Performing Fables

During the month of January, we have been studying the reading genre of Traditional Literature-Folktales and Fables.  We are learning both fables and folktales are stories passed down orally throughout the years.  We are also learning how fables and folktales are very different.  A fable is much shorter than a folktale, and the moral/lesson is explicitly stated.  Last week we conducted Reader's Theater Groups, and the class was broken into four small groups and each group was given an Aesop Fable.  After reading the fable and discussing the moral/lesson of the story, the students were asked to 'perform' the fable for the class!   This is where the student's innovation soared!   First, the students were asked to transform a story (not written as a play) into a format which could be acted out. Secondly, the students created simple props and costumes to 'add' to their performance. Thirdly, the students were asked to explain the moral of the story in their own words. The fables performed are: The Lion and the Mouse Belling the Cat The Dog and His Shadow The Sun and the Wind
Please click on the links below to see the performances! Great job Boys and Girls!