1. NOVEMBER 9-13 COMPARING AND CONTRASTING WHAT TALES TELL UNIT WEEK 4

2. MONDAY: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING You know what to do! IN: What things do you and your best friend have in common? What are some differences between you and your best friend? Share out

3. COMPARE AND CONTRAST What do you already know about comparing and contrasting?

4. The Dove and The Ant by Aesop An Ant was speeding along on its three pair of legs when suddenly, it stopped. "I’m thirsty," the Ant said aloud. "Why don’t you get a drink of water from the brook?" cooed a Dove perched in a nearby tree. "The brook is close by. Just be careful you don’t fall in." The Ant sped to the brook and began to drink. A sudden wind blew the Ant into the water. "Help!" the Ant cried, "I’m drowning!" The Dove knew it had to act quickly to save the Ant. With its beak, the Dove broke a twig from the tree. Then, the Dove flew over the brook with the twig and dropped it to the Ant. The Ant climbed onto the twig and floated ashore. Not long afterward, the Ant saw a Hunter. He was setting a trap to catch the Dove. The Dove began to fly toward the trap. The Ant knew it had to act quickly to save the Dove. The Ant opened its strong jaws and bit the bare ankle of the Hunter. "Ouch!" the Hunter cried. The Dove heard the Hunter and flew away. The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop A small mouse crept up to a sleeping lion. The mouse admired the lion's ears, his long whiskers and his great mane. "Since he's sleeping," thought the mouse, "he'll never suspect I'm here!" With that, the little mouse climbed up onto the lion's tail, ran across its back, slid down its leg and jumped off of its paw. The lion awoke and quickly caught the mouse between its claws. "Please," said the mouse, "let me go and I'll come back and help you someday." The lion laughed, "You are so small! How could ever help me?" The lion laughed so hard he had to hold his belly! The mouse jumped to freedom and ran until she was far, far away. The next day, two hunters came to the jungle. They went to the lion's lair. They set a huge rope snare. When the lion came home that night, he stepped into the trap. He roared! He wept! But he couldn't pull himself free. The mouse heard the lion's pitiful roar and came back to help him. The mouse eyed the trap and noticed the one thick rope that held it together. She began nibbling and nibbling until the rope broke. The lion was able to shake off the other ropes that held him tight. He stood up free again! The lion turned to the mouse and said, "Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being small. You helped me by saving my life after all!"

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6. VENN DIAGRAM- EXAMPLE As a class, complete a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences between “The Dove and the Ant” and “The Lion and the Mouse”

7. YOUR TURN Read the poem and non-fiction text provided In your THROUGH section, create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two stories Put as many details as you can think of (must have at least 15 total)

8. PAIR, SHARE With a partner, discuss the similarities and differences you noticed Add to your Venn Diagram Regroup, share, discuss

9. OUT On a Notecard: Compare and contrast middle school and elementary school, using a Venn Diagram

10. TUESDAY: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING STORY ELEMENTS You know what to do! IN: Draw a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting two of your teachers

11. 3 DIFFERENT TEXTS Partners Someone you have never been partners with in LA You will read 3 different texts (25 minutes) A comic - “The Three Little Pigs” Song lyrics - “Three Little Pigs” A Book - The True Story of the Three Little Pigs As you read, take notes on the story elements of each version Make sure you label which is which ComicSongBook

12. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING STORY ELEMENTS With your partner, discuss the following story elements for each of the texts: Characters (and their traits) Plot Conflict Resolution Climax How were the story elements of each text similar? How were they different?

13. VENN DIAGRAM With your table, create a 3-part Venn Diagram to compare and contrast all three stories Use a different color for each circle Don’t forget to label each circle!

14. OUT Which version was your favorite? Use specific evidence to support your choice.

15. WEDNESDAY: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING STORY ELEMENTS USING KEY WORDS You know what to do! IN: Word Scramble! Create as many smaller words as you can, using only the letters provided. Words must be 3 or more letters to count, no acronyms (LOL, OMG) or names. S T O R Y E L E M E N T S

16. YESTERDAY’S VENN DIAGRAM Gallery walk of other groups’ posters Add to your own Finalize the poster Need at least 3 things in each area

17. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING TERMS ComparingContrasting As well asBut TooYet AlsoDiffer LikeWhile SameUnlike Similar/ similarlyHowever In commonContrary In the same wayOpposed/ as opposed to Equal/ EquivalentOn the other hand BothDifferent

18. The Dove and The Ant by Aesop An Ant was speeding along on its three pair of legs when suddenly, it stopped. "I’m thirsty," the Ant said aloud. "Why don’t you get a drink of water from the brook?" cooed a Dove perched in a nearby tree. "The brook is close by. Just be careful you don’t fall in." The Ant sped to the brook and began to drink. A sudden wind blew the Ant into the water. "Help!" the Ant cried, "I’m drowning!" The Dove knew it had to act quickly to save the Ant. With its beak, the Dove broke a twig from the tree. Then, the Dove flew over the brook with the twig and dropped it to the Ant. The Ant climbed onto the twig and floated ashore. Not long afterward, the Ant saw a Hunter. He was setting a trap to catch the Dove. The Dove began to fly toward the trap. The Ant knew it had to act quickly to save the Dove. The Ant opened its strong jaws and bit the bare ankle of the Hunter. "Ouch!" the Hunter cried. The Dove heard the Hunter and flew away. The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop A small mouse crept up to a sleeping lion. The mouse admired the lion's ears, his long whiskers and his great mane. "Since he's sleeping," thought the mouse, "he'll never suspect I'm here!" With that, the little mouse climbed up onto the lion's tail, ran across its back, slid down its leg and jumped off of its paw. The lion awoke and quickly caught the mouse between its claws. "Please," said the mouse, "let me go and I'll come back and help you someday." The lion laughed, "You are so small! How could ever help me?" The lion laughed so hard he had to hold his belly! The mouse jumped to freedom and ran until she was far, far away. The next day, two hunters came to the jungle. They went to the lion's lair. They set a huge rope snare. When the lion came home that night, he stepped into the trap. He roared! He wept! But he couldn't pull himself free. The mouse heard the lion's pitiful roar and came back to help him. The mouse eyed the trap and noticed the one thick rope that held it together. She began nibbling and nibbling until the rope broke. The lion was able to shake off the other ropes that held him tight. He stood up free again! The lion turned to the mouse and said, "Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being small. You helped me by saving my life after all!"

19. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING- SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE EXAMPLE The stories “The Dove and the Ant” and “The Lion and the Mouse” are similar in many ways. Both stories use personified animals as the main characters and dialogue to give clues about the characters’ personality traits. The two stories are alike in that the characters learn an important lesson, or theme, to treat others how you want to be treated. Another thing the two texts have in common is that both involve a smaller animal saving a larger one from a hunter. Although the stories are similar, there are some notable differences as well. In “The Dove and the Ant,” both characters are kind to each other from the beginning, where as the Lion makes fun of the Mouse in the second text. One story involves a single hunter, while the other has 2 hunters. Another difference between the texts is that the Ant bites a person and the Mouse bites a rope to save their companions. Even though the two stories involve animals, the types of animal are different.

20. SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE EXAMPLE- USING VOCAB WORDS The stories “The Dove and the Ant” and “The Lion and the Mouse” are similar in many ways. Both stories use personified animals as the main characters and dialogue to give clues about the characters ’ personality traits. The two stories are alike in that the characters learn an important lesson, or theme, to treat others how you want to be treated. Another thing the two texts have in common is that both involve a smaller animal saving a larger one from a hunter. The conflict in each story is external and man vs. man. Although the stories are similar, there are some notable differences as well. In “The Dove and the Ant,” both characters are kind to each other from the beginning, where as the Lion makes fun of the Mouse in the second text. One story involves a single hunter, while the other has 2 hunters. Another difference between the texts is that during the resolution part of the plot, the Ant bites a person and the Mouse bites a rope to save their companions. Even though the two stories both involve animals, the types of animal are different.

21. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING- SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE Choose 2 of the texts from yesterday to compare and contrast (book, song, comic) Using the comparing and contrasting terms, as well as our unit vocabulary words, write 2 paragraphs (5+ sentences each) comparing and contrasting the two texts 1 paragraph for comparing 1 paragraph for contrasting Underline all unit vocab words Highlight all comparing and contrasting keywords

22. OUT Describe a day in your life, using the parts of a plot (you can choose today or any other day you remember) For example: The exposition of my day was when I woke up and got dressed. On this particular day, my conflict was that I didn’t know how to reach all students at different levels with one lesson. The rising action was my lessons because they built up my tension and expectations- would students understand?? The climax of my day was when students turned in their exit tickets to show whether or not they understood...I was holding my breath with anticipation! My falling action was grading the exit tickets, and my resolution was that I made connections between my lesson and students’ abilities to understand and explain the information.

23. THURSDAY: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING STORY ELEMENTS USING TEXT EVIDENCE You know what to do! IN: Describe a day in your life, using the parts of a plot (you can choose today or any other day you remember) For example: The exposition of my day was when I woke up and got dressed. On this particular day, my conflict was that I didn’t know how to reach all students at different levels with one lesson. The rising action was my lessons because they built up my tension and expectations- would students understand?? The climax of my day was when students turned in their exit tickets to show whether or not they understood...I was holding my breath with anticipation! My falling action was grading the exit tickets, and my resolution was that I made connections between my lesson and students’ abilities to understand and explain the information.

24. TextThemeText Evidence to support the Theme Main character’s personality traits Text Evidence that shows what the character is like ConflictResolution Poem “I Keep Three Wishes Ready” Story “Three Wishes” Comic Story “Those Three Wishes”

25. STORY STATIONS You will travel to 4 different “stations” to read the texts You need to take notes on your graphic organizer at each station The first station will be with a partner The rest will be independent You may begin at any station, but we will stop 15-20 minutes before class is over, so budget your time wisely

26. SHARE Regroup and share your themes If your group disagrees, support your answers with the text evidence you found and discuss Discuss conflict and resolution Discuss the characters Make inferences about their personalities How did the author show you what they were like?

27. OUT How is supporting your answer with text evidence in Language Arts class similar to checking your answer in math class?

28. FRIDAY: WRITING DAY You know what to do! IN: Finish this comparison: Supporting your ideas with text evidence in Language Arts class is similar to double-checking your answers in math class because…

29. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Choose your 2 favorite texts from this week “My Brother’s a Zombie” poem Zombie Neuroscience: Inside the Brains of the Walking Dead science article “Three Little Pigs” song “The Three Little Pigs” comic strip The True Story of the Three Little Pigs book “Three Wishes” comic “The Three Wishes” story from Reader’s Journey Book “Three Wishes” short story “I Keep Three Wishes Ready” poem

30. ESSAY Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two texts Plan and Write an essay that compares and contrasts the two texts Can mix and match texts from different days Proficient (4) = 2 paragraphs with 8+ sentences each Aiming for advanced (5) ? Create an intro and conclusion for your essay

31. OUT Did you aim for proficient or advanced? WHY(explain in detail)?