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Two Tricky Tales
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478277135
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
L
Strategy/Skill:
Author's purpose, Forming opinions, making judgements, Making connections, Phonemic awareness, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Folk Tale/Traditional Story
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Character Education
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Sally Murphy retells two of Aesop’s fables. In the first fable, Fox uses flattery to trick Crow. In the second, Mosquito learns that no matter how great you are, there will always be somebody better than you.
Features of the Book
- Direct speech
- Humor
- Similes – They are black like midnight; They look like diamonds
- Specialized vocabulary – Aesop, storyteller, fable
- Third-person narrative
- Retelling of two traditional stories
Word Study Opportunities
- Contractions – didn’t, he’d, I’m, she’s
- Verb endings “ed” and “ing” – decided, hopped, ruffled; looking, spinning, waiting
- Multisyllabic words – beautiful, diamonds, Mosquito
Purpose
Two Tricky Tales can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:
- understanding the author’s purpose
- making connections between own experiences and the text
- forming and supporting opinions about a text
- exploring onsets and rimes
- using text as a model for writing
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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