Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 6B | The Fox and the Grapes 105- Ask students what the events in a story are called. (The events in a
story are called the plot.) Ask students to tell you about the beginning,
middle, and end of the fable.
[You may need to prompt students with text from the first and last
sentences of the read-aloud. This is also a good opportunity to talk about
the conventions of opening a fiction story, e.g., “One hot summer day, a
fox was strolling along” and ending a fiction story, e.g., “He walked away
with his nose in the air, saying, ‘I didn’t want those old grapes anyways.’”]
My Favorite Fable
- Remind students of the six fables and the morals of the stories they
have heard, referring to the images of the fables with the student-
created morals written under them. - Tell students that each of them will have the opportunity to draw his/
her favorite fable.- First, students will identify their favorite fable.
- Then, they will draw a picture of the fable. Emphasize that their
pictures should not look like the images, the images are just
examples, and that they can draw whatever they wish from their
favorite fable. - While they draw their fable, they should make sure that their
picture includes at least one character, something from the setting,
and a scene from the plot. - Once they have completed their drawing, they should write the
moral in their own words. [Some students may need to dictate
their sentence to an adult, whereas others may be able to write
independently.]
Checking for Understanding
Note: Before students begin this activity, check to make sure they
understand the directions.- Say to students: “Asking questions is one way to make sure that
everyone knows what to do. Think of a question you can ask your
partner about the directions I have just given you. For example,
you could ask, ‘What should we do first?’ Or, ‘What do I do when I
am finished with my drawing?’” - Be sure that students understand the four-part instructions to this
activity.