How should you deal with an enemy? Aesop's "The Bald Man and the Fly" presents one method that ends up hurting the victim even more than the perpetrator. Before, during, and after listening to an audio version of the story, learners complete a KWL chart to practice active reading.

Concepts

aesop's fables, writing fiction, conflict, reading comprehension strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage learners to write about a time, fictional or non-fictional, when revenge ended up hurting them instead
  
• Project the chart onto the board for pupils to complete together

Classroom Considerations

• Resource lists the Flesch-Kincaid level for pupils as a 5.0
• Audio recording is 45 seconds long

Pros

• Worksheet is versatile for other stories

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.5.3.a W.6.3.a W.7.3.a W.8.3.a