THE TURTLE & THE SWANS A fable

“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” 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 PURPOSE CHARACTER To teach a lesson MORAL VALUE Animals Act &talk like human

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.

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QUESTIONS What is the turtle’s problem? Where is the setting?

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QUESTIONS What plan do the turtle & swans have for helping the turtle leave the lake? Predict if the plan will work or not?

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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 CLUES Anna is eager to record something in her diary. Anna hides her diary under her pillow. Anna’s little brother is watching her. INFERENCES Something exciting happened to her. She doesn’t want anyone to read her diary. Anna’s brother knows where her diary is hidden. PREDICTIONS Anna’s brother will read all or part of her diary.

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 19th 2011

GROUP 1 NATALIA FELICIA AUDRIE BRANDON GROUP 2 GERALDO MICHAEL EVAN WANDA GROUP 3 JESSICA ANDELIN KEVIN BRYAN GROUP 4 RICKY OLIVIA JAREAN WILLIAM GROUP 5 REYNER CLARINDA WILSON