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The two little round stones By Obed Raggett

The moral of the story

Learning Intention

To be able to define moral

To be able to state what the moral of the story ‘The two little round stones’ is in your own words

Success Criteria

I can define moral

I can state the moral of the story

Key Vocabulary

moral

coda

message

lesson

Hook

GKR Activity

In table groups, discuss the moral of ‘Tiddalick the Frog’

Create your own definition for ‘moral of the story’– record it in your book

What does ‘the moral of the story’ mean?

 A lesson that can be derived from a story or experience … derived from the code of behaviour that is considered right or acceptable …

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/derive#derive__3

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Read Aloud

Using the HRLTP Read Aloud strategy, we will read ‘The two little round stones’ together

Remember the rules of reading aloud – both as the reader and the listener?

Let’s take a few moments to familiarise ourselves with the story …

Activity

Group work

Once reading is finished, discuss what you think the moral of the story is, with your table group

After the discussion, record the moral of the story

Share with other groups

Review

The moral of the story means …

The moral of ‘The two little round stones’ is …

The learning actions I used today were …