THE TURTLE amp THE SWAN THE TURTLE amp THE SWANS A fable Connect to Your Life MURPHYS LAW Anything that can go wrong will go wrong Do plans that you make always work out What do you do when they dont work ID: 771444
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THE TURTLE & THE SWAN THE TURTLE & THE SWANS A fable
Connect to Your Life MURPHY’S LAW “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Do plans that you make always work out? What do you do when they don’t work?
Key to the Fable
Examples of Fable
Building Background The Turtle & The Swans A fable from India Pancha tantra (Five chapters) A collection of animal fable that teach worldly wisdom
VOCABULARY STRATEGY: Using Dictionary Pronunciation Part of speech Meaning Plural form Past tense Spelling Word usage sentence or phrase Alphabetical order
VOCABULARY PREVIEW Serious adj. important Clamping adj. holding Suitable adj. right for the purpose Admiration n. wonder Irritated adj. angry
VOCABULARY PREVIEW Serious multiple meaning Important, thoughtful, sincere, causing harm/grief , a serious accident Clamping clamp + ing Admiration admire Suitable suit + able (suffix means capable of)
PREDICTING Use clues in the text to guess what might happen next. The sky grew dark. Black clouds were building up in the west and seemed to be headed closer. The rumble of distant thunder could be heard. Suddenly, a strong wind lifted the leaves and bits of paper and swirled them through the air. What might happen next? A thunderstorm will break.
1 st CHUNKPage 20, line 1-21
QUESTIONS What is the turtle’s problem? Where is the setting?
2 nd CHUNKPage 20-21, line 22-45
QUESTIONS What plan do the turtle & swans have for helping the turtle leave the lake? Predict if the plan will work or not?
3th CHUNK Page 21-22, line 46-77
THINK IT THROUGH (HW) Why doesn’t the plan work? Why do the people have turtle soup for dinner? What lesson does the fable teach? State it in your own words.
PREDICTING Anna looked everywhere for her diary. She found it at the bottom of her sock drawer. The she grabbed a pencil and began to write. “I need to write down what happened before I forget,” she said. The phone rang. “That must be Jen!” Anna said, “I have to tell her.” Anna put the diary under her pillow. She ran downstairs. Anna’s little brother came out of his hiding place. He moved silently toward the bed.
PREDICTING
CHARACTER After winning a great deal of money, Andrea shares the wealth with her family and friends, while Tracy keeps his winnings all for himself. Andrea generous Tracy stingy, miserly
ANSWER The plan doesn’t work because the turtle doesn’t keep his mouth closed. People have turtle for dinner because the turtle was killed by his fall. The fable teach us to concentrate on what we’re doing.
SELECTION TEST Will be given after finishing each unit Unit 1 consists of 4 stories. a.) King Midas b.) The Green Ribbon C.) The Fish Story d.) The turtle & The Swans Date: Tue, Sep 20, 2011
GROUP PROJECT Find a fable. Retell the fable using POWER POINT (no notes). Who is the character & the trait? What is the moral value of the story? Presentation 5-7 minutes. Everybody should participate in presentation. Submission date: Monday, Sep 19 th 2011