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Why wouldn't Juno want to give a peacock the voice of a nightingale? After reading Aesop's fable "The Peacock and Juno," individuals learn to be content with what they have because perfection is unattainable. The passage comes with an audio recording and a paired activity that prompts learners to identify different parts of the story to summarize the text.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the activity as pre-writing to assign a summary of the fable
- Research Juno and have writers construct a fable of their own using her as a character
Classroom Considerations
- Make copies of the identifying parts of the plot before class
- Has a readability score of 6.7
Pros
- Because the fable is only 54 words long, it allows for more skills practice in instructional time
- The online format is easy to navigate and easily accessible
Cons
- None