Candidate’s Name: Michael
Ambrogio
Grade Level: 4
Title of the lesson: Fables
Length of the lesson: 45 mins
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Central focus of the lesson:
In this lesson, students will
use Internet sources, graphic organizers and group activities to analyze and discuss
the characteristics and story lines of two different fables, "The Owl
and The Grasshopper" and "The Town Mouse and The Country
Mouse." After students read and
brainstorm story elements of the folktales, they will then write a fable of
their own.
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Knowledge of students to inform teaching:
To begin this lesson, I will explain
to the students that they are going to be learning about fables. Fables
originated long ago and were a form of oral storytelling.
To help the students
understand what oral storytelling is all about, they will play the Telephone
Game. Students will sit in a circle. I will whisper one line into the ear of
the student to my right. Each student will turn and repeat the line to the
next person by whispering it in their ear. Once the last student hears the
line, they say it out loud. We will discuss: How the story changed and why.
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o Compare
and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of
good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths,
and traditional literature from different cultures.
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Support literacy development through language:
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Students will be able to analyze fables, find
the moral of the story, and identify the message or theme of the fable.
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Formal and informal assessment:
Through guided questions,
close monitoring and informal observation; I will be able to assess student’s
ability and understanding of the subject being introduced. Through
individually assessing during independent practice and reviewing during
guided practice I will be able to evaluate students.
Students will take turns going
to the board and filing out the Venn Diagram to compare the elements of the
two fables.
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Instructional procedure:
I will explain why it was so
important for oral storytellers to write their tales down.
“There was a man by the name of Aesop,
and he wrote many of the fables that we know today. We are going to be
reading two of his fables, but before we do that, let us look at what
characteristics are common to most fables."
I will create an anchor chart on
the board to review the characteristics of fables with the class.
The students will then get
their own copy for future guidance.
I will give each student a
copy of the fable "The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse."
I will read this fable aloud
to the class.
Once I have finished reading
the story, I will call on individual students and have them identify the
elements of a fable found in this story, referring to the anchor chart and
handout.
I will give each student a
copy of the second fable, "The Owl and The Grasshopper."
Students will read alone or in
groups.
Once students have finished
reading, the students will share with their shoulder partner, the elements of
a fable found in this story.
I can monitor the student
discussions at this time by walking around the room.
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To modify these exercises,
students can read the passages with a peer, or listen to audio versions of
the two fables to ensure better comprehension.
While students must work
together to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words, vocabulary words and
meanings have been pre-recorded on flashcards, which will be given to each
group at the start of each lesson.
Students can tape their final
fables before actually publishing them to help them organize their story
ideas.
Students can have a scribe for
their final fable.
Students can work in groups of
three instead of two during the Guided Practice when they are sharing answers
and discussion.
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Instructional resources and materials:
o The
Town Mouse and The Country Mouse
o The
Owl and The Grasshopper
o dry
erase markers
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Reflection
● Did your
instruction support learning for the whole class and the students who need
great support or challenge?
● What
changes would you make to support better student learning of the central
focus?
● Why do
you think these changes would improve student learning? Support your
explanation from evidence of research and/or theory.
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Dr. Hui-Yin Hsu Spring 2014
This looks like the start of a good unit on fiction stories, fables, myths, and tall tales. I like that you integrate technology as well.
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