Introduction
Fables are short stories which teach a moral or a lesson to children and kids. The stories are often humorous and entertaining. The characters are usually animals.
Task
You are going to become a fable expert! You will be learning about what fables are, presenting what you learn to the class, and then creating your very own fable!
Process
Step 1: Visit the following websites. Read about fables and find at least 5 different fables to read about.
http://www.taleswithmorals.com/
http://read.gov/aesop/001.html
http://www.kids-pages.com/folders/stories/Aesops_Fables/page1.htm
Step 2: In a Word Document, write your names, the name of each fable you read, and the lesson you learned from the fable. Submit it to our Edmodo site, using the following link.
https://pettisvilleschools.edmodo.com/?go2url=%2Fhome
Step 3: Create your very own fable! Go to your Edmodo page and find "Write Your Own Fable" assignment. Complete the assignment and submit it to your Edmodo account.
Evaluation
Fable Rubric: 30 points
_______ Title (3 points)
_______ Neatly Typed Fable (2 points)
_______ Neat and Colorful Illustrations/ or graphics (3 points)
_______ Vivid details and descriptions (5 points)
_______ Animals are main characters (2 points)
_______ Moral is written at bottom of page (10 points)
_______ Correct grammar and punctuation (5 points)
_______ TOTAL POINTS
Conclusion
I hope you learned a lot during your fable webquest! I look forward to hearing you share your fable with the class!