Classroom Resource

The Story of the Three Little Pigs

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3

Overview

The Story of the Three Little Pigs is a classic folktale presented digitally in the Children’s Digital Library Foundation’s database of children’s literature. Students may access this book, along with other folktales and pieces of literature, to identify the central theme, message, or moral of the story and explain the meaning conveyed in the text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.22

Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.3.22

Vocabulary

  • Describe
  • Literary elements
  • Story
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Themes

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Literary elements within a story include the setting, plot, characters, and themes.
  • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
  • Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
  • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the plot.
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.22c

Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables, and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.3.22c

Vocabulary

  • Central message
  • Theme
  • Moral
  • Myths
  • Fables
  • Folktales
  • Conveyed

Knowledge

  • Qualities of myths, fables, and folktales.
  • Many stories have a central message, theme, or moral.
  • A central message or moral is the lesson that is learned through the story or the one big idea of the story.
  • The central message, theme, or moral is conveyed through key details.

Skills

  • Identify the central message, theme, or moral of a story, including myths, fables, and folktales.
  • Explain the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral conveyed in the passage.

Understanding

  • Understanding the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral of a story will improve overall comprehension of the passage.
  • Myths, fables, and folktales are types of narrative stories that often include a moral.
Link to Resource
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/library/books/_/___stor_00150083/index.html

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

University of Maryland
Accessibility

Accessibility

Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
License

License Type

Public Domain

Approved Date

Dione Jordan-Hamilton
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