Can getting to know someone change your opinion of them? After listening to Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Lion," young writers respond with a short literary analysis on the theme of familiarity.

Concepts

aesop's fables, argumentative writing, Persuasive Writing, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before assigning the activity, teach a mini-lesson on integrating textual evidence into written responses
• Use a model response to review as a class to provide feedback from the activity 

Classroom Considerations

• Lists the Flesch-Kincaid readability as a 7.5
• Audio recording duration is 0:47

Pros

• Audio and text passages access all reading levels
• Straightforward and concise
• Makes great work for a flipped lesson, in-class writing, or plans for a substitute teacher. 
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.5.1.a W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a