1. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle Unit designed by Marti Yelverton, Lee County School System, 2006 Standards addressed: ELAKR6 – The student gains meaning from orally presented text. The student: c.Asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements (e.g., beginning-middle-end, setting, characters, problems, events, resolution) of read-aloud text. f.Uses prior knowledge, graphic features (illustrations), and graphic organizers to understand text. ELA1R6 – The student uses a variety of strategies to understand and gain meaning from grade-level text. The student: c.Asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements (e.g., beginning-middle-end, setting, characters, problems, events, resolution) of read-aloud text or independently read text. m. Recognizes and uses graphic features and graphic organizers to understand tasks.

2. Stepwise Instructional Task Worksheet Early Elementary ELA Comprehension: The Grouchy Ladybug