World Tales Quest

Rainbow Bow she sees the string of stars

Sweet Yam / Smile she fed the hungry boy

Story Detective Word Bank Use these words to talk with your partner

Kindness Glass Slipper Birch Bark Garden Snake Invisible Being Gentle Heart True Beauty Queen

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Partner Turn & Talk Question:

"How are Cinderella, Rough-Face Girl, and Nyasha all alike on the inside, even though they lived in different lands?"

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Story Weaver Studio

My Own Similar Story!

Domain 3 Final Project

Step 1: Circle your story's land or setting:

❄️ Snowy Mountains

🌴 Sunny Island

🏜️ Golden Desert

🌳 Deep Jungle

Step 2: Draw Your Kind Hero and Magical Helper! Include your special magical object

🎨 Illustration Space

Step 3: Write Your Folktale Sentences:

Long ago in the land of , there lived a kind person named

When a big problem came, a magical

helped them by giving a special .

In the end, everyone learned that

Author Checklist: Drew Kind Hero Added Magic Helper Shared Moral Lesson

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Misconception: "Magic fixes everything." Clarify that in folktales, magic only rewards those who have demonstrated patience, humility, and kindness. Without Nyasha’s sweet spirit, the king would not have chosen her!

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Assessment & Differentiation

Answer Keys & Evaluation Rubric

Domain 3 Culmination

Passport Booklet Answer Key & Exemplars

Page 1: Match-Up Key

• • 1. Cinderella → Sparkling Glass Slipper (B)
• • 2. Rough-Face Girl → Birch Bark & Pine Needles (D)
• • 3. Nyasha → Garden Snake / Nyoka (A)
• • 4. Shang (Lon Po Po) → Tall Ginkgo Nut Tree (C)

Page 3: Exemplar Student Folktale

"Long ago in the land of the snowy mountains, there lived a kind person named Kiko. When a big problem came, a magical snow fox helped them by giving a special silver bell. In the end, everyone learned that sharing brings warm sunshine."

Support: Striving Writers & ELLs

• • Oral Dictation: Have student narrate their story aloud while the teacher or peer scribe notes key nouns.
• • Visual Selection: Encourage students to point to setting options and sketch their character before writing.
• • Sentence Strips: Cut Word Bank terms into physical cards for students to place in blank slots.

Extension: Advanced Learners

• • Add a Villain: Prompt students to create a jealous sibling or tricky beast that challenges the hero.
• • Dialogue Challenge: Have students add speech bubbles with quotation marks to their illustration.
• • Map Connection: Locate each story’s origin country on the classroom globe or atlas.

Grade 1 Culminating Evaluation Rubric

Criteria

4 - Exceeding

3 - Meeting Goal

2 - Developing

1 - Beginning

Cross-Cultural Comparison (RL.1.9)

Explains how all 3 heroines display inner beauty despite different lands.

Accurately matches characters to helpers and identifies common kindness theme.

Matches 2–3 characters; needs support linking lessons.

Requires full guidance to distinguish characters.

Folktale Elements & Magic (RL.1.3)

Creates inventive helper, unique magical test, and clear obstacle.

Includes setting, kind hero, magical helper, and special object.

Missing 1 key element (helper or object).

Drawing or story lacks folktale structure.

Narrative Writing & Lesson (W.1.3)

Writes detailed sentences with clear beginning, middle, and moral.

Completes sentence stems legibly with appropriate folktale words.

Completes 1–2 stems; handwriting or spelling requires prompting.

Incomplete stems; relies entirely on dictation.

Oral Language & Sharing (SL.1.4)

Speaks expressively and listens attentively with thoughtful comments.

Shares folktale clearly with partner using the sentence starter.

Shares with hesitation or prompts; listens passively.

Needs gentle encouragement to participate in circle.

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