Aesop's fables are full of tricky foxes, and "The Fox and the Crow" is no exception. Individuals listen to an audio passage and write either a fable or a personal narrative about a time they wanted a friend to share something with them.

Concepts

aesop's fables, personal narrative writing, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have your class adapt the fable into a skit about their own lives in which they use flattery to convince their friends to share
• Embed a writing workshop within the activity based on an area of refinement you identified 

Classroom Considerations

• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is 5.5
• Story duration is 1:12

Pros

• Encourages class members to explore their creative sides 
• Perfect for a flipped lesson or substitute teacher plans

Cons

• None

Common Core

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