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Fable Writing - Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Sciences

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Before writing their own fables, class members select an animal or insect to use in their story and research its character, habits, movements, etc. After reading a wide variety of fables and identifying the elements of a fable, writers select a moral and, using their research notes, compose a tale of their own.

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Narrative Writing, narratives, fables, ethics, morals

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ethics, fables, law related concepts, morals, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2009

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