Lessons & Units :: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs 3rd Grade Unit

Paired Text Questions: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs & "The Story of the Three Little Pigs"

Lesson Plan

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | 570L

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Learning Goal
Compare information from the fiction passage “The Story of the Three Little Pigs” and the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs to recognize how the portrayal of a character can differ between two versions of a story.
Duration
Approximately 20 minutes
Necessary Materials
Provided:
  1. Questions
  2. Fiction reading passage “The Story of the Three Little Pigs”

Not Provided:
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
 
  • Questions 1 and 2 refer to the fiction passage “The Story of the Three Little Pigs.” Questions 3 and 4 refer to the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Questions 5 and 6 refer to both the passage and the book.
  • Student versions of the questions are in the 'Texts & Materials' tab.
 
Part 1: "The Story of the Three Little Pigs"
 
Read the passage “The Story of the Three Little Pigs” out loud to your students. Alternatively, students can read the passage independently or as a group.
 
Question 1: What does the wolf do that causes the houses of the first two little pigs to fall down?
 
Sample student answer: The wolf huffs and puffs and blows the houses down.
 
Question 2: Based on what the wolf says and does in "The Story of the Three Little Pigs," what words would you use to describe him? Give a reason for each word you choose.
 
Sample student answer (may vary):

  • Angry: The wolf gets mad when the little pigs tell him that he can’t come inside their houses.
  • Creative: The wolf tries to get at the third little pig in five different ways.
  • Dumb: The third little pig tricks the wolf three times in the same way.
 

Part 2: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

 
Question 3: What does Al do that causes the houses of the first two little pigs to fall down?
 
Sample student answer: Al huffs and snuffs and sneezes a great sneeze.
 
Question 4: Based on what Al says and does in the story, what words would you use to describe him? Give a reason for each word you choose.
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • Nice: Al is making a birthday cake for his granny.
  • Sick: Al has a bad cold and keeps sneezing.
  • Greedy: Al has two dinners.
 


Part 3: “The Story of the Three Little Pigs” and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

 
Question 5: What are the differences between the wolf in "The Story of the Three Little Pigs" and the wolf in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs?
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • In "The Story of the Three Little Pigs," the wolf knocks down the houses of the first two little pigs on purpose. In The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, the wolf knocks down the houses of the first two little pigs by accident.
  • All the wolf cares about in "The Story of the Three Little Pigs" is himself and what he wants. In The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, the wolf also cares about another character, his granny.
  • The wolf is the narrator (tells the story) in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The wolf is not the narrator in the other story.
 
Question 6: Think about the two versions of the three little pigs’ stories that we have read. Is the wolf bad in one of them, both of them, or neither of them? Explain why.
 
Sample student answer (may vary):
  • The wolf is bad in "The Story of the Three Little Pigs" because he kills two pigs on purpose.
  • The wolf is bad in both versions because he eats innocent pigs.
  • The wolf is not bad in either version. Eating pigs is what wolves do by nature. The wolf is not any worse for eating them than people are for eating hot dogs.

Texts & Materials

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User Comments

This can be used for all grade levels to teach compare/contrast, point of view, and even introduce the Venn Diagram or other visual charts.

Submitted by rhonda.mcfalls_2022365 on 8/10/16

LOOKS LIKE A GREAT LESSON! CAN'T WAIT TO USE IT!

Submitted by linz4man_1958208 on 3/2/16

This is really great for my reading lesson next week.

Submitted by Aba on 2/11/16

These passages are just right for all of my readers and I use them daily! Very helpful to me and my students.

Submitted by kaminm_1137853 on 12/7/15

A amazing book for young children!

Submitted by damienblevins_1726985 on 11/18/15

Wow, was planning on using this this week and it just got exponentially better!!

Submitted by asidorkiewi_1168061 on 11/15/15

The program itself is very easy to use. The answer sheet that comes along with the questions is a timesaver in itself. Thank you so very much.

Submitted by Eleanor.Butler_1313372 on 11/11/15

Thank you. Love this story...can also be extended for 4th grade.

Submitted by margaret.acosta_1105781 on 10/13/15

excellent lesson! Loved the paired text lesson!!

Submitted by FA on 9/30/15

This is an excellent lesson plan, especially to introduce twisted fairy tales.
I would like to see more multiple choice questions for third grade.

Submitted by samira.goode_1366970 on 4/16/15

I was so impressed with my little ones. They got it. I like this story.

Submitted by kprice_1243207 on 3/3/15

Awesome

Submitted by serenahalstead on 2/24/15

This is exactly what I was looking for to use next week.

Submitted by kwestberry on 12/30/14

Thank you! This is exactly what I've been looking for to cover this standard.

Submitted by donna.williams on 12/6/14

Excellent paired text lesson! I Love it!

Submitted by gayle.henry_1020335 on 11/18/14

This is excellent

Submitted by T on 10/16/14