Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 8A | The Crowded, Noisy House 141- Inferential Does the rabbi’s advice help the man this time? Why?
- Yes, it helps the man because it makes his house seem quiet and
peaceful without the animals. [Have students point to this scene on
Response Card 8.]
- Yes, it helps the man because it makes his house seem quiet and
- Inferential Do you think there is really a difference between the
situation at the beginning of the story (children crying and fighting,
wife screaming, and mother-in-law kvetching) and the situation at the
end of the story? Why or why not?- Answers may vary, but should hint at “no” because the story did not say
whether the children stopped crying and fighting, or whether the wife
stopped screaming, or whether the mother-in-law stopped kvetching.
[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 two questions. I will give you a minute to think
about the questions, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and
discuss the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what
you discussed with your partner.
- Answers may vary, but should hint at “no” because the story did not say
Sentence Frames:
Did the situation at the man’s
home get worse after he brought
animals to live with his family?
(Yes/No)
I think this folktale is called “It
Could Always Be Worse” because
...
Another title for this folktale
could be.
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: This folktale is sometimes titled or called,
“It Could Always Be Worse.” Why do you think it would be called that?
What other title could this folktale have? - 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.]