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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 »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 5th
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Students research and investigate fables. They conduct Internet research and read various fables, compare/contrast two fables, write an original fable, and illustrate the fable using a paint software program. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students write adaptations to literature by writing a new ending for The Tortoise and the Hare. Students use the CD ROM Living Book The Tortoise and the Hare to enhance studying. Students use an organizational format that reflects a beginning, middle, and end to produce an original text Students present an oral presentation of his or her fable to the class and the teacher. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify the characteristics of fables, and read and compare/contrast various Aesop's fables. Using handheld computers, they read two fables with a partner, complete a Venn Diagram, develop a traits diagram using PiCo Map, and perform a reader's theater. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students define "fable" and explain the origin of this type of folk tale. They summarize the story they watch. Students state the moral, or the theme, in their words. They relate the moral to student's own experience. Students retell a fable, placing it in modern context. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students use the internet to research the history of fables and the motivation to create them. After viewing video clips, they identify the morals in each fable they read and explain the connection between the animals and human characters. They work together in groups and indivdually to write traditional and modern fables. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »