CCSS.ELA – LITERACY.RL. K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Students will know the Anansi, Papa Bois, Mami Wata, Bocoo, and Lil’Mahn characters and understand they are from stories told both in Africa and the Caribbean.
CCSS.ELA – LITERACY.RL. K.6
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
The students will understand that these stories were developed by storytellers over many years. The books that tell these stories are examples of the retelling of a well-known story and each time the story is retold, it may have slight differences and changes.
CCSS.ELA - LITERACY.RL. K.9
With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Students will compare two familiar stories by the Grimm Brothers with two Caribbean versions with similar characters and experiences. The Girl Who Spun Gold compares closely with the story of Rumpelstiltskin and Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel with the Grimm’s character and storyline.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Students will be completing graphic organizers as they about writing specific information they learned by listening to the Caribbean and Grimm versions of a similar folktale.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, talk about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Students will participate in several writing activities in response to the story “Looking for a Jumbie.” This includes collaborative writing, interactive writing, partner writing, and independent writing.
