The Ugly Duckling

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Illustrator: Rachel Isadora

Genre: Traditional Literature

Anderson, H.C, Robert Ingpen, and Rachel Isadora. The Ugly Duckling. Hong Kong: Classic-
          minedition, 2016. Print.

Annotation
A little bird is born in a barnyard along with other animals. Because he does not look like the rest of the birds, they bully him constantly. He later grows up and becomes a beautiful swan that all of the other birds are jealous of.

ELA Content Standards

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

How it Connects: Students can discuss the setting of the story. They could also discuss the emotions of the characters (how the bird feels when he is being bullied) and talk about how the other birds feel when he grows into a beautiful swan.

Craft and Structure- Grade 1
4.) Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

How it Connects: Students can discuss what emotions each of the characters portray, and find which phrases show the reader the emotions of the characters.

Tier 3 Vocabulary

constantly, offer, report

Classroom Usage

Centers: Students can split up into four groups (more or less depending on how many students there are) and write about the different animals they saw in the book, and discuss

Differentiation
This story would be good for ELL, dyslexic, and gifted students because it is a story everyone can connect to. Everyone has gotten their feelings hurt by someone in their life, so it is a good way for anyone to connect. It is also an easier read that would be good to work on comprehension.