Student Work 1

ELA	Performance Task	^3-3^final
(Content Area)		(Grade Level-Task Number)

Standard(s):

E1b.4 –Comprehension:

By the end of the year we expect third grade students to:

· compare one text to another text they have read or heard.

E1c.2-Literature:

By the end of the year we expect third grade students to:

· recognize genre features, understand differences among genres and compare works by different authors in the same genre;

· note and talk about author’s craft, content, point of view, word choice, plot beginnings and endings, and character development.

E 2b.1 -Sharing Events, Telling Stories: Narrative Writing:

By the end of the year we expect third grade students to:

· create a sequence of events that unfold naturally;

· develop a character, often by providing motivation for action and having the character solve the problem;

· develop the plot or tell about the event by describing actions and emotions of the main characters, including descriptive details, using dialogue and other story strategies;

· provide some kind of conclusion.

E2c.1-Style and Syntax Language:

By the end of the year we expect third grade students to:

· reproduce sentence structures found in the various genres they are reading.

The Task:

4 Folk Tales

While reading four folks tales, collect information in a journal about some of the critical features of folk tales. The following is a suggestion of some areas in which you might collect information:

-characters with magical powers

-animals with human characteristics

-problems solved by extraordinary help

-magical endings

Write down any specific and folk tale unique sentence structures that appear in the four folk tales. (“In a land far far away”, “Once there was a gentle man jaguar and…”) You will be able to use these notes when you write your own folk tale.

Reading

After reading the four folk tales, complete a matrix (see below) comparing the features of the folk tales (i.e. characters with magical powers, animals with human characteristics, problems solved by extraordinary help, etc). Use your journal notes to complete this task.

Writing

Write a folk tale using the critical features found in your matrix. You will need to make sure you develop characters with magical powers and develop a plot that has a magical ending. The folk tale needs to include descriptive details and dialogue. Reproduce any sentence structures found in any of the four folk tales you read. Use all the steps of the writing process. Final product is published using Microsoft Word or other document publishing software. Also, be sure to use the “spell check” to check your spelling and keyboarding entries.

Note: If submitting to DoDEA for written commentary please include:

*List of folk tales used in this task

*Completed matrix

*Listing of critical features of folk tales that students included in their folk tale.

*Draft, Revised copy, final publication

Circumstances of Performance

The student work is produced under the following conditions:

X	alone	X	in a group
X	in class		as homework
X	with teacher feedback	X	with peer feedback
	timed	X	extended project
	no opportunity for revision	X	opportunity for revision

Criteria for Success:

• Reads 4 selected folk tales.
• Identifies key characteristics of the selected folk tales in a matrix

• Writes a folk tale that is a composite of the features in matrix constructed.
• Develops characters with extraordinary features and magical powers.
• Develops the plot using features of a folk tale, including descriptive details and dialogue.
• Reproduces sentence structures found in folk tales.

• Correctly spells all familiar high-frequency words.

Related Standard(s):

E1b.3-Comprehension

• capture meaning from figurative language (for example, similes, metaphors, poetic images) and explain the meaning;

• compare one text to another text they have read or heard.

E2a Habits and Processes

• routinely rework, revise, edit and proofread their work.

Folk Tale Matrix

(modify according to needs)

Critical Features	Folk Tale 1	Folk Tale 2	Folk Tale 3	Folk Tale 3
Characters with magical powers
Animals with human characteristics
Problems solved by extraordinary help
(Insert any other critical features)
(Insert any other critical features)