The Dog and the Manger The Dog and the Manger 4

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:  Demonstrate familiarity with “The Dog in the Manger”  Identify character, plot, and setting as basic story elements  Describe the characters, plot, and setting of “The Dog in the Manger”  Identify fables as one type of fiction  Identify characteristics of fables: short, moral, personification  Explain in their own words the moral of “The Dog in the Manger”

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:  Describe the actions of the animals in “The Dog in the Manger” (RL.1.2)  Identify the moral of the fable “The Dog in the Manger” (RL.1.2)  Identify the literary terms plot and setting, and explain those terms as they apply to the fable “The Dog in the Manger” (RL.1.3)  Describe the feelings of the oxen in the fable “The Dog in the Manger” (RL.1.4)

 Explain that “The Dog in the Manger” is fiction because it was made up to teach a lesson (RL.1.5)

 With assistance, make a T-Chart to categorize and organize things that animals can and cannot do (W.1.8)

 Clarify information about “The Dog in the Manger” by asking questions that begin with why (SL.1.1c)

 Prior to listening to “The Dog in the Manger,” identify orally what they know and have learned about characters from other fables they have heard

Core Vocabulary

budge, v. To move Example: I pushed and pushed, but was not able to budge the refrigerator.

Variation(s): budges, budged, budging manger, n. An open box where hay is put for animals to eat Example: The farmer put fresh hay in the manger for his horses to eat. Variation(s): mangers oxen, n. Animals, similar to bulls, used for carrying or pulling things Example: Two oxen pulled the farmer’s cart across town. Variation(s): ox plow, n. A farm tool with one or more blades that turns the soil Example: The farmer used the plow to prepare the soil for planting the corn seeds.

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