Ms. Williams Third Grade Trickster Tales Ms. Williams Third Grade
Trickster Tales Trickster Tales are a kind of folktale from different cultures. I am going to read you a story called: Tyl Eulenspiegel and the Three Questions this is a tale from Germany.
Comprehension What problem does Tyl Eulenspiegel have to solve? How does the burgomaster try to outsmart Tyl? How does Tyl outsmart the burgomaster? How would you describe Tyl’s character?
Understanding Trickster Tales Turn to pages 280 & 281 in your reading book! A tickster tale is a kind of folktale told all over the world. Why do you think people like to read trickster tales?
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking! It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
Trickster Vocabulary boastfulness: being full of praise for oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s actions (bragging)
clever: smart
culture: the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to people
folktale: a traditional story handed down from one generation to the next
greediness: being filled with selfish desire for more than what one needs
mischief: bad behavior
qualities: features that make a person or thing special
trickster: a character who plays tricks pr pranks on others
Hungry Spider Predict/Infer: I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner.
Understanding Trickster Tales Practice Book pg. 178
Inflected Endings I can read and write words with inflected endings. Readers can decode unfamiliar words ending in –ed and –ing by looking for the base words. Uncle Fox smiled. I am smiling.
Rules on Inflected endings When a base word ends with an “e,” the e is dropped before adding –ed or –ing. To find the base word for smiled, remove the ending –ed and add e: smile To find the base word for smiling, remove the ending –ing and add e: smile
Write the base words Turtle was hoping to win. Everyone agreed to help. Aunt Fox was nibbling at the fish. Turtle excused himself. Uncle Fox was scraping a pan. Turtle scrambled to shore.
Synonyms Spider was hungry. “I’m famished!” exclaimed Spider. Hungry means in need of food. Famished means in need of food.
Synonyms=Same Come and enjoy the meal. I will prepare a feast. You will be practice matching synonyms.
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Trickster Tales Ms. Williams Third Grade Day 2
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking! It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
boastfulness: being full of praise for oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s actions (bragging)
clever: smart
Rabbit Races with Turtle Predict/Infer: I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner.
Understanding Trickster Tales Practice Book pg. 178
Synonyms You will be making a synonym connection graphic organizer. miniature hilarious gigantic giggled small funny big laughed
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Trickster Tales Ms. Williams Third Grade Day 3
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking! It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
culture: the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to people
folktale: a traditional story handed down from one generation to the next
greediness: being filled with selfish desire for more than what one needs
Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish Predict/Infer: I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner. Story Map in pairs on Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish
Journaling Compare the tricks played by the characters. Which do you think is the most clever? Which one is the funniest? Why?
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Trickster Tales Ms. Williams Third Grade Day 4
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking! It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
mischief: bad behavior
qualities: features that make a person or thing special
trickster: a character who plays tricks pr pranks on others
Inflected Endings We will be reading a story and picking out the words with inflected endings. You will need to be picking out the base words. (Practice Book pg. 182)
Practice Book pg. 191
Reader’s Theater with Trickster Tales