Should enemies ever get the benefit of the doubt? Readers answer this question after reading Aesop's 96-word fable "The Wolf and the Crane." Part of a larger series, the 48-second audio recording tells the story of a crane that does a favor for an ungrateful predator. It differentiates the passage for all readers and helps facilitate a law-writing activity based on the content of the passage.

Concepts

aesop's fables, active reading, explanatory writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend the law-writing activity by examining the laws of the United States
• Consider examining a controversial law and discussing the purpose of one

Classroom Considerations

• Download and make copies of the activity and passage, which scored a 7.1 on the Flesch-Kincaid readability scale, if lacking classroom Internet access 

Pros

• Click This feature provides MLA, Chicago, and APA citations of the passage
• Online format allows for great blended learning opportunities 

Cons

• None

Common Core

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