176 Stories: Supplemental Guide 10A | Tu g- of-Wa r
- Evaluative How are Elephant’s and Hippopotamus’ reaction to Turtle
alike?- They both think Turtle is foolish to think that big animals can be friends
with small animals, and they both think they will win the tug-of-war
game.
- They both think Turtle is foolish to think that big animals can be friends
- Inferential Why do Hippopotamus and Elephant finally agree to be
friends with Turtle?- Hippopotamus and Elephant finally agreed to be friends with Turtle
because they think Turtle beat them at tug-of-war.
- Hippopotamus and Elephant finally agreed to be friends with Turtle
- Evaluative What kind of special story is “Tug-of-War”?
- It is an African trickster tale.
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
question. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
with your partner.
- It is an African trickster tale.
Sentence Frames
Do you think it is nice that the
elephant and hippo eventually
become friends with turtle?
(Yes/No)
The lesson of this story is...
If... , then...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: Turtle is small compared to Elephant and
Hippopotamus, but they still end up calling him “friend.” What lesson
can you learn from this story?- Answers may vary.
- After hearing today’s story and questions and answers, do you have
any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
to answer these remaining questions.]