Would a charcoal-burner make a good roommate? Read about the drawbacks of living with someone in the opposite profession with Aesop's "The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller." A graphic organizer prompts learners to identify the beginning, middle, and end of the story before brainstorming a moral.

Concepts

plot structure, plot summary, aesop's fables, literary themes, active reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activity as a tool for other fictional texts you teach
• Review the definition of a fuller to build background information before your class reads

Classroom Considerations

• Seat your readers individually, away from distractions
• If using as an audiobook, ensure speakers are loud enough
• Resource has Flesch-Kincaid readability score posted as a 4.0
• Audio recording is 42 seconds long

Pros

• Comes with a text version of the fable so learners can follow along with the audio recording

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.2 RL.5.5 RL.6.2 RL.6.5 RL.7.2 RL.7.5 RL.8.2 RL.8.5