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When does simplicity trump glamor? Readers compare and contrast a country mouse and a town mouse after reading a 312-word fable by Aesop. The graphic organizer differentiates instruction for all readers, scaffolding them to carefully examine the text for evidence.
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Instructional Ideas
- Treat the graphic organizer from the activity as pre-writing and assign a compare/contrast paragraph
- Compare the characters from the fable with characters from another fable to practice synthesizing texts
Classroom Considerations
- Have earbuds for individuals if they use the 1:56 audio recording
Pros
- Online format works nicely to facilitate blended learning
- Part of a larger series of fables, the PDF of the text with a 5.1 readability score is obtainable for classrooms without Internet access
Cons
- Does not provide an answer key for the activity