A trapped fox prefers the full mosquitoes swarming him to the hungry ones who would replace them in Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Mosquitoes.” Class members listen to an audio version of the tale before completing a graphic organizer that details the beginning, middle, and end.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the graphic organizer template as a tool for students looking to write their own fables
• Extend instruction by introducing the plot line of a short story and having your class identify the parts within the passage

Classroom Considerations

• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is a 6.1
• The audiobook is one minute long
• The activity has readers identify basic plot events versus analyzing the moral of the fable

Pros

• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is a 6.1
• The audio-recording (1:00) of the passage differentiates the reading for all learners

Cons

Common Core

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