How does the structure of the text, The Story of the Three Little Pigs help the reader make

connections between the key events in the story?

In this lesson you will learn to describe how key events in the story are connected by

asking questions about the text structure.

Let’s Review

Folktale

Text Structures

(Patterns)

•“Once upon a time…”

•Patterns of three

•Repeated phrases

•A good character who wins over a bad character

•“…and they lived happily ever after. The end.”

Let’s Review Make Connections

They are both athletes.

One does his sport in the water. The other does

hers on land.

Let’s ReviewHow is this key event

connected to earlier key events in the story?Key events

Let’s Review

Core Lesson

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Ask, “What text structures did the author use in this story?”

Ask, “Which key events does this text structure help me connect?”

Make connections between these key events and record your thinking in a graphic organizer.

Core Lesson What text structures did the author use in this

story?

Core Lesson Which key events does this text structure help me connect?

Patterns of 3

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•Patterns of three •Each pig built a house. •Each house was stronger than the one built before it.

•Patterns of three •The third pig made it home safely each time the wolf invited him somewhere.

•It got harder and harder for the third pig to get home safely.

Core Lesson What text structures did the author use in this

story?

•“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!”•“No, no, by the hair

of my chinny chin chin.”

•“Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in.”

Core Lesson

•“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!”•“No, no, by the hair

of my chinny chin chin.”

•“Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in.”

Which key events does this text structure help me connect?

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•Repeated phrases •The wolf blew down the first and second little pigs’ homes, and he ate the pigs. He tried to blow down the third pig’s home, but he couldn’t.

•The first and second pig got eaten, but the wolf couldn’t get to the third pig, so the wolf started trying to think of new ways to trick the third pig.

Core Lesson

•Patterns of 3

•Repeated phrases

•Repeated phrases •The wolf blew down the first and second little pigs’ homes, and he ate the pigs. He tried to blow down the third pig’s home, but he couldn’t.

•The first and second pig got eaten, but the wolf couldn’t get to the third pig, so the wolf started trying to think of new ways to trick the third pig.

•Patterns of three •Each pig built a house. •Each house was stronger than the one built before it.

•Patterns of three •The third pig made it home safely each time the wolf invited him somewhere.

•It got harder and harder for the third pig to get home safely.

How does the structure of the text, The Story of the Three Little Pigs help the reader make connections

between the key events in the story?

Core Lesson

1

2

3

Ask, “What text structures did the author use in this story?”

Ask, “Which key events does this text structure help me connect?”

Make connections between these key events and record your thinking in a graphic organizer.

In this lesson you have learned to describe how key events in the story are connected

by asking questions about the text structure.