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The Dog and the Shadow
Don't let jealousy overshadow thankfulness for your blessings. Aesop's "The Dog and the Shadow" presents a jealous dog and his lost meal with an audio recording and annotation activity to reinforce the fable's theme with textual evidence.
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The Boy Hunting Locusts
What matters more: intention or action? Address the question with an audio version of Aesop's "The Boy Hunting Locusts." Pupils work together to decipher the moral of the fable in a reading response activity.
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The Belly and the Members
Give your class some food for thought after reading Aesop's "The Belly and the Members" by Aesop. Once pupils have listened to an audio version of the story, they answer four questions regarding the fable's theme, including a narrative...
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The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
Would a charcoal-burner make a good roommate? Read about the drawbacks of living with someone in the opposite profession with Aesop's "The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller." A graphic organizer prompts learners to identify the beginning,...
The School of Life
Charles Dickens
How much do you know about the life of Charles Dickens? A thorough video discusses the author's professional successes and private failures with engaging animation and informative narration.
The School of Life
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
While Fyodor Dostoyevsky experienced more difficulty and suffering than he did happiness, his point of view reveals aspects of humanity that are essential to the way we relate to each other now. A thorough and rich video...
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Theme
Identifying the theme of a piece is crucial to understanding. Using the play Romeo and Juliet as an example, the concept of theme is explored in a video of a classroom lecture.
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The Only Way You Will Ever Need to Teach Theme [You Tube Video]
Middle school teacher Sara Johnson describes how she teaches the concept of theme. This video combines a sound explanation of the term and some classroom techniques she uses to reinforce understanding with her students.