Write character sketch of wali dad from the chapter 'the gifts of wali dad' of grade 6?
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LESSON 2 9 TEACHER’S GUIDE
Wali Dad’s Gifts
by Carl Murano
Fountas-Pinnell Level P
Folktale
Selection Summary
Wali Dad, the grass cutter, likes his simple life. With coins to spare, he
buys a gold bracelet and asks a merchant to take it to the princess in
the east. She sends back silks, which Wali Dad sends to the prince in
the west. They come to meet Wali Dad, and fall in love.
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Characteristics of the Text
Genre • Folktale
Text Structure • Third-person narrative
• Plot proceeds in sequence to the end
• Predictable ending (prince and princess fall in love)
Content • Pleasures of a simple life
• Riches appreciated by royalty, but not ordinary folk
• Generosity without expecting anything in return
Themes and Ideas • Too much money can cause problems.
• Princes and princesses are used to gifts and riches.
• Sometimes good deeds have unintended consequences.
Language and
Literary Features
• Traditional language
• Traditional characters (princess, prince, poor man, merchant)
Sentence Complexity • Medium to long simple sentences, many with phrases: In exchange for all his coins, Wali
Dad bought a beautiful gold bracelet from the jeweler.
• Compound and complex sentences. Examples: The prince was pleased with the silks, but
he insisted on sending Wali Dad a gift in return.
Vocabulary • Many vivid verbs, some of which might not be familiar, such as startled, tossed, pleaded,
dismayed, insisted, signaled, inform
Words • Two- and three-syllable words: intention, solution, routine, humble, journey
Illustrations • Colorful drawings support the text.
Book and Print Features • Thirteen pages of text; illustrations on every page
© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.
Wali Dad’s Gifts by Carl Murano
Build Background
Help children use their knowledge of folktales to build interest in the story. Ask questions
such as the following: What stories do you know in which common people get involved
with kings and queens or princes and princesses? How do the stories usually begin?
How do they usually end? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration.
Tell children that this story is a folktale, a kind of story that is passed from generation to
generation over many, many years.
Introduce the Text
Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar
language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some
suggestions:
Page 2: Explain that this is a story about a man named Wali Dad, who lives in a
simple mud hut. His life gets very complicated when he gives someone a valuable
present.
Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Read the sentence: After he bought food and
clothing, he saved the rest of his earnings in a clay pot he kept under his bed. Wali
Dad did not need to buy much, so he was able to save a lot of his earnings from
his job.
Page 4: Look at the illustration. Wali Dad is in the shop of a merchant. What are
some things that the merchant sells in his shop? Why do you think Wali Dad is
buying a bracelet?
Page 9: Have children follow along as you read the sentence: Wali Dad had no
intention of keeping the mules and the silver, but again he had a solution. An
intention is a determination to act in a certain way. What was Wali Dad’s intention?
What was he determined to do? Who do you think has given him the mules and
silver? There is a hint in the picture.
Now turn back to the beginning of the story and read to fi nd out what happens to
the gifts Wali Dad gives and the gifts he receives.