3321 Monday Nights Read Aloud

Evelyn Hernandez

Nov 6, 2009

3321 7:00p.m. Monday Night Class

Eleventh Blog
GREAT IDEA FOR A READ ALOUD


Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith

Planning: This is a great fiction book. The illustrations are beautiful, bold, and colorful. The book captures your attention because it is comical and interesting. Explain to the students that the story of The Three Little Pigs has many different versions and that this version is written a little differently.

Before Reading: Prepare- Share some straw, a few sticks, and a brick with the students. Encourage students to touch each item and to discuss its texture and weight. Have students think about a story that they have probably heard that includes all of the materials. Encourage students to share what they already know about the story. Introduce the title, author and illustrator. Show the cover of the book and talk about what the wolf is doing. Then read aloud for enjoyment to see if this version of The Three Little Pigs is like the one the students remembered. Ask, “Have you ever done anything and didn’t get to tell your side of the story?”

During Reading: Guide- Read the book. After the reading the first page, have the students state what the problem is in the book. Explain to the students that there is always a problem at the beginning of a book. Generate a discussion regarding the characters, the problem, and the solution in this book by asking questions such as the following:

Why did the wolf say that when he sneezed on the straw house, it fell in?
Was it right for the wolf to take the ham after he saw the pig lying on the floor dead?
Why was the wolf able to blow down the first two pigs’ house?
How do you think the first two little pigs felt when the wolf came to their house knocking?
How do you think the third little pig felt when the wolf came to his house knocking?
Why couldn’t the wolf blow down the third little pig’s house?
How would the story be different if all the pigs had built their house out of bricks?
Whose version of the story do you believe?

After Reading: Review the book. Have students take turns summarizing the plot. Guide students in the completion of a Venn diagram comparing The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. Let each student share which version they believe and why.
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