1. Welcome! February 15th, 2018 Thursday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Thursday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find the errors in the post.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

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3. The Tortoise and the Hare
Ever heard of “The Tortoise and the Hare”? Today we’re going to read a version of it.
As we read, consider:
Who/what does the hare represent? And the tortoise?
Is this just a story for children?
What is the ‘moral’ of the story?
Why tell a story like this? Why not just explain the ‘moral’ to people?
Why use animals?

4. The Tortoise and the Hare
Think-Pair-Share!
On the back of your Aesop’s fables handout, respond to the following prompts. Make sure you have something written down for each.
Who/what does the hare represent? And the tortoise?
Is this just a story for children?
What is the ‘moral’ of the story?
Why tell a story like this? Why not just explain the ‘moral’ to people?
Why use animals?

5. The Tortoise and the Hare
Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas, such as charity, greed, or envy. Essentially: An allegory is a story with two meanings; a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
Write this down on underneath your responses!

6. Animals in allegory Think-Pair-Share!
Many allegories use animals to represent human characters, vices, types of people, or qualities of human nature.
With your group, discuss what each animal might represent on a symbolic level if it were used in an allegory. Be sure to write down your answers!

7. The Fox and the Crow
Take out your handout again – we’re going to read another fable called “The Fox and the Crow.”
See if you can figure out the last line… Write down your guess!

8. The Fox and the Crow Next, let’s discuss… Is this an allegory?
The last line: “Do not trust flatterers.”
Next, let’s discuss…
Is this an allegory?
What the symbolic meaning? What do the fox and crow represent on a symbolic level?

9. Unpacking Allegories For the rest of class, you have one job:
Notice: Testing on Tuesday in Wilke’s room!
For the rest of class, you have one job:
1. Complete the “Unpacking Fables” activity