How is a pig different from a sheep and a goat? Learners read about each animal in Aesop's fable "The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat" and consider different perspectives. Complete with an audio recording and writing activity about a scenario that examines complaining in a variety of contexts.

Concepts

explanatory writing, aesop's fables, literary themes, active reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend instruction with a class discussion about readers' personal experiences with complaining and the text
• Have pupils read their classmates' writings and offer constructive feedback

Classroom Considerations

• Requires speakers and computer to play the audiobook
• Includes a 6.2 readability score
  

Pros

• Explanatory writing prompt is rigorous and has multiple parts, much like end-of-year state tests
• PDF of text is available to download for all users

Cons

• Activity does not include a rubric

Common Core

W.5.2.a W.6.2.a W.7.2.a W.8.2.a