Transcript Trickster Tales

Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Trickster Tales
• Trickster Tales are a kind of
folktale from different cultures.
I am going to read you a story
called:
Tyl Eulenspiegel and the Three
Questions this is a tale from
Germany.
Comprehension
• What problem does Tyl
Eulenspiegel have to solve?
• How does the burgomaster try to
outsmart Tyl? How does Tyl
outsmart the burgomaster?
• How would you describe
Tyl’s character?
Understanding Trickster
Tales
Turn to pages 280 & 281 in your
reading book!
• A tickster tale is a kind of folktale told
all over the world.
• Why do you think people like to read
trickster tales?
It’s time for . . .
Vocabulary
These are words . . .
we want to know
We use them for . . .
Reading, writing,
listening, & speaking!
Trickster Vocabulary
• boastfulness: being full of praise for
oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s
actions (bragging)
• clever: smart
• culture: the customs, beliefs, and
ways of living that belong to
people
• folktale: a traditional story
handed down from one
generation to the next
• greediness: being filled with
selfish desire for more than
what one needs
• mischief: bad behavior
• qualities: features that make a
person or thing special
• trickster: a character who
plays tricks pr pranks on
others
Hungry Spider
Predict/Infer:
• I will think about the title, the
illustrations, and what I have
read so far to make
predictions and discussing
them with my partner.
Understanding Trickster Tales
Practice Book
pg. 178
Inflected Endings
I can read and write words with
inflected endings.
• Readers can decode unfamiliar
words ending in –ed and –ing by
looking for the base words.
Uncle Fox smiled.
I am smiling.
Rules on Inflected
endings
• When a base word ends with an “e,” the e
is dropped before adding –ed or –ing.
• To find the base word for smiled,
remove the ending –ed and add e:
smile
• To find the base word for smiling,
remove the ending –ing and add e:
smile
Write the base words
• Turtle was hoping to win.
• Everyone agreed to help.
• Aunt Fox was nibbling at the
fish.
• Turtle excused himself.
• Uncle Fox was scraping a pan.
• Turtle scrambled to shore.
Synonyms
Spider was hungry. “I’m
famished!” exclaimed Spider.
Hungry means in need of food.
Famished means in need of
food.
Synonyms=Same
Come and enjoy the meal. I will
prepare a feast.
You will be practice matching synonyms.
Great Job Reading Today!!!
Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 2
It’s time for . . .
Vocabulary
These are words . . .
we want to know
We use them for . . .
Reading, writing,
listening, & speaking!
• boastfulness: being full of praise for
oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s
actions (bragging)
• clever: smart
Rabbit Races with
Turtle
Predict/Infer:
• I will think about the title, the
illustrations, and what I have
read so far to make
predictions and discussing
them with my partner.
Understanding Trickster Tales
Practice Book
pg. 178
Synonyms
You will be making a synonym
connection graphic organizer.
miniature
small
hilarious
funny
gigantic
big
giggled
laughed
Great Job Reading Today!!!
Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 3
It’s time for . . .
Vocabulary
These are words . . .
we want to know
We use them for . . .
Reading, writing,
listening, & speaking!
• culture: the customs, beliefs, and
ways of living that belong to
people
• folktale: a traditional story
handed down from one
generation to the next
• greediness: being filled with
selfish desire for more than
what one needs
Aunt Fox and the
Fried Fish
Predict/Infer:
• I will think about the title, the
illustrations, and what I have
read so far to make
predictions and discussing
them with my partner.
Story Map in pairs on Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish
Journaling
• Compare the tricks played by the
characters. Which do you think is the
most clever? Which one is the funniest?
Why?
Great Job Reading Today!!!
Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 4
It’s time for . . .
Vocabulary
These are words . . .
we want to know
We use them for . . .
Reading, writing,
listening, & speaking!
• mischief: bad behavior
• qualities: features that make a
person or thing special
• trickster: a character who
plays tricks pr pranks on
others
Inflected Endings
We will be reading a story and picking
out the words with inflected endings.
You will need to be picking out the base
words.
(Practice Book pg. 182)
Practice
Book pg. 191
Reader’s Theater with
Trickster Tales