2. Have everyone pull out a lined piece of paper and say “Now let’s talk about how to come up with ideas for our own fables. You can follow these steps:”
• Choose a moral from those written these papers OR think about some really bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, dim bulb people who learned an important lesson.
• Then think about a story that illustrates what they did that was silly like in “Grasshopper Logic” and “Frog’s New Shoes.”
• Next, think about the lesson they learned: That’s the moral of the fable.
• Last, make these people into silly animals representing people.
• There’s your fable!
3. Tell the students to get all the above thoughts on their paper and then they can make it into a fable.
4. To give them a little more inspiration, read them “Straw & Matches” while they work (red tag).
5. Have students begin writing. They may work in pairs or singly, but each person needs to hand in a fable, i.e., if they work as a pair, they need to create two fables. Go around and give help to any people who are confused. If they can’t think of anything to write about, encourage them to consider some of their favorite fairytales and “bend” them a little.
6. When there is about ten or so minutes left of class (i.e. around 2:43 and 3:43), call the students back to attention and read the very serious after word from the book (orange tag).
7. Completeted Fables will be due on Wednesday, February 10 (Snowbound Storytelling)
Homework Collected: None
Homework Given:Fable due on Wednesday, February 10th
Research Paper Due Dates:
Primary and Secondary Sources List: February 9th
Outline: February 17th
Rough Working Draft: February 24th
Peer Review Draft: March 9th
Published Draft: March 16th
Handouts given out: None
To Read: None
