Forget the Golden Rule! Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Stork" explores what happens when a stork, treated poorly at the fox's meal, hosts his own dinner. Learners listen to an audio version of the story before examining the causes and effects within the plot, and weighing in on whether they agree with the fable's moral or not.

Concepts

aesop's fables, cause and effect, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Debate whether class members agree with Aesop's morals; have them support their opinions with evidence-based argument essays
• Compare and contrast Aesop's views on consequences with another writer

Classroom Considerations

• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is a 6.0
• Audiobook duration is 1:13

Pros

• Provides opportunities for differentiation within the resource

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