Discover the fascinating world of fables with *Investigating Aesop's Fables*. This engaging paperback resource, authored by Peter Adams and published by Phoenix Education, is tailored for junior secondary students and designed to effectively support teachers in implementing the Australian Curriculum: English. Released on 20-08-2014, this book delves into the fundamental principles of fables, exploring essential themes such as morality, storytelling techniques, and cultural significance. Students will critically examine classic fables, including the timeless tale of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’, analyzing its interpretations by renowned figures like Jean de La Fontaine and Walt Disney.

With diverse learning materials, including World War I propaganda posters and contemporary texts like political blogs, this resource offers a rich, integrated learning experience that encourages critical thinking and creativity in students. It provides clear assessment tasks aligned with educational standards, ensuring that educators can effectively measure student progress.

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Bind: paperback
Author: Peter Adams Publisher: Phoenix Education
Publication Date: 20-08-2014

Investigating Aesop’s Fables is an engaging, stimulating and challenging resource for junior secondary students which will help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum: English in an integrated and thoughtful way.



In the course of this unit of work, students investigate what makes a fable a fable, the relationship between Aesop’s fables and the society in which they were produced and circulated, and the ways in which one particular fable, ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’, has been told and retold over the years, by writers and visual artists as various as Jean de La Fontaine, Gustave Doré, Walt Disney, Somerset Maugham and John Ciardi. A diverse range of other texts is included, from a World War 1 propaganda poster to a political blog.



Assessment tasks have been constructed to provide clear evidence of students’ achievement of the relevant Standard.

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