The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Originally told by Aesop Included: The story and rigorous question set activities promoting higher level-thinking development

Tier 1 Excerpt from book Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives Habits of Mind

The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing A Wolf found great difficulty getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. The lamb that belonged to the sheep whose skin the Wolf was wearing began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep’s clothing. So, leading the lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off of her; and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep and enjoying hearty meals. Appearances are deceptive

Students will be able: Ladder C C1: Literary Elements-To identify and explain specific story elements. C2: Inference—To use textual clues to read between the lines and make judgments about specific textual events, ideas, or character analysis. C3: Theme and Concept—To identify a major theme or ideas common throughout the text. Ladder D D1: Paraphrasing—To restate lines read using their own words. D2: Summarizing—To provide a synopsis of text sections. D3: Creative Synthesis—To create something new using what they have learned from the reading and their synopsis. F1: Understanding Words – to identify and explain the meaning of figurative language or new vocabulary within the context of a story or poem. F2: Thinking About Words – to analyze the use of words within the context as related to the theme of a text. F3: Playing With Words – to accurately apply figurative language and new vocabulary to newly created contexts.

Habits of Mind Working Interdependently Thinking about Thinking (metacognition) Innovating, Creating, Imagining Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladder C, D, & F Thinking Questions.

Tier 2 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder C, D, & F Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling, Diagrams Choose 3 of 4 questions below to complete. C1: Compare and contrast the sheep and the wolf as characters. D1: How would you explain the meaning of the phrase “owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs? Revise the phrase to your understanding. D2: Explain specifically why the wolf was enjoying hearty meals. F1: Can you elaborate on the word deceptive and explain how it is used in the story? Use any examples from the story.

Tier 3 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder C & F Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling, Diagrams. Choose 2 of 3 questions below to complete. C2: Can you think of other stories you have read that include a wolf? What commonalities do the wolves in each story have? Can you assess the value or importance of authors using a wolf as a character? C3: In your opinion what is the theme of this fable? F2: Investigate the word deceptive. Find 6 synonyms and 3 antonyms that will help your classmates understand this word.

Tier 4 Reflections/Relevance D3, F3

Choose one of the ideas to complete. Be creative. 1. Think of an original way to portray the word deceptive in picture form. You could use an optional strategy below. (F3) 2. Generate a lesson you want to share with others. Compose your own fable to teach this lesson. Be creative in sharing the fable with your classmates. See if they can guess the lesson to be learned before you tell them. (D3) Optional project strategies: Commercial Role Play; Create a Puppet Show; Charts, Posters, Flyers, Brochures; Picture Dictionary.