Read about the ways a beloved pet can help a girl meet her true love with a short fairy tale. As fifth graders read the passage, they note their inferences and answer four comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding.

Concepts

reading comprehension, fairy tales, grimm's fairy tales, making inferences, context clues

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a unit about fairy tales
• Add to a reading comprehension packet, either for homework or for in-class assessment

Classroom Considerations

• The story is reminiscent of the Grimm Brothers' The Juniper Tree
• Readers may be upset at the idea of killing a pet and eating it
• Passage is three pages long and only provides four comprehension questions; consider adding more to address a variety of skills

Pros

• Encourages the use of inferences and context clues
• A good tool for both English learners and mainstream classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4