Homeschoolers- a One-Week Lesson based on Whootie Owl's folk tale "The Apple Dumpling"

A week of homeschooling resources for
"The Apple Dumpling"
Included below: the Story complete Play Script Reading & Writing tools

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                                   Story Synopsis:
                                   An old woman yearns for an apple dumpling, but has no apples!
                                   So she gathers a basket of pears and embarks on an adventure.

Monday: Illustrated story, "The Apple Dumpling"
Text-to-text

Tuesday: Characters & Setting

Wednesday:    Plot & Main Idea

Thursday: Writing:

(1) Organize ideas
(2) Rough draft

(3) Revise story
(4) Final copy

Extra lined paper

Graphic Organizers (to help writing):
Traditional
Whootie Owl's Exclusive

Friday: Reader's theatre play script
Performance notes & casting slips

Additional resources to enrich your week with "The Apple Dumpling":

Overview

Assessment (multiple-choice, open response questions)

Games & activities (coloring pages)

Image of Whootie Owl (color)

Image of Whootie Owl (black & white)

Rubric (self-scoring) & How to use

Fax your feedback

Acknowledgements, permissions & story sources