Analyze and apply knowledge of organizational patterns found in informational text

1. The Stag at the Pool Originally told by Aesop Analyze and apply knowledge of organizational patterns found in informational text Based on Jacobs Ladder Curriculum

2. Objective In this lesson you will analyze a plan of action (including implications, consequences, and big ideas) and articulate future goals to accomplish a task.

3. You already know You already know that a fable illustrates a lesson or a moral that can be applied in every day life. These every day lessons become a planning guide for living a successful life.

4. For Example Focusing on Assets (valuable owned items) Liabilities (debts, money owed) IN Everyday life Implications Bankruptcy—cannot repay the debts owed Bad Credit-not paying bills leads to not getting cash when it is needed the most Poor Management leads to failure Assets-buildings, land, car, cash, computer, anything owned Liabilities-bills, loans, credit cards, anything owed

5. Task Starters Complete 3 of the 4 • Identify and prioritize the Stag’s assets (what he has) and liabilities (things that hurt the assets) • Describe the consequences of focusing only on assets and not liabilities in decision making. • Determine how the stag’s asset became his liability and what would have happened if he had not gone into the woods.. • From your perspective (view point) when did your best asset also become a liability. The Stag at the Pool A Stag overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing his own shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the size and variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such slender and weak feet. While he was thus contemplating himself, a Lion appeared at the pool and crouched to spring upon him. The Stag immediately took to flight, and exerting his utmost speed, as long as the plain was smooth and open kept himself easily at a safe distance from the Lion. But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him. When too late, he thus reproached himself: "Woe is me! How I have deceived myself! These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction." On slides 5-7, you may click inside the text box to write your answers; or use a writer’s notebook, ipad/tablet, computer.

6. Big IdeaRelated to themes, laws, principals • Humans develop traits or qualities (pride, compassion) that help them live a long and full life. • Compare/Contrast human characteristics that cause happiness and unhappiness (Venn Diagram or a chart) • Identify the lesson or moral in the story. (Create a banner; colorful slogan in your notebook) (Hint: Look at last line of the story; why was the stag upset with himself?) Be prepared to show your creations to your teacher, a possible small group, or the whole class

7. In Conclusion In this lesson you analyzed and evaluated assets and liabilities that affect everyday life by examining implications, consequences, and big ideas.

8. Reflections Complete 1 • 1. Create a story about another animal or person that has a moral similar to the one in this story. State your moral. • Assess your experiences (academic, personal, or other) over the past year. Describe three experiences in respect to how they have moved you toward a career path. Evaluate your thoughts in a chart creation showing the experiences, impact on thinking about a career, your feelings, and rate the experience. • Create a planning guide for careers that plots your interests, your assets that would help you perform well in the career the liabilities that might hold you back, and the benefits you see for yourself in the career. • Be prepared to share.