What do a family and a bundle of sticks have in common? They can't be broken. After reading Aesop's "The Father and His Sons," pupils complete a graphic organizer that explores the cause/effect structure and theme of the story.

Concepts

family, teamwork, aesop's fables, cause and effect, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the student activity with texts that are organized according to cause and effect

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure you are sensitive to all learners' experiences; they may not all come from happy, traditional families 
• Story duration is just over one minute
• Shows Flesh-Kincaid readability score a 4.0
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Pros

• Audio recording is great for differentiating instruction for all learners

Cons

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