Title:
The Ugly Caterpillar
Bibliographic Information:
Sommer, C. (2000). The ugly caterpillar. Houston, TX: Advance Publishing, Inc.
Weekly Requirement:
Pleasure Reading Picture Book
Plot Description:
Speckles the Spider, Annie the Ant, and Crumbs the Cricket are three friends who love spending time together and playing in the leaves and near the lake where they live. One day they find a tiny egg and try to guess what's inside. Speckles and Crumbs think it is ugly and that whatever comes out will be ugly too. Annie annoyed with her friends for being so mean. One day a little green caterpillar named Katy hatches out the egg and Speckles and Crumbs think she is ugly and refuse to play with her. Katy is hurt and sad and Annie is mad that her friends would be so cruel. She and Katy become close friends. When Katy turns into a butterfly Speckles and Crumbs are sorry and decide they want to be her friend now that she is beautiful, but Katy says no and flies away with Annie.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Lexile 300
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The meaning of the story is simple with a single layer of simple meaning. The structure is also simple, the story is told in chronological order in a third person narration with a simple narrative structure. The complexity of the language is low, there is no figurative language and the language is common place. The knowledge demand complexity is low as well. A reader does not need any special background or life knowledge to understand the story.
Content Area:
English Language Arts Reading Literature Grade 2
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.6
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
This is a great book for teachers to teach students about the life cycle of a butterfly. It can also be read to students to teach them about compassion and treating each other kindly.
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