110 Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 5A | The Princess and the Pea
- Literal What happened during the storm?
- A princess knocked on the palace door.
- Inferential When the queen saw the princess at the door, do you think
the queen believed that she was a real princess?- No, the queen did not think she was a real princess.
Why not? - The princess was a mess; her hair was dripping, her clothes were
muddy; she did not look like a princess.
- No, the queen did not think she was a real princess.
- Literal What test does the queen use to see if she is a real princess?
- The queen puts a pea under the mattresses and pads. If the girl could
feel the pea, then she must be a real princess.
- The queen puts a pea under the mattresses and pads. If the girl could
- Inferential Was the girl a real princess? Why?
- Yes, the girl was a real princess because she felt the pea under all those
mattresses and pads.
- Yes, the girl was a real princess because she felt the pea under all those
- Evaluative Which parts of the story could be real?
- A prince looking for a princess to marry, a stormy night, and a queen
helping the prince find a real princess could all be real.
Which parts of the story could not be real? - The princess getting bruised by a pea under the mattresses could not be
real.
[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, and 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.
- A prince looking for a princess to marry, a stormy night, and a queen
Sentence Frames:
Did you believe the girl was a real
princess? (Yes/No)
The princess could...
One other way the princess could
prove she is a real princess is
by...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What are some other ways the princess
could prove that she is a real princess? - After hearing today’s read-aloud 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.]