1. 1. Handouts: None 2. Homework: * Read your AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily and record progress on chart * Lit book p. 374, Reading Check: 13 - 16 parts [Will begin this in class] a. Do a flow chart for only one of the three stories (4 – 6 answers): “He Lion...” (7 events) “Fox and the Crow” (6 events) “The Wolf and the Hound (4 events) Do brief statements for chart—not necessarily complete sentences. b. 1) 2) 3) c. 1) 2) d. 1) 2) e. 1) 2) Do these as short answers a – e have a total of 9 parts—use separate lines for each answer * Study for Lit test over Folk Lore, Monday, Oct. 29 Assignments Due: Lit book p.263: 14 parts

2. Outcomes: 1. Dramatize two fables through interpretive read aloud performances. 2. Identify “cause and effect” events and list them in a flow chart. 3. State the “moral” for each of two fables. 4. Explain who Aesop was and how he used his creative talents (for what specific purpose). 5. Name two characteristics that are commonly true for many folk tale heroes.

3. So far in our Folk Lore Unit, we have read and analyzed several fairy tales and several myths. Today we will examine two of Aesop’s fables. Then we will begin reading an African American folk tale, and you will have time to finish reading it independently. When you are done, you may begin your homework assignment in class. Turn to p. 366 in your Lit book. We’re going to read... Literary Focus—Folk Tales and Fables (Note: Today’s folk tale is NOT a fairy tale) Reading Skills—Cause and Effect Turn to p. 371, “The Fox and the Crow,” given to us by Aesop.

4. Now that we have read both fables, see if you can answer the following.... What is the moral of “The Wolf and the House Dog”? What was the moral of “The Fox and the Crow”? Explain what you know about Aesop: From Africa, enslaved in Greece, credited for many fables, and his fables made political statements or political points. What two things are commonly true of most folk tale heroes? They are tricksters They are also underdogs (at a disadvantage in some way)

5. Our third reading today is a folk tale, but this one is not a fairy tale. It comes to us from African American culture. This particular folk tale is told by Zora Neale Hurston, a Harlem Renaissance “artist” (1920s – 1930s in Harlem, NYC). Hurston was a writer, and writers are considered “artists.” You can see her picture and her story on Lit book p. 376 – 377. She liked to use “dialect” in her folk tale writings and loved to weave in humorous elements. In 2005, Oprah Winfrey produced a made for TV movie that was based on one of Hurston’s works, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston passed away in 1960. With this story, you have a choice: You may read independently and begin your homework when you are finished, or you could opt for us to do a read-aloud. What are your druthers?