Grade 4 ELAR TEKS 4.9A:Children's Literature Characteristics

Learning Target: I can recognize and describe the characteristics of a folktale.

Focuses On:

• Identifying the characteristic of a folktale
• Describing specific characteristics after reading a folktale

Builds On:

3.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.

Next Level:

5.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales.

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This lesson is designed to support student understanding of folktales. Students begin by practicing verb tense and differentiating between fact and fiction.

The instructional block in this lesson focuses on the characteristics of folktales. Students practice identifying the specific distinguishing characteristics that make the text a folktale including magical elements, subtle lessons about morality and being an entertaining story.

Folktale passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.

Learning Target: I can recognize and describe the characteristics of a fable.

Focuses On:

• Identifying the characteristic of a fable
• Describing specific characteristics after reading a fable

Builds On:

3.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.

Next Level:

5.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales.

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding of fables. Students begin by determining the correct meaning of homophones and reviewing author's purpose.

The instructional block in this lesson focuses on the characteristics of fables. Students practice identifying the specific distinguishing characteristics that make the text a fable including animals that act human, mistakes that are made and a lesson that is learned.

Fable passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.

Learning Target: I can recognize and describe the characteristics of a legend.

Focuses On:

• Identifying the characteristic of a legend
• Describing specific characteristics after reading a legend

Builds On:

3.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.

Next Level:

5.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales.

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding of legends. Students begin by matching words to their definitions and examining characteristics of fictional stories.

The instructional block in this lesson focuses on the characteristics of legends. Students practice identifying the specific distinguishing characteristics that make the text a legend including the characters are often heroes or explorers, the text may be based on real events, and someone's courage is often celebrated.

Legend passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.

Learning Target: I can recognize and describe the characteristics of a myth.

Focuses On:

• Identifying the characteristic of a myth
• Describing specific characteristics after reading a myth

Builds On:

3.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.

Next Level:

5.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales.

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding of myths. Students begin by sorting adverbs and adjectives and distinguishing between literal and figurative language,

The instructional block in this lesson focuses on the characteristics of myths. Students practice identifying the specific distinguishing characteristics that make the text a myth including characters that may be supernatural beings, the explanation of cultural traditions or natural events and the reflection of values of a culture.

Myth passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.

Learning Target: I can recognize and describe the characteristics of a tall tale.

Focuses On:

• Identifying the characteristic of a tall tale
• Describing specific characteristics after reading a tall tale

Builds On:

3.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.

Next Level:

5.9A

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales.

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding of tall tales. Students begin by using words with trigraphs to complete sentences and examining descriptive words in a paragraph.

The instructional block in this lesson focuses on the characteristics of tall tales. Students practice identifying the specific distinguishing characteristics that make the text a tall tale including characters with unbelievable strength or skills, exaggerated story elements with the setting based in real places.

Tall tale passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.