snw White, and Sleeping Beauty? Day 9: Real Princess? Fake Princess They are all princesses but what makes them truly happy in the end? Is there nly ne way t be happy? We ve been studying fairy tales fr the past 2 weeks. Wh can tell me what a fairy tale is? Hw are fairy tales different frm fictin stries? Wh are usually the characters in a fairy tale? I want yu t draw me a picture f a ryal character (king, queen, prince, princess) Teacher will give students 10 minutes t draw picture Allw 5 minutes fr a gallery walk (students will leave their drawing n desk and will walk arund t lk at peers wrk) Students will return t carpet Tell me what yu saw n yur gallery walk. What did yur friends drawings have in cmmn? What were sme differences? Des ryalty (king, queen, prince, princess) exist in real life? Yes, I want yu t meet sme real life ryalty. Pwerpint presentatin Pint ut differences frm fairy tale characters and drawings Students will redraw character fr real life Hw did yu change yur drawing? Day 10: The Little Mermaid Intrduce the stry and encurage students t help re-tell the stry. May use a bk as a guide. Play ending scene frm Disney mvie-king Tritn sacrificing fr Ariel, Prince Eric saving Ariel-Happy ending What abut the ending was nt realistic?
Des the prince always have t save the princess? What culd Ariel have dne t save herself? What makes Ariel happy in the end? What else culd make Ariel happy? I want yu t rewrite the ending t the Little Mermaid. Make sure Ariel is happy in the end Teacher will give students 15 minutes t write a new ending. Day 11: Perfrmance Task We have been studying abut fairy tales and happiness fr 2 weeks nw. This week I want yu t shw me all that yu ve learned by writing a new ending t an ld fairy tale. Tday we re ging t review ur fairy tales and yu will get t pick 3 that yu d like t change the ending t. (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snw White, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk) Review fairy tale plts and use bks as a reminder t help students retell Fairy tales are fantasy-change it s it s mre like real life. Are the characters really living happily ever after? Wuld yu be happy if yu were the character? On yur wrksheet chse the 3 fairy tales yu wuld be the mst excited t change. Make sure yu think abut what yu might want t change in each fairy tale. Pick 3 that yu think yu culd really shw me what yu ve learned. Teacher will cnference with students t help chse ne fr their perfrmance task. Use cnference as a way t differentiate perfrmance task fr students Day 12: Perfrmance Task Teacher will finish student cnferences. Pass ut rubric and discuss elements with students. Remind students t make sure characters wuld be happy in real life Think abut what yu wuld want t change. Yu are the authr and yur are in charge! Pass ut changes wrksheet t help students rganize changes. When students finish they may begin filling ut fairy tale map wrksheet t help rganize thughts.
Day 13: Writing Students will begin writing new fairy tale using fairy tale.map as a guide. Teacher will cnference with students as they write. Day 14: Writing Students will cntinue t write and edit their fairy tale. Teacher will cntinue t cnference with students. Day 15: Illustrating Students will finish up writing and editing their fairy tale. Students will create illustratins fr their fairy tale if finished. Students can share fairy tales with each ther.
Wrksheets
Tell me everything yu knw abut fairy tales. Ask me 1 questin abut fairy tales. Draw a picture f a fairy tale. Tell me everything yu knw abut happiness. Ask me 1 questin abut happiness. Draw a picture f happiness.
Fairy Tale Features Chart Title f Special Gd Evil Ryalty Magic Happiness Fairy Tale Wrds/Numbers Once upn, Happily ever, 3,7 Character Character What made the characters happy?
Imprtant Vcabulary Fairy Tale: Happiness:
Happy Unhappy List 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. List 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Picture Picture
Actins Says Feelings Appearance (Lks)
Pwerpint Presentatin Meet the Ryals! GET READY TO MEET REAL LIFE KINGS QUEENS PRINCES AND PRINCESSES! Duble click t play Pwerpint presentatin.
Name: Date: Fairy Tale Chices Title f Fairy Tale What I want t change Ranking (1 st,2 nd 3 rd )
Fairy Tale Changes 1 Old Fairy Tale My Fairy Tale 2 3 4
Name:_ Characters 1. 2. 3. 4. Fairy Tale Map Date:_ Setting My fairy tale takes place: Where: When: Prblem and Slutin Prblem: Slutin: Middle In the middle Beginning In the beginning End In the end_
Name: 3 Fairy Tale Rubric Title: Fairy Tale Features Happiness Editing 4-5 fairy tale features are included: Magic gd character, evil character, special wrds/numbers Ryalty Authr changes stry s Characters are truly happy in the end (real life happy) Wrd wall wrds are spelled crrectly Sentences begin capital letters Sentences end in crrect punctuatin 2 2-3 fairy tale features are included Authr makes a few changes s Characters are happy in the end Sme wrd wall wrds are spelled crrectly Sme sentences begin with capital letters Sme sentences end in crrect punctuatin 1 0-1 fairy tale features are included Authr makes n changes t stry Few wrd wall wrds are spelled crrectly Few sentences begin with capital letters Few sentenced end in crrect punctuatin Cmments: