1. Originally told by Aesop
The Lion and the Gnat
Originally told by Aesop

2. Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives
Tier 1
The Story
Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives
Habits of Mind

3. The Lion and the Gnat

5. Students will be able: Ladder A Ladder C
A1 Sequencing-To list in order of importance specific events or plot summaries
A2 Cause and Effect-To identify and predict relationships between character behavior and story events, and their effects upon other characters or events.
A3 Consequences and Implications-To predict character actions, story outcomes, and make real-world forecasts.
Ladder C
C1 Literary Elements-To identify and explain specific story elements such as character, setting, or poetic-device.
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 idea or theme common throughout the text.

6. Habits of Mind
Thinking about Thinking (metacognition)
Posing Questions
Creative, Innovative, Imaginative
Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladders A and C Thinking Questions.

7. Discussion High Level Strategies with Ladder A and C Questions
Tier 2 Rigor
Discussion
High Level Strategies with
Ladder A and C Questions

8. Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, 3-4 Podcast slides (Pixie, Frames) Choose two of the three.
A1--1.Determine the main events in the story. Draw three scenes in sequence depicting these main events. Give each scene an appropriate title. A2--2.In your opinion what caused the gnat to get caught? What effect did it have on him? C1--3.The main characters are a lion and gnat. Write a brief paragraph or complete a comparison chart to show how different they are.
Characters
Similarities
Differences
Lion
Gnat

9. Discussion High Level Strategies with Ladder A and C Questions
Tier 3 Rigor
Discussion
High Level Strategies with
Ladder A and C Questions

10. Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, 3-4 Podcast slides (Pixie, Frames) Choose two of the three.
A3--1.What do you see as consequences of the following situations in life: Being smaller than other creatures? Being larger than other creatures? Being too clever? Being too proud? C2--2.What evidence is there in the story that the gnat was proud? Why did he feel this way? C3--3.What major ideas does the story tell us? Write a story with human characters that is similar to this animal story.

11. Reflections/Relevance
Tier 4
Reflections/Relevance

12. Choose one of the writing ideas to complete. Be creative!
What if you were very much larger than all the people around you? How would you feel, what would you look like, how would people treat you? Where would you live? What would you wear? Would you be able to fit into the school? Would you help others? How?
Write a sequel to “The Lion and the Gnat” using the following story starter. Your story must be at least 8-10 sentences.The victorious gnat found himself in a dangerous situation...
Be creative with either question you choose to complete. Here are some suggested project strategies:  Write a Podcast script; create a puppet show; develop a PSA; a PowerPoint presentation; write and be an actor in a skit; write a persuasive speech and give before the class.