Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Goose and the Golden Eggs 57 Show image 3A-2: Farmer and the goose’s nest- Evaluative The beginning, middle, and end events of a story are called
the plot of the story. Does this picture show the beginning, middle,
or end of the story? How do you know? [Have students point to this
image on Response Card 3.]- This picture shows the beginning of the story because the farmer is
surprised to see the golden egg.
[Show Image Card 7] Does this illustration show the beginning,
middle, or end of the fable? How do you know? [Have students point
to this image on Response Card 3.] - This illustration shows the end of the fable, because the farmer was sad
to have lost his goose; his goose was gone.
- This picture shows the beginning of the story because the farmer is
- Evaluative All of Aesop’s fables, or stories, were meant to teach a
moral, or a lesson, about how to behave. What is the moral of this
story?- He who wants more often loses all. If you are greedy, you might lose
what you already have. When you want something, be patient.
[Accept paraphrasing by students. You may wish to write two of them
under the image of the fable.]
Is this an important lesson for you to remember? Why or why not? - This is an important lesson for me to remember because I should not
be greedy, or want more than I need. If I want something, I should be
patient.
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask you a question. I will give you a minute to think about
the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss
the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you
discussed with your partner.
- He who wants more often loses all. If you are greedy, you might lose
Sentence Frames:
Would you keep the egg?
(Yes/No)
I would ... with my golden egg.
If I discovered a golden egg, I
would...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What would you do if you discovered a
golden egg? - After hearing today’s story and questions and answers, do you have
any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
to answer these remaining questions.]