
ESOL: Allegory and Satire
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English
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6th - 12th Grade
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Carrie Rieder
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a story with characters and events that represent ideas about life or political opinions.
una historia con personajes y eventos que representan ideas sobre la vida u opiniones políticas.
Allegory:
Example: The Tortoise and the Hare
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Aesop wrote stories to teach people lessons. He was writing around the year 600 B.C. in ancient Greece.
Aesop's famous fable tells the story of a tortoise who, ridiculed by the hare for being slow, challenges it to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, takes a nap midway. Upon awakening, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him.
Esopo escribió historias para enseñar lecciones a la gente. Estaba escribiendo alrededor del año 600 a.C. en la antigua Grecia.
La famosa fábula de Esopo cuenta la historia de una tortuga que, ridiculizada por la liebre por ser lenta, la desafía a una carrera. La liebre pronto deja atrás a la tortuga y, segura de ganar, toma una siesta a mitad de camino. Al despertar, descubre que su competidor, arrastrándose lenta pero constantemente, ha llegado antes que él.
The Tortoise and the Hare La tortuga y la liebre
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Multiple Choice
Who won the race?
¿Quién ganó la carrera?
The tortoise (la tortuga)
The hare (la liebre)
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Multiple Choice
The moral of the story is: La moraleja de la historia es:
________ and steady wins the race.
__________ y constante gana la carrera.
Fast
Rapido
Slow
Lento
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Multiple Choice
Allegory is a story with characters (personaje) and events that ________ideas about life (acerca vida) or political opinions.
has funny
gracioso
represent
explain
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by Aesop
A fox saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese. The crow sat on a branch.
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by Aesop
The fox wants the cheese.
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by Aesop
Fox says "Crow, you are so beautiful! Your plumes are marvelous!"
The Crow is flattered (halagado).
El zorro le dice al cuervo que es hermosa y que tiene unas plumas maravillosas. Esto hace que el cuervo se sienta halagado.
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by Aesop
Fox asks "Crow, will you sing for me?" El zorro le pide el cuervo que cante.
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by Aesop
The crow sings. The fox gets the cheese.
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Multiple Choice
What is the moral (la moraleja o lesson) of this story?
Beware of (cuidado con) :
flattery
adulacion
foxes
zorros
singing
cante
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-ridicules and criticizes its subject through exaggeration, role reversal, irony, or humor.
-ridiculiza y critica a su sujeto a través de la exageración, la inversión de roles, la ironía o el humor.
Satire:
Example: political cartoons
El hombre no quiere ser rescatado porque no quiere estar cerca de otros. Podría contraer covid.
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Multiple Choice
This cartoon is......
Allegory
Satire
a story with characters and events that represent ideas about life or political opinions.
una historia con personajes y eventos que representan ideas sobre la vida u opiniones políticas.
Allegory:
Example: The Tortoise and the Hare
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