LESSON OVERVIEW

Title: The Three Little Pigs

Author: Haley Breedveld
Subject: English
Grade Level: Second Grade
Duration: 40 minutes
Unit Description: The following lesson would be a part of a larger unit working on
describing the similarities and differences between different literatures.
Lesson Goals: Students will be able to:
Use and understand a Venn Diagram
Understand the difference of perspective
Be able to create a story using their own perspective
Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6

Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Big Ideas: Students should be able to recognize that many stories have a lot of
similarities and differences. One difference that students need to start thinking
about is perspective. Whoever is telling the story (narrator) may tell a different one
than another character in the book.
Barriers:
Poor reading/comprehension skills
Poor writing skills
Working in group work
Students with disabilities may find this lesson particularly challenging as is.
METHOD
Anticipatory Set:
1. What is a Venn diagram?
a. Show a Venn Diagram to the class and show which parts of the Venn
diagram mean what by having a larger poster up on the wall
explaining what each area means.
b. Use a computer generated model to show how different colored cubes
would fit into a Venn diagram.
i. Allow the students to play with this on their own in the
computer lab for about five minutes.
c. Have the students break into groups of 4-5. Provide each group with a
Venn diagram and give them a handful of small little animals, dolls,
cars, etc. for them to sort as a group into their Venn diagram

i. This will show their understanding of the topic, if they get the
concepts, and if not it will be extra practice for the students.
1. peer- assistance
Introduce and Model New Knowledge:
1. The students would have already read the book, The Three Little Pigs
earlier in the unit.
2. Read the students the book, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
a. This is the story from the wolfs point of view.
i. This is available on tape, on YouTube, etc.
3. As a class, have students raise their hand when they have noticed a similarity
or a difference between the stories.
a. Use an animated version of a Venn diagram along with the smart
board to record the students observations and place them in the
correct part of the Venn Diagram.
Provide Guided Practice:
1. Have the students break into groups of 4-5.
2. Describe that every group will be acting out a scene from the book, of their
choosing, to present to the class.
a. The students will present the original scene first followed by the
scene from the wolfs perspective
b. Assign one director for each group so that someone has a clear
leadership role.
3. Once the students have rehearsed they will present to the class.
a. This is a fun/interactive way of showing how important perspective is
in a story.
Provide Independent Practice:
1. The students will return to their seats after all of the skits.
2. Have them all take out their writing journals
a. Part of this unit this lesson is in would include writing fiction stories
in their writing journals
3. Encourage the students to do their best to rewrite one of their stories using a
different perspective.
a. The students can also use the computer for this
i. For the poor writers if typing is also a struggle they can talk
into the computers and it will type for them.
b. Students struggling with writing may not have a completely story,
they can use a part of a movie or book to write about
4. Once, they have completed that the teacher will read the stories over and see
if the children were able to grasp the concept of changing perspective.

WRAP UP
Ask the class what they learned about perspective today?
Go over again how a Venn diagram works and what it is used for.
For homework have the students take the new story they wrote and create a
Venn diagram showing the similarities/differences between the new one and
the original story.
Encourage the students to share this or complete the activity with a family
member.
ASSESSMENT
Formative, Ongoing Assessment:
1. A formative assessment will be taking place throughout the lesson. This will
be the teachers way of seeing who is staying on task, focused, and ready to
learn the material.
2. This assessment will also be helpful in determining which students need a
little more support than others. This can be a tricky concept so it is important
to help the children as they go and not just when you see theyve done poorly
on the summative assessment.
Summative Assessment:
1. For the summative assessment, provide each child with two versions of the
same short story, with vary perspectives
a. These stories should be no longer than a page
2. Have each child complete a Venn diagram on their own showing the
similarities between the stories and what pieces of the story only applied to
certain perspectives.
a. Students can also use an animated Venn diagram online instead of a
paper one.
MATERIALS

Large Venn diagram poster

Animated Venn diagram
Class set of Venn diagrams x2
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
A variety of short stories