Book: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Summary: This book is a twist of the classic Three Little Pigs. It is told from the perspective of the wolf. It tells how he was just trying to borrow a cup of sugar and why he had to eat the pigs.
Evaluation: This book is great and interesting to use in the classroom. I falls under the genre of folklore because it takes the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs and puts a different twist on it. It makes you think in a different way about the classic story.
Motivational Activities:
Write your own news article: Students will take a classic tale and write a news article from the bad guys perspective.
Compare and Contrast: The students would compare and contrast the classic tale with the new twist on it.
Personal Comments: I like this book because it is such a different twist on the classic tale. It's fun to look at both of the points of view.
Questions:
- Which story do you think is the "right" story?
- Do you think the wolf was right to eat the pigs?
References:
Scieszka, Jon. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. New York: Puffin, 1996. Print.
Sarah I like your blog and your activities that you have posted. Some activities that I would use for this book is have the students create their own fairy tale twist. This can be done with one of the classic fairy tales that they have heard growing up or even a recent story they just have to write it from a different perspective. Also another activity that can be used with this book is a little different. Have the children create their own pig house out of the materials in the classroom. See which one can withstand the wind from a fan to see whose house can take on that big bad wolf! It is a fun activity and the children love it! Also they can relate to the book while building!
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