The Shepherd and the Fairy
Folktale (fiction), 874 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Author's Purpose
Grammar and Mechanics	Plural Nouns
Word Work	Homonyms

Book Summary

The Shepherd and the Fairy is a rags-to-riches-to-rags Corsican folktale about a young man who wins the love of a magical fairy. She makes him wealthy with her wishes, but he succumbs to the temptation of wanting a better love and more worldly goods. In the end, he is left with nothing.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Understand and identify author’s purpose
• Recognize and use irregular plural nouns in a sentence
• Identify and use homonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: ashamed, condition, content, coy, embarrassed, fairy, practical, shepherd, threadbare, vanished

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level N Answer Sheet