Aesop's "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf'" features a boy whose small mistake gets him into big trouble. What could have done differently? Learners make a concept map to depict the events from the fable after listening to an engaging audio retelling.

Concepts

cause and effect, aesop's fables, concept mapping

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Display the cause and effect concept maps from the activity throughout your classroom
• Have your class use the cause and effect structure in a future written response as a method of organization

Classroom Considerations

• Resource suggests using Inspiration, but the software is not necessary
• Flesh-Kincaid readability score is 8.0
• Audio is one minute and 18 seconds long

Pros

• Literary analysis activity is versatile for other lessons
• Addresses the theme of honesty, which is relatable to pupils' lives

Cons

Common Core

RL.5.2 RL.5.5 RL.6.2 RL.6.5 RL.7.2 RL.7.5 RL.8.2 RL.8.5