Language Arts Lesson Plan

CEP 452: Lesson Plan
Section 1: The Plan

LESSON OVERVIEW
Title Myths and Fairy Tales
Author Hannah Vanderhorst
Subject Language Arts
Grade Level 3rd Grade
Duration 7 Days
Unit Description: Over the course of this unit, students will read their own fairy tales,
write an adapted version of a fairy tale, and then write and publish their very own fairy tale.
Lesson Goals
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to retell at least 2 of the fairy tales
read by the teacher throughout the beginning of the lesson.
Students will be able to write their own adapted version of a fairy tale that is easily
comparable to the one they are basing it off of.
Finally, students will be able to write their own original fairy tales that are not based
off another published work.
Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the
central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the
text.
Big Ideas
Fairy tales are stories that can be applied to many different situations in life.
Fairy tales are representative of a bigger message, otherwise known as the theme.
Fairy tales can and have been adapted throughout history, and continue to be today.
Barriers
Students that have reading and comprehension related learning disabilities might have
difficulty with this lesson.
Students may have difficulty in writing their own fairy tale if they have learning disabilities
related to writing.
Students may have difficulty writing their own fairy tales if they have difficulties with
dexterity or gripping a pencil.
Adapted from CAST: UDL Lesson Plan Builder: http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/
METHOD
Anticipatory Set
To introduce the unit, provide the definition for a Fairy Tale. A good resource for providing
definitions is here: http://www.primary-education-oasis.com/characteristics-of-fairytales.html.
Introduce fairy tales by asking the class who has ever heard of a Fairy Tale before. Ask for
examples that students have read or seen in a movie.
Create an anchor chart that describes all the elements of a Fairy Tale. A good example of a
Fairy Tale anchor chart can be found here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/TE6zmoeJOG4/TZpN1xaDiMI/AAAAAAAAApo/hrLJQa3dOWI/s320/IMG_0287.JPG
Introduce and Model New Knowledge
Read students several different fairy tales over the course of the first few days of
introducing the lesson. These can include examples such as:
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Three Little Pigs
Cinderella
The Emperors New Clothes
Hansel and Gretel
The Princess and the Pea
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Ugly Duckling
Sleeping Beauty
Rumpelstiltskin
It is important to read several of these fairy tales to student to expose them to a wide
variety of ideas that the students can base their adapted fairy tales on. Only read a few in
one day so as the students do not get confused between storylines.
After the original fairy tales have been shared, read several adaptations of Fairy Tales to
the class. Some examples are as follows:
A Tale Dark and Grimm
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The Boy who Cried Bigfoot
Chicken Big
These are also known as Fractured Fairy Tales.
A more comprehensive list that also offers purchasing options can be found here:
http://www.powells.com/subjects/languages/foreign-languages/spanish/childrens-fairytales/adaptations/.
Provide Guided Practice
After students have been exposed to fairy tales and several adaptations of fairy tales, they
will be directed to write their own adaptation of a fairy tale they read. It should utilize the
same general characters and initial relationships, but the students can take liberty on
adjusting the plot line and outcome of the story, just as the examples did.
Provide Independent Practice
After students have written their own adapted fairy tales, they will write their own fairy
tales. This involves creating their own characters, story lines, and themes. They can use a
graphic organizer such as this one to organize their thoughts:
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/fairy-tale-story-map/.
These fairy tales can be in the format of a book with illustrations and eventually be
published, but that is optional depending on how much time the teacher has.
Students that have difficulty with gripping a pencil can use Assistive Technology, such as a
computer with Voice-to-Text to write and finalize their stories.
WRAP UP
Students will have the opportunity to share their fairy tales with their class after everyone
has completed writing theirs. As a requirement of sharing their fairy tales, they will also
have to identify the theme of their fairy tale after they read aloud.
ASSESSMENT
Formative, Ongoing Assessment
After the readings of the Fairy Tales throughout the unit, the teacher will ask for volunteers
to share what they believe to be the overall theme of the story. The teacher can get a solid
gauge of what the students understand to be true about the Fairy Tales.
Summative Assessment
Students will compare two Fairy Tales from around the world. A good example can be
found here: http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/compare-fairy-tales/.
Rubric:
The written comparison is at least one page in length.
The student includes 2 similarities between the two Fairy Tales
The student includes 2 differences between the two Fairy Tales
There is an introduction sentence and a concluding sentence
Accommodations: Student can use Assistive Technology, if necessary, to write their

comparison. They can also use AT to read the Fairy Tales.
MATERIALS
One copy of each fairy tale

One copy of each adapted fairy tale
Graphic organizer for each student
Anchor Chart
Markers
Colored Pencils for each student
Lined paper and writing utensil for each student (or alternative assistive
technology)
Two fairy tales to compare for each student

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CEP 452: Lesson Plan

Section 1: The Plan

Adapted from CAST: UDL Lesson Plan Builder: http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/

Accommodations: Student can use Assistive Technology, if necessary, to write their

One copy of each fairy tale

Adapted from CAST: UDL Lesson Plan Builder: http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/

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