Identifying the moral of a story
Teaching about morals
ELAR Reading:
Learning
Target:
I can identify
moral lessons in fables. Students will know and be able to identify the
moral of a story by asking, “what did the character learn in this story?”
What are morals? What are
some important morals to have? Why? Why would an author write a book to teach
you morals?
Vocabulary:
Fables - is a
fictional tale that teaches a moral lesson, is entertaining, and often
includes animals that talk and act like humans.
The moral of the story is what the author wants you to
learn from the story. It is often the
central theme of the story and the lesson the character learned in the story.
One strategy for identifying the moral of a story is by asking “What did the
character learn in this story?” Today, we are going to read The Wolf Who
Cried Boy, and determine
the moral of the story.
We Do:
In your journal
define moral?
(What is a moral?)
Write the question on the board
Read aloud the
Fable
The Boy Who
Cried Wolf
Read the text. Stop periodically and ask questions such
as:
“Who is
the major character?’ What is he like? What is his problem? How did he solve
his problem?
They do;
Allow students
to practice finding the moral of the story using their own independent text.
I would suggest providing copies of fairy tales or tall tales as they are
often a great way for students to practice the strategy
Closing:
Have students
share the moral of the story from their own text. Remind students that
authors often write books because they want us to learn something. Even when
the stories are written to entertain, the author may have a moral or a lesson
that he/she wants us to learn.
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