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- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students explain political and social thought during the Greek 6th and 5th centuries B.C. They research five to eight fables, figuring out the moral for each and writing an essay on how Aesop influenced the morals and ideals of ancient Greece. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students are exposed to the traditional fables of Aesop. They role play a character from one fable and practice letter-writing skills. They use Aesop's fables as a backdrop for a lesson in citizenship and letter writing. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students use two of Aesop's Fables to learn theme, simile, alliteration, and metaphor. After a lecture/demo, students write four sentences which demonstrate the meaning of the four terms. Each sentence must relate to the fable. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - Higher Ed
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Students work as a class to translate one of Aesop's fables into a modern setting and modern language. They work individually or in small groups to translate another of Aesop's traditional fables into a modern setting and modern language. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students study Aesop's fables. They role play as one of the characters to write letters and to study the concepts of citizenship. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students participate in an auditory discrimination review session to begin the literacy block. Next, they practice using their phonics skills to spell given words using the SAS method. In the text comprehension section, they compare and contrast two of Aesop's fables. Finally, they recite all of the poems they know. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate Aesop's Fables and how they influenced the culture of Ancient Greece. They research five different fables and reflect upon the morals of the stories and state how they influenced the practices of the Greek in writing. Full Review »

