F ABLES - W RITING OUR O WN F ABLE Come in and sit down, take out notebooks, sit silently and read UPFRONT magazine.

W ARM U P - J UDGING - P AGE 28 Never judge someone based on their appearance. This is the moral of the fable we read yesterday- The Lion and the Mouse. Write about a time when this fable applied to you. You either judged someone or were judged by someone. How did you feel? What happened? Use details to explain.

S TORY E LEMENTS - V IDEO Watch the video and list five details about story elements.

F ABLES You will now write your own fable. Let’s use the chart to plan.

W RITING T IME Write your own fable. Use the chart to make sure you have all of the elements of fiction. Writing time is silent time.