If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. After listening to an audio recording of Aesop's "The Kingdom of the Lion," readers discuss the moral and new vocabulary with a series of comprehension questions.

Concepts

aesop's fables, active reading, literary themes, academic vocabulary, informative writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before teaching the fable, have a mini-lesson on the theme
• Use the story to show students how one text often yields multiple themes if they support them with textual evidence

Classroom Considerations

• Have the activity copied before class

Pros

• Open-ended questions allow for great class discussion
• Readability score of a 9.0 meets the rigor of state tests and provides excellent skills practice

Cons

• Does not provide an answer key for the comprehension questions
  

Common Core

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