This lesson plan, aimed at high school students in language arts, focuses on creating fables while exploring morals and central themes. Students will independently create a fable for children, incorporating illustrations and various literary elements, and will be graded on writing, moral content, artwork, and overall presentation. The lesson includes a reading of a fable to introduce the concept of morals before students work on their own fables over a two-week period.

1. Powerpoint Lesson Plan Outline Presented by Mary Saenz Date: August 4, 2000 Grade Level: 9-12 Subject: Language Arts

2. Lesson Plan Duration of the lesson The lesson will involve one 45 minute session in class Students will work independently Bring information to a collaborative group Will Share information Present information

3. Description This lesson encourages students to consider a moral and a central theme in authoring a fable for elementary school students. Will present to the class.

4. Goal and Objective GOALS: Students will gain a greater understanding of morals and central themes OBJECTIVES: Students will create a fable for children complete with illustrations.

5. Materials Grimm’s fairy tales construction paper paper pens/pencils hole puncher twine or string

6. Procedure: Teacher will read a fable and ask students what the purpose of it is. Teacher will then explain “morals” as a concept and how it functions as a theme . Students will choose “a moral” and begin to construct a personal fable with the moral as the focus. Students will complete the story in class and have two weeks to submit a complete fable.

7. You will be expected to write your own fable that contains many of the elements we studied about theme, characterization, plot and morals. You will be graded on your writing, your moral, your artwork, and the overall appearance of you fable. You want to make this “readable” and interesting Assessment: Fable Project

8. Grading Create a rubric Will include the following: Writing Grade Illustration Grade Editing Grade