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="Jack Tales" =
 * ====**Summary of ideas for overall project:** This is a week long unit on folk tales with emphasis on the collection of folk tales entitled __The Jack Tales__ retold by Richard Chase. The focus of the unit will be to introduce the genre of folk tales, the purpose of the genre and the features that aid comprehension. Students will complete an in-depth study of the specific tale "Jack and the Varmints". During this study students will examine the cause and effect relationships of Jack's actions, determine character traits Jack displays, compare and contrast this folk tale to the Grimm's fairy tale [|"The Brave Little Tailor",]and create a similar story in which the setting is the 21st Century. ====
 * ====**Subject and grade level:** 4th Language Arts ====
 * **Topic of your Unit:** Folk Tales

1)  When reading fiction how does the character, setting, and plot determine the type of genre?    2)   Can selections be similar and different at the same time? 3)  Can characters have both good and bad characteristics?    4)   Do different genres have different purposes? 5)  How do genre features aid comprehension? 6) What cause and effect relationships are their between Jack's actions and end results? 7)  In the story Jack and the Varmints how would changing the characters change the plot of the story?    2)   How does “Jack and the Varmints” fit into the folk tale genre? 3)  What are the similarities and differences in the stories of “Jack and the Varmints” and “The Brave Little Tailor”.    4)   What character traits does Jack exhibit throughout the story? Are they positive or negative? >> ||
 * **Essential Question:** Can you always believe everything you read? 
 * **Unit Questions:**
 * **Content Questions:**
 * 1)  What are the specific elements of a folk tale?


 * The project idea-realworlconnections, authenticity:** This project looks at fiction through the perspective of "should you believe everything you read?". The project also emphasizes that folk tales are stories that may have have historical basis but have changed over time resulting in a fictional account.
 * ====**Concerns, questions, desired feedback**====

Visual Ranking 
 * **List your idea for using Visual Ranking in your unit.** Many events take place in the story that proves Jack is a lazy, foolish boy. The students will rank Jacks actions for the most foolish to the least and ganve an explanation for their ranking choice.
 * **List concerns you have using Visual Ranking in your unit.**

Seeing Reason 
 * **List your idea for using Seeing Reason in your unit.** Think of the consequences of Jack's behavior in the "Jack and the Varmints" story. Some of the outcomes were positive and others were negative. Over several days the students will use the seeing reason tool to show the positive and negative consequences of Jack's behavior. Then the students will use the tool to include both the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors.


 * **List concerns you have using Seeing Reason in your unit.**

Showing Evidence 
 * **List your idea for using Showing Evidence in your unit.** During this story Jack makes many claims that the King and others believe, which eventually benefit Jack. Use the showing evidence tool to support the claim "you can't believe everything you hear", citing examples from the stoy "Jack and the Varmints" story.
 * **List concerns you have using Showing Evidence in your unit.**

Unit Plan: [|Jack Tales.doc]


 * Recources**
 * [|Seven at One Blow Lesson Plans], [|Jack Tales], [|**Folk Lore Jack Tales**]**