Floresville ISD LoTi Lesson Plan

 

Character Analysis: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and its counterpart, "Deep in the Forest" 
 

 

 

Lesson Information
Title of Lesson Character Analysis: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and its counterpart, "Deep in the Forest"
Grade Levels K
Subject Language Arts
Course No course information associated with this lesson.
Authors and Contributors

ctoeppich 
Lesson Submission Date 1/29/2007 3:35:54 PM
Lesson Approval Date 5/4/2007 2:51:00 PM


 

Learning Objectives
TEKS /
Student Expectations 		Kindergarten Language Arts: 10A Listen to stories being read aloud. 10C Respond through talk, movement, music, art, drama, and writing to a variety of stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation. 11C Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including fact and fantasy. 12B Use pictures, print, and people to gather information and answer questions. 12C Draw conclusions from information gathered. 15F Use available technology to compose text. 16B Record or dictate his/her own knowledge of a topic in various ways such as by drawing pictures, making lists, and showing connections among ideas.
Targeted TAKS /
Department Objectives 		N/A

 

Lesson Overview

A brief summary of the lesson and the expected outcomes.
Overview n/a

 

Engaging Questions

The task asks students to show their "know how" on something important and challenging, not just their knowledge.

Engaging /
Essential Questions 		l. How do the actions of the characters affect the outcome of a story? 2. In what ways do the actions of the main characters affect others? 3. How are the characters in the two books alike? How are they different? 4. Which story could possibly happen to us, and which could not? Why or why not? 5. How can we evaluate the main character in each book according to the Six Pillars of Character? 6. How can we apply the lessons that the main characters learn to our own lives?

 

Authentic Learning

The task reflects what people might actually do in the real-world; including real life issues, themes, and problems.

Activities n/a
Related Character Pillars

 

High Level Thinking Processes

The task requires complex-thinking skills (critical/creative thinking, decision making, problem solving)
Bloom's Taxonomy

Knowledge , Analysis , Comprehension , Synthesis , Application , Evaluation  
Description Knowledge: Make a list of the characters. Comprehension: Match corresponding characters. Comprehension: Discuss incidents of real-life intruders. Application: Use the Internet and the newspaper to locate stories of real-life intruders. Application: Role-play a story about real-life intruders. Analysis: Compare/contrast real and fictional intruders. Analysis: Analyze cause-and-effect related to the real and fictional characters' actions. Analysis: Use the Six Pillars of Character to analyze one of the characters. Synthesis: Design a "Wanted Poster" for one of the characters. Evaluation: Vote on the class favorite of the two books. All levels: Create an original wordless book about intruders, and present it to younger students.

 

Differentiated Instruction

Instruction is tailored to the learning readiness, cultural background, interests, talents, and learning profiles of the students.

Differentiation Activities Anchor Activities , Adjusted Questions , Flexible Grouping , Interest Based Investigations , Graphic Organizers ,
Description Anchor Activities: Storybook presentations of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "Deep in the Forest"/Follow-up: Class discussion and Character List Graphic Organizers: Kidspiration Graphic Organizer, Cause-and-Effect Chart, and Venn Diagram Internet Based Investigations: Internet research of real-life intruders Flexible Grouping: Advanced students will assist others in group activities. Adjusted Questions: Difficulty of questions will be adjusted according to the ability level of the students.

 

Technology Applications

Technology (computers, handhelds, software applications, Internet) is used in a seamless fashion to promote student learning.

Technology Applications Internet Research Kidspiration: Cause-and-Effect Chart, Graphic Organizer, and Venn Diagram Microsoft Word Microsoft Clip Art Microsoft Paint Microsoft Power Point
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Assessment
Assessments

Rubric: NO/SOMEWHAT/YES 1.The student participated with the group in the preparation of the product (one page of the class book). 2.The product showed effort and attention to detail. 3.The product included one of the required elements (character, action, consequences,or moral). 4.The product advanced the story in a logical manner. 5.The student participated in the presentation of the product. 
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Concepts/Topics1. Character is one of the most important elements of any story. 2. The actions of a character, in fiction or in real life, have consequences for themselves and others. 3. The Six Pillars of Character can be applied to fictional characters, as well as to real people, in order to analyze and evaluate their actions.

EBAMThe students will: 1. Make a list of the characters in each story, and highlight the main characters. 2. Use the list to match corresponding characters from each story. 3. Discuss incidents of real-life intruders that they may have heard or experienced themselves. 4. Use the Internet and the newspaper to locate articles about real-life intruders. 5. Role-play one of the articles about real intruders. 6. Compare/contrast real intruders with Goldilocks and the bear cub from "Deep in the Forest", using a Venn Diagram from Kidspiration. 7. Use the Cause-and-Effect Chart from Kidspiration to show how the actions of the fictional and real-life intruders affected their corresponding victims. 8. Analyze the character of Goldilocks, using the Six Pillars of Character as categories, in a Graphic Organizer from Kidspiration. 9. Make a "Wanted Poster" for Goldilocks, using Microsoft Word and Clip Art. 10. Develop criteria for a simple rubric in order to rank each book on the basis of fantasy/reality. 11. Rank the two stories according to fantasy/reality, using the rubric that they created. 12. Vote on their favorite book. Culminating Activity: The students will work in small groups to create a class wordless book depicting the story of an intruder in our classroom. They will use "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "Deep in the Forest" as models for their book. The students will put their original story together into a Power Point Presentation, which they will present to a Pre-Kindergarten class on our campus, sharing not only the story, but the character lessons learned.

Performance TaskThe students will work in small groups to create a class wordless book depicting the story of an intruder in our classroom. Using the models of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears " and "Deep in the Forest", the class will decide how to divide the action of the book among the groups in a logical manner. Each group will be responsible for one page. Every page must contain at least one of these elements: characters, action, consequences, or moral. The students will use Microsoft Paint to illustrate their pages. After the pages are completed, they will put them together into a Power Point Presentation. Finally, the students will present their original story to a Pre-Kindergaten class on our campus, sharing not only the story, but the character lessons learned.

ResourcesTeacher: Catherine Toeppich Room K-15 students Storybooks: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" retold by Jan Brett, and "Deep in the Forest", by Brinton Turkle Character Education Program Newspaper Articles