What determines the worth of a person? Challenge pupils to identify theme and analyze characterization with Aesop's fable "The Jay and the Peacock." Readers answer a series of comprehension questions after listening to an audio version of the tale.

Concepts

aesop's fables, active reading, informative writing, character motivation, literary themes

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Compare/contrast the fable with another within the set and examine characterization, theme, and symbolism
• Teach a mini-lesson on plot structure and have your pupils identify the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

Classroom Considerations

• Have copies of the post-reading comprehension questions available for all individuals

Pros

• 49-second audiobook recording differentiates the passage for all readers
• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is listed on the resource, which is easy to navigate and concise 

Cons

Common Core

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