See why a wolf would rather starve alone than join a family in Aesop's "The Dog and the Wolf." After listening to an audio retelling of the fable, learners answer four literary analysis questions about characterization, plot, and author's purpose.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Examine a moment in history that reinforces the theme of the text, such as the American Revolution
• Have a class debate in which pupils discuss whether they agree or disagree with Aesop 

Classroom Considerations

• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is 3.1
  
• Story duration is 1:19

Pros

• Resource contains hyperlinked citations for reference

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.2 RL.6.2 RL.7.2 RL.8.2