This document provides instructions for students to create a book of modern fables. It guides them through researching Aesop's life, analyzing his original fables to understand their morals, planning their own modern fables, writing their fables, and compiling them into a class book. The book will be printed and added to the school library. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively and be creative in adapting Aesop's fables to modern settings and characters while retaining the original lessons. The process is broken down into clear steps with examples and resources provided.

1. Writing MODERN FABLES A webquest for 3 rd . Year of ESO pilar Marin Santolaya

2. INTRODUCTION Do you remember ever reading or hearing fables?. Who is Aesop?. You have surely heard about the Little Boy Who Cried Wolf or the Fox and the Grapes. Think back about what you learned from these fables. Did reading the story change the way you acted in certain situations? A fable is a story with the intention of teaching a lesson about life. You will have to read fables and understand their morals. You will use your creativity to write a modern version of a fable... Would you like your fables to go into a book? LET’S GET STARTED!

4. PROCESS Step 1.- Aesop’s life Step 2.- Understanding Aesop fables Step 3.-Preparing your work Step 4.- Writing your fable

14. EVALUATION Total: 12 points FABLE 3 2 1 Characters The main characters are named and clearly described in text as well as pictures. The characters are described accurately . The main characters are named and described. The reader have some idea of what the characters looked like. The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters. Setting Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place. Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place. The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't give much detail. Problem/Conflict It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem. It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem. It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem. Moral The moral is clearly stated and relates directly to the events of the fable. The moral is easy to understand and it is somewhat related to the events of the fable. The moral and its relationship to the fable is a little hard to understand.

15. Total:18 points 2.- DEVELOPING WORK! 4.- GOOD WORK! 6.- EXCELLENT WORK! TEXT LEVEL The fable is not bad but not very original. The organization of the fable is not very good. The fable is a bit difficult to understand. The atmosphere of the setting is not really seen. Original fable but with some mistakes. Paragraphs are clear and make sense. The fable is structured and can be understood. Quite easy to understand. The atmosphere of the setting is frequently seen. The fable is imaginative, original and interesting. Paragraphs are very well defined. The fable includes relevant and interesting illustrations. The fable catches the reader’s attention from the beginning. The atmosphere of the setting is clearly seen. SENTENCE LEVEL Mixed tenses not properly used. Sentences are confusing and difficult to understand. Punctuation errors which affect understanding. Most tenses are properly used. Most sentences make sense throughout the fable. Punctuation is appropriate and does not affect understanding. Tenses are well used all along the fable. Sentences make sense and are well sequenced. Good use of punctuation which leads to a better understanding of the fable. WORD LEVEL Repeated words all along the fable. Poor variety of verbs. Poor choice of vocabulary. A lot of spelling mistakes Most verbs are well chosen There are some repeated words There are few spelling mistakes. Quite good use of adjectives No spelling mistakes Excellent and varied use of verbs Good choice of adjectives and adverbs. Rich use of vocabulary.

16. Finally, fill in the following SELF-EVALUATION CHART (includes suggestions for improvement)

17. CONCLUSION EXCELLENT WORK AUTHORS !!! You have learned about Aesop, his time and his fables. As you have seen, the morals of his fables are universal and timeless. They can be easily adaptable to our present time. YOUR BOOK with your fables, will remain in our library for a long time. Perhaps, in twenty years time, one of your children will tell you that they have read your fable at school! Now have some fun with fables by clicking on the following link Cartoons: Fun with Fables