Unit 5 Lesson
3: The Moral of the Story
Essential
Question/s(Specific to Lesson)
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How
do lessons learned from folktales and fables relate to life?
Why
do people use stories to explain life’s wonders?
How
do writers use language and information to make a story come alive?
How
do folktales/tall tales give readers a sense of place and time of a culture?
What
patterns of character traits are found in folktales/tall tales?
How
is my life similar/unlike the character in the story or book I am reading?
Fables
A fable
is a short story, with a moral, that warns against a bad characteristic,
like lying, stealing, greed, or laziness. The characters are usually animals
that speak and act like humans.
A moral
is a set of rules we use to judge if something is right or wrong.
Think/Pair/Share
1. Is it alright to take something that is not yours?
2. If someone were real hungry, would it be okay then to take apples ?
Why/why not?
Lesson
Plan:
1. Review
Anticipation Guide: Why do you agree? Disagree? Why?
2. Display
a double bubble map of country and city.
3. TTW
read the fable: The Country Mouse and the City Mouse. TLW complete
the fable chart.
4. TTW
provide copies of fables to partners. The fables will not have the moral
printed on them. The groups will write their own moral.
** Differentiation:
Advanced group will write their own fables given the moral from these stories.
They will type them and present them to the class. Their fables will be
included in the center or may be uploaded to the Internet.
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