Grade 2 - Early Asian Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 4 | The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal 75

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale, “The Tiger, the Brahman, and

the Jackal”

 Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale, “The Tiger,

the Brahman, and the Jackal”

 Identify trickster tales as a type of fiction

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.

Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted

with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment

Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Ask and answer questions requiring literal recall and understanding

of the facts and/or details of the fiction read-aloud, “The Tiger, the

Brahman, and the Jackal” (RL.2.1)

 Answer questions that require making interpretations, judgments, or

giving opinions about the fiction read-aloud, “The Tiger, the Brahman,

and the Jackal” (RL.2.1)

 Recount the Indian folktale, “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

(RL.2.2)

 Describe the different characters’ opinions about whether it is fair and

just for the tiger to eat the Brahman (RL.2.3)

 Describe the overall structure of the story, including the characters,

setting, and plot, while using sequenced images from the read-aloud

(RL.2.5)