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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the elements of a fable, and create an original fable and present it in dramatic form. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare and contrast the Buddhist Jataka Tales with the European fables. They search for the lesson that is embedded in both. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read fable of "The Thirsty Pigeon," discuss use of fables in your own culture and tradition, and retell/write a fable. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study Aesop, a Greek slave who lived around the sixth century B.C. Using video and the Internet, the lesson covers the function of storytelling as the way to pass on a culture's customs and beliefs to the next generation. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students trace the background of fables and learn the motivation behind them, as well as the criteria for the literary form. Through exposure to various fables via video clips and Internet sites, they identify the morals in each. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students use the Internet to research and read different modern fables (also known as urban legends). After reading and evaluating these urban legends, students share their findings and then write their own. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students read and anaylze Aesop's Fables throughout the year. They practice writing and reading throughout this lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students discover characteristics of fables by reading Aesop's fables and performing a reader's theater. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students collect and define proverbs, then read Aesop's fables and Chinese fables from the Internet and compare the two. Students write a modern version of an Aesop's fable and then write their own original fables. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students familiarize themselves with fables by listening to several of them. They define fables. They identify the moral of a specific fable. They identify characters, plot and sequence of events. They create a mask of a character in a fable. Full Review »