“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
Abstract: The very vain Emperor in this fairy tale is tricked by a pair of thieves. Source: Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen’s Fairy Tales (: Children’s Classics, 1837)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: Danish
Genre: Folk TaleReading Level: 3.5 Language: English File name: 0017 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.2.2: Selects from a variety of simple strategies, including the use of phonics, word structure, context clues, self-questioning, confirming simple predictions, retelling, and using visual cues, to identify words and construct meaning from various texts, illustrations, graphics, and charts.LA.E.2.2.2: Recognizes and explains the effects of language, such as sensory words, rhymes, and choice of vocabulary, and story structure, such as patterns, used in children’s texts.
LA.A.1.2.3: Uses simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of prefixes, suffixes, root words, multiple meanings, antonyms, synonyms, and word relationships.
Theme: King, Emperor, VanityReading Strategy: Guided Reading, cloze passage, comprehension Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:11:43 Wordcount: 1656 Use PDF for printing
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