Thursday, April 20, 2017

Jack and the Beanstalk


Author: Gavin Scott

Illustrator: Gavin Scott

Genre: Traditional Literature

Annotation
A boy named Jack exchanges his cow for "magic beans" from an older man. Jack's mother was angry he did this and through the beans out the window. The next morning, a giant beanstalk had grown and reached the sky. Jack climbed it all the way to the top and found a house that a giant lived in. When jack went in the house he noticed that the giant was not home. He began to steal gold, food, hens, and other things from the giant and him and his mother lived happily ever after.

ELA Content Standards
Key Ideas and Details- Grade 1
3.) Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

How it Connects: Students can discuss what the different characters are like. How the mother feels when the boy trades the cow, how the plot changes when the beanstalk grows, and how all of the characters are effected by the trade. Students can refer back to the book to find key details.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas- Grade 1
7.) Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

How it Connects: Students can look at the illustrations on each page and talk about the traits of each character, where the plot takes place, and what is happening in each illustration.

Tier 3 Vocabulary
grew, trade, reach

Classroom Usage
Independent Reading: Students can read on their own, then create their own picture of a plant and label the parts and make up a story about the plant, like Jack and the Beanstalk.

Differentiation
This story would be good for ELL, gifted, and dyslexic students because it is an easier read that opens up the students imagination and will help work on their comprehension.

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