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My name is ……………………

Background : People make houses out of different kinds of materials, like

bricks, wood, and even mud.

Setting a Purpose : Read to find out what kinds of houses the three

little pigs make.

The Three Little Pigs

a book :

Close read :

Notes

Verbs :

To make :

…………………………………………

Present : I …………………..

Past : I ………………….

To blow : …………………

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Other words :

straw : ……………………………

sticks : ……………………..

house : …………………

Sight words :

Soon : ………………….. ever after : …………………………

a pig

a wolf

mud

Let’s read !

Close read :

Notes

Once upon a time, there were three little

pigs.

The first pig made a straw house. Soon he

could hear Wolf call out.

« Let me come in », said Wolf.

« No, » said the pig.

« I’ll huff and I’ll puff. I’ll blow your house

in, » Wolf said.

straw = paille

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The Three Little Pigs

1/ Circle the title.

2/ Underline the word that says what the first pig use to

make his house.

Where ? Who ? When ?

…………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………

Let’s read !

Close read :

Notes

The second pig made a stick house.

« Let me come in » said Wolf.

« No, » said the pig.

« I’ll huff and I’ll puff. I’ll blow your house

in, » Wolf said.

The third pig got bricks. He used every brick to

make a strong house. Wolf could not blow this

house in.

Wolf gave up and ran away. The three pigs

lived happily ever after.

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The Three Little Pigs

Circle a sentence that tells what the second pig uses to make

his house.

Where ? Who ? When ?

…………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………

To give up = abandonner

Let’s retell ! The prelud

The characters :

The plot :

The problem :

The solution :

My opinion :

The story talks about……..

There are ……. ……………

The story takes place in ……………..

One day, ………………

A the end…..

I like the story because….

I don’t like the story because….

I think ………

Background : Cinderella has to get used to a new mother and two new sisters.

Her new family members are not very nice to her.

Setting a Purpose : Read the text to find out what happens when

Cinderella makes a special wish.

a fairy godmother

a pumpkin

Cinderalla By Sheila Sweeny Higgingson

a book :

Close read :

Notes

Verbs :

To have :

…………………………………………

Present : she …………………..

Past : she ………………….

To wish : …………………

Other words :

stepmother : ……………………………

stepsister : ……………………………..

floor : ……………………………

dishes : …………………………..

a kingdom : ……………………..

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Sight words :

Soon : ………………….. ever after : …………………………

Let’s read !

Close read :

Notes

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cinderella.

Cinderella was smart, kind, and beautiful. Her father loved her

very much, and she loved him.

Cinderella had a stepmother and two stepsisters, too.

They did not love Cinderella. They were jealous of her and

were never kind.

Cinderella had to do all of the chores. She mopped the

floors and washed all of the dirt disches. She dusted, scrubbed,

and polished every single thing in the house.

One day, Cinderella’s family received an invitation to a ball.

The prince was having a dance and inviting all of the young

women in the kingdom.

chores = corvées

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Cinderella

1/ Circle the title.

2/ Underline the details that show that Cinderella had to

work hard.

Let’s read !

Close read :

Notes

Cinderella ironed her stepsisters’ dresses. She brushed

their hair and fixed their bows. Then she waved good-bye as

they skipped off to the ball. Cinderella was not allowed to go.

After everyone left the house, Cinderella sat alone by the

fireplace and cried. Tears streamed down her beautiful face.

« Oh, how I wish that I could go to the ball », Cinderella

sobbed. « I wish that I had a beautiful dress to wear. »

Just then, a tiny woman with wings flew throught the

window. She had a wand i her hand. It was Cinderella’s fairy

godmother !

« Why are you crying, my dear ? » the fairy godmother

asked Cinderella.

« I want to go to the ball, too, » cried Cinderella.

« Then you shall go ! » said the fairy godmother.

Cinderella’s fairy godmother waved her wand quickly in the

air. Poof ! A pumpking transformed into a golden coach. Six mice

turned into a team of horses to pull the coach. Whoosh !

Cinderella’s old clothes were changed into a beautiful pink and

silver gow and two glass slippers.

ironed = repassa 3

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Cinderella

1/ Circle in the picture, the fairy godmother’s wand.

2/ Circle the two things that Cinderella wishes for.

wand = baguette

magique

Let’s retell ! The prelud

The characters :

The plot :

The problem :

The solution :

My opinion :

The story talks about……..

There are Cinderella and ……………

The story takes place in ……………..

One day, ………………

A the end…..

I like the story because….

I don’t like the story because….

I think ………