PAPER BAG PRINCESS Written by Robert Munsch

Illustrated by: Michael Martchenko

This lesson plan provides young readers with the opportunity to identify characteristics of a fairytale in a modern fiction story. This would be an

ideal lesson plan for a small group or as a guided lesson experience focused on developing strengths in story structure.

Lesson Objectives: To be able to read, comprehend and make sense of a modern fairytale To be able to identify the elements of a fairytale as they appear in this narrative version To be able to extend text by identifying the twist ending Grade Level: 2 - 4 Common Core Connections: Meaning: Multiple levels of meaning, implicit purpose Structure: fiction structure, fairytale, picture book Language Convention/Clarity: metaphor, comparison, ambiguous meaning Knowledge Demands: multiple perspectives Strategies: Students will be able to read, comprehend and make sense of a modern fairytale. Students will be able to identify the elements of a fairytale as they appear in this narrative version. Students will be able to extend text by identifying the twist ending. Materials/Resources:

- THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS e-book on Tumblebooks - SMARTboard or other interactive white board (or projector/laptop) - Fairytale Graphic Organizer - Laptops/ipads - Writing books/logs

Strategic Lesson Plan:

Display the book cover on the Smartboard and discuss with students what kind of a story they predict this is going to be, based on the title and the illustrations (looking for ‘a fairytale’)

Explain to students this is a modern fairytale – it may have many of the same characteristics of a traditional fairytale but there may be some surprises as well

Display or distribute the Fairytale Graphic Organizer and review with students the characteristics of a fairytale – these are what they will be looking for as they engage in the text

Invite the students to begin listening/reading along to the e-book THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS in pairs or triads on the laptops/Smartboard/ipads on Tumblebooks in pairs or triads

Circulate while students listen, offering support as needed and encouraging students to use their most useful reading and comprehension strategies

When students are finished their first reading/listening experience, provide opportunities to share ideas and understandings from the story using ‘turn and talk’ strategy (3 – 5 minutes)

Encourage students to share their ideas about the story - what characteristics of a fairytale did they encounter? Where were the differences? What was the twist ending compared to traditional fairytales?

Ask students to complete the Fairytale organizer chart at the end of the graphic organizer (can be done independently or in pairs/triads)

Share to confirm/discuss The fairytale organizer activity can be used as a formative assessment activity related to comprehension of fiction text.

FAIRYTALE ORGANIZER

Glance through the information below. In your writing journals/logs, identify which characteristics of a fairytale are present in your story and

describe the text evidence.

A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as

fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. The term is also

used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy tale romance," though not all fairy tales end happily. Fairy tales are a genre in literature. They have their roots in the oral tradition. Fairy tales with very similar plots, characters, and motifs are found

spread across many different cultures. Fairy tales also tend to take on the color of their location, through the choice of motifs, the style in which they are told, and

the depiction of character and local color. A fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.

A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech and other powers of humankind.

Special beginning and/or ending words

~ Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after. Sometimes, there’s a surprise ending…

Good character ~ Do you see a kind, innocent character? Is the good character clever? Is

s/he helped by others?

Evil character ~ Do you see a witch? A demon? An evil stepmother? A sinister gnome?

In the end, the evil character usually loses somehow…

Royalty ~ Is there a castle? A prince? A princess? A king? A queen?

Poverty ~ Do you see a poor working girl, a poor family, a poor shepherd? – Do you

see poor people trying to eke out a living to have enough to eat

Magic and Enchantments ~ Do you see magical things happening? Do you see talking animals/objects?

You might see fairies, trolls, elves, goblins, etc.

Reoccurring Patterns / Numbers ~ Do you see any patterns? Often, you’ll see things, phrases, tasks appear in

"threes," “sixes,” and/or "sevens"

Universal Truths

~ the tale probably touches on some universal experiences (i.e., coming of age) or hopes (i.e., to have enough food and love)

FAIRYTALE FEATURE

TEXT EVIDENCE (PAGE #)

DETAILS/EXAMPLE

Special Words

Good Characters

Evil Characters

Royalty

Poverty

Magic/Enchantments

Recurring Patterns/Numbers

Universal Truths