How do individuals determine value? Middle school students read Aesop's fable "The Rooster and the Pearl" and complete a narrative writing activity to learn that precious things are for those that can prize them.

Concepts

literary themes, aesop's fables, active reading, personal narrative writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before reading the fable, have pupils write three items they would want on a sticky note and display the note on a board before making a prediction about what brings value to an object
  
• Compare Aesop's moral to the class's prediction at the end of the fable and discuss

Classroom Considerations

• Readers may need assistance with the word prize and how it's used in the moral of the story

Pros

• Displays the 4.7-Flesch-Kincaid readability score on the resource
• Downloadable PDFs are available as an alternative for classrooms that do not have Internet access

Cons

• None

Common Core

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