Homeschoolers- a One-Week Lesson based on Whootie Owl's folk tale "A Donkey to Market"

A week of homeschooling resources for
"A Donkey to Market"
Included below: the Story complete Play Script Reading & Writing tools

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                                   Story Synopsis:
                                   This is a version of the well-known Aesops fable.
                                   A boy and his grandfather try to please many different critical villagers
                                     as they take their donkey to market.

Monday: Illustrated story, "A Donkey to Market"

Tuesday: Characters & Setting

Wednesday:    Plot & Main Idea

Thursday: Writing:

(1) Organize ideas
(2) Rough draft

(3) Revise story
(4) Final copy

Extra lined paper

Graphic Organizers (to help in writing):
Traditional
Whootie Owl's Exclusive
Whootie Owl's Pointer Pages

Friday: Reader's theatre play script
Performance notes & casting slips

Additional resources to enrich your week with "A Donkey to Market":

Overview

Assessment (multiple-choice, open response questions)

Games & activities

Other stories with a theme of Independent Thinking

Literature Circles (use this when you're teaching several students at a time)

Rubric (self-scoring) & How to use

Fax your feedback

Acknowledgements, permission & source of story