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I'm a Changed Pig

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Introduce your class to fairy tales with this lesson. After reading the fractured fairy tale, "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig," third, fourth, and fifth graders write a personal narrative as a response to the fairy tale. They compare and contrast the classic fairy tale with the fractured story, completing a graphic organizer to showcase their thoughts. 

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responding to literature, literature, Narrative Writing, narratives, compare and contrast, charts, graphs

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charts and graphs, compare and contrast, literary response, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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3 days
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