Standard #: LAFS.3.SL.1.3 (Archived Standard)

Students will learn about and become familiar with the different habitats of the Everglades and the flora and fauna found in each one.

Using a retelling of an Egyptian folktale in the book The Monster Who Grew Small by Joan Grant, students will discover how helpers can provide encouragement, encouragement that they can use to try to overcome "monsters" of obstacles in their way. Students should have read this story prior to this lesson. In this lesson, students will participate in several rounds of shared inquiry discussion to help them practice engaging effectively in collaborative discussions as well as answering questions provided by a speaker. On a retelling graphic organizer and in questions students will answer in writing and during the shared inquiry discussions, students will use evidence from the text to support their responses.