Tanya
Beers
IST571:
Children's Literature Lit Kit
Book: The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted and Illustrated by Jerry PinkneyLesson Plan and Selling Tool:
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Tanya Beers
IST571: Children’s Literature
Share Blog Post – Week 13
Title: The Ugly Duckling
Author: Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Lexile Level: AD820L
Age Range: 4 to 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten – 3rd grade
ISBN #: 068815932X
The Ugly Duckling is about a duckling who is born to a mother duck and five duck siblings.
He looks very different from his brothers and sisters, so much that everyone thinks he is ugly.
Everyone except his mother treat him cruelly, even his siblings, until one day he cannot take
the mistreatment any longer and he leaves in the night without saying goodbye. He struggles
to find his place in the world and wanders through the country lost for a while. Will the ugly
duckling ever find love, acceptance, and peace?
the mistreatment any longer and he leaves in the night without saying goodbye. He struggles
to find his place in the world and wanders through the country lost for a while. Will the ugly
duckling ever find love, acceptance, and peace?
Lesson for 3rd graders:
Students will listen to a reading of The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen and Jerry
Pinkney. Then they will do a crossword puzzle based on the reading:
http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/
images/c-cw-wl-hard-duckling.gif
Pinkney. Then they will do a crossword puzzle based on the reading:
http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/
images/c-cw-wl-hard-duckling.gif
Throughout The Ugly Duckling, the duckling struggles to find his place in the world where
he is loved and accepted. Students will learn what it means to find your place in the world
by discussing where in their lives they feel loved and accepted and why. Ask themselves
if they think they make other people around them feel accepted and wanted in their lives
and how. If not, how can they change this? This will be done through a 2-page reflection essay
where they will answer the above questions and give an example of how they would respond
to seeing a new student in their school who seems to be struggling to fit in and make friends.
he is loved and accepted. Students will learn what it means to find your place in the world
by discussing where in their lives they feel loved and accepted and why. Ask themselves
if they think they make other people around them feel accepted and wanted in their lives
and how. If not, how can they change this? This will be done through a 2-page reflection essay
where they will answer the above questions and give an example of how they would respond
to seeing a new student in their school who seems to be struggling to fit in and make friends.
Learning Standards:
CCRW (Grade 3):
1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational
structure that lists reasons.
structure that lists reasons.
b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion
and reasons.
and reasons.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
clearly.
clearly.
a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to
aiding comprehension.
aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within
categories of information.
categories of information.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization
are appropriate to task and purpose.
Learning Goal:
Students will learn a lesson about being kind and accepting toward others. Through the
writing assignment, they will reflect on their own character to also learn about themselves
and the type of person they each want to be.
writing assignment, they will reflect on their own character to also learn about themselves
and the type of person they each want to be.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will use the reflection essay and the reading to evaluate their understanding
of themselves and how they treat others and how they would want other people to treat them.
(Cognitive).
of themselves and how they treat others and how they would want other people to treat them.
(Cognitive).
2. Students will write a 2-page reflection essay based on the reading to demonstrate their
feelings of being accepted and loved and how they would treat others to make them feel the
same way (Affective and Psychomotor).
feelings of being accepted and loved and how they would treat others to make them feel the
same way (Affective and Psychomotor).
Learning Outcome:
Students will demonstrate what their evaluations of themselves and other in a reflection
essay and come to have a better understanding of their character.
essay and come to have a better understanding of their character.
Works Cited:
Andersen, Hans Christian and Pinkney, Jerry. The Ugly Duckling. Morrow Junior Books,
1999.
1999.
DLTK’s Growing Together. (2017). The Ugly Duckling Crossword Puzzle. Retrieved from
http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/images/
c-cw-wl-hard-duckling.gif. *(The lesson is my own that I created but the crossword puzzle
I want to incorporate into the lesson came from this site)
http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/images/
c-cw-wl-hard-duckling.gif. *(The lesson is my own that I created but the crossword puzzle
I want to incorporate into the lesson came from this site)
New York State Department of Education. (2011). New York State P-12 Common Core Learning
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/
resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/
resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
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