Interactive Reading Little Prickles

Interactive Reading Little Prickles

By Leia Desjardins

​-Think about the story and create meaningful links between story and student's life.

​-Develop a critical eye for the story and its illustrations.

-Familiarize with the narrative structure.

-Explore creativity throughout drawing.​

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Objectives of the lesson

Open Ended

What do you think the story is about?

What do you think the title means? (You can use the images to help you.)

Open Ended

How do you think his family will react towards Little Prickles' desire to give up his quills?

If you were Little Prickles' mother, how would you feel to see his quills disappear?

Open Ended

Mama Prickles says: "Your quills are an important part of you. They're what makes you you ". Do you have something unique, like Little Prickles, that makes you you?

Open Ended

What do you think Little Prickles will do about this?

What will happen next?

Open Ended

Do you agree with what Mrs. Hoot said? What would you tell Little Prickles to make him feel better?

Open Ended

Would you want to be Little Prickles' friend?

What game would you play with him?

​Let's take a break and stretch!

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"Brain Break - Would You Rather? Energizer Game 3"

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Open Ended

What was this story about?

Can you summarize it?

What could be the moral of this story?

Poll

Did you enjoy this story?

• I loved the story.

• It was alright.

• I did not like the story.

Open Ended

What is one thing you enjoyed about the story.

What would be one thing you would change about it?

Poll

Did you enjoy the illustrations?

• I loved the illustrations.

• I am indifferent to the illustrations.

• I did not like the illustrations.

Open Ended

How are the illustrations of this book different from those of some other illustrations you have seen before?

Open Ended

Can you name some animals you remember?

Name as many as you can!

​Narrative Structure

​Setting (or Exposition):

*Who, when, where & what ?

(characters, a description of time or place)

​Conflict 

*Problem faced by the main character​

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Rising Action 

*​What does the main character do to solve his problem?

​Climax 

*Problem gets solved​

​Resolution (or Falling Action)

* What happens now that this problem is solved?

*What are the impacts of this resolution?​

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New Setting (or Denouement)

*Situation returns to normal.​

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Multiple Choice

I am where characters, time and place are described.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Denouement

Multiple Choice

I am the moment where the main character faces a problem.

• Rising Action

• Denouement

• Conflict

Multiple Choice

I am the moment where the main character tries to solve his problem.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Denouement

Multiple Choice

I am when the problem gets solved.

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

Multiple Choice

I happen right after the climax, when there are consequences for the resolution.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

Multiple Choice

I am when the situation returns to normal, at the end of the story.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Denouement

Draw

Create an animal and write one characteristic that makes it unique.

*Remembering

*Understanding

​*Applying

*Analyzing

*Creating​

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Bloom's taxonomy

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