Subject:           Language Arts                                                                             Grade:  3

 

Standard:   2 Comprehension

 

Key Concept: Comparing and contrasting help the reader gain a deeper understanding of various texts.

 

Generalization:  There are many versions of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.  They are the same in some ways, but different too. 

 

Background:  The children all read and discuss “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” retold and illustrated by James Marshall from their reading book Imagine That 3.1 Scott Foresman pages 47-66.  The teacher reads another version of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” such as:  Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears by Jan Fearnley, Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Valeri Gorbachev, Goldilocks Returns by Steven Guarnaccia, and Bears Should Share by Alvin Granowsky, et al.  If you have a class set of appropriate books, the children can read themselves.

 

 

Tiered in process

 

Tiered according to readiness          

 

 

Tier I: Use a “double bubble” thinking map or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the details in the 2 “Goldilocks” stories. 

 

 

Tier II: Use a “Compare and Contrast” diagram using the details from the two “Goldilocks” stories.

 

 

Assessment:

After completing the appropriate comparing and contrasting assignment and sharing within their own group, 1 or more students will explain their product to the whole class.  After the whole group shares, the students will have a better comprehension of both stories by comparing and contrasting the setting, the characters, the main idea, and the details.

 

The teacher will assess each child’s product with a rubric designed for their tier.