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Patience, young grasshopper ... the lesson provides a great experience with narrative writing using an installment from a series of audiobooks of Aesop's Fables. The 57-word passage leads to an engaging activity where your readers argue the theme of the text and support it with evidence. Use it as a pre-assessment before you teach narrative writing to learn more about individualizing instruction for your class.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Expand the writing activity with a class debate in which learners support their opinions with evidence from the text
- Extend instruction with a discussion on the bandwagon logical fallacy
Classroom Considerations
- Flesch-Kincaid readability score is 4.0
- Audio recording duration is 0:38
Pros
- Writing prompt provides space for brainstorming an argument
- Fable does not state the moral, encouraging readers to come to their own conclusions
Cons
- None