After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.

Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.

Students revive elements of the oral tradition by writing about something funny that happened to them recently, sharing with classmates, and discussing the changes that occur during the retelling of the stories.

Students have fun with language by creating a special kind of pun with its origin in a literary source.