due: wednesday, october 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm\nover the last few days you have read several parables/fables…

due: wednesday, october 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm\nover the last few days you have read several parables/fables (from all around the world)! now it is time to get creative! remember what tomas pueyo told us in his tedx talk in week one – that stories can be more powerful in passing along knowledge and changing behavior than just telling someone what to do or listing facts/stats. lets put his words into practice...\n*write a parable or fable of your own!\ndirections: write a parable/fable in which you focus on a positive universal human value/trait/attribute or a behavior that you know to be wrong when you see it in your wwt classmates – and you want to see that value accentuated or that behavior changed to make our school a better place for everyone! you can work with a partner on this assignment! write one parable/fable together! for now, get started working on writing your first draft! handwrite it or type it in word. you will eventually add design to it using canva (but that will take place next week : -). some things to think about as you craft your parable or fable...\n1. focus on a universal human value/trait/attribute. it should be a value/trait/attribute that you believe would be a benefit to our wwt community. build your parable story around that. attribute examples: honesty, integrity, loyalty, industriousness, kindness, helpful, etc.\n2. or focus on a wwt behavior such as clogging the halls, messy in the cafeteria, cheating (on work or in a relationship), laziness, mean to others, gossiping, not following safety/health protocols, being a bad friend, the list goes on... that you would like to see changed to strengthen and build social cohesion in our wwt community.\n3. your parable/fable must contain a setting, characters, a dilemma/problem, an action taken regarding the dilemma/problem, and a clear result from the action taken. from the consequence of the action taken by a character(s), a lesson should be obvious to the reader (but dont come right out and say the lesson).\n4. it can be no more than less than 15 sentences and no longer than three paragraphs and/or 30 sentences in length.\n5. you may not use specific names in your parable.\n6. your parable/fable should not be a rant where you just go on about behavior you dont like - it has to be a parable/fable story focusing on a behavior or value/trait/attribute that you want to teach a lesson regarding!\n7. do not come right out and tell the lesson of your parable/fable! the story should make the lesson obvious. your classmates will try to pinpoint the moral/lesson of your parable/fable : -)\n8. if you are struggling to get a feel for how your parable/fable should be worded or how to teach the lesson without exactly saying it, look over the power point with notes on writing a parable/fable (linked below) and/or re - read the parables/fables in the previous assignment.\n9. be creative with your parable and give it a snazzy title at the top of the parable/fable template paper or in your canva design.\n10. next week we will add design to your writing by creating your own border on canva. you have to decorate the borders/paper to make the parable appealing. parables will be hung in the hallway!\n11. see attached rubric for score breakdown and how each of the above categories is present in the rubric. the score will be doubled in ps to equal 60 points\n*writing your parable/fable will also be the assignment for your hybrid day work on monday 10/6! on tuesday we will work to

due: wednesday, october 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm\nover the last few days you have read several parables/fables (from all around the world)! now it is time to get creative! remember what tomas pueyo told us in his tedx talk in week one – that stories can be more powerful in passing along knowledge and changing behavior than just telling someone what to do or listing facts/stats. lets put his words into practice...\n*write a parable or fable of your own!\ndirections: write a parable/fable in which you focus on a positive universal human value/trait/attribute or a behavior that you know to be wrong when you see it in your wwt classmates – and you want to see that value accentuated or that behavior changed to make our school a better place for everyone! you can work with a partner on this assignment! write one parable/fable together! for now, get started working on writing your first draft! handwrite it or type it in word. you will eventually add design to it using canva (but that will take place next week : -). some things to think about as you craft your parable or fable...\n1. focus on a universal human value/trait/attribute. it should be a value/trait/attribute that you believe would be a benefit to our wwt community. build your parable story around that. attribute examples: honesty, integrity, loyalty, industriousness, kindness, helpful, etc.\n2. or focus on a wwt behavior such as clogging the halls, messy in the cafeteria, cheating (on work or in a relationship), laziness, mean to others, gossiping, not following safety/health protocols, being a bad friend, the list goes on... that you would like to see changed to strengthen and build social cohesion in our wwt community.\n3. your parable/fable must contain a setting, characters, a dilemma/problem, an action taken regarding the dilemma/problem, and a clear result from the action taken. from the consequence of the action taken by a character(s), a lesson should be obvious to the reader (but dont come right out and say the lesson).\n4. it can be no more than less than 15 sentences and no longer than three paragraphs and/or 30 sentences in length.\n5. you may not use specific names in your parable.\n6. your parable/fable should not be a rant where you just go on about behavior you dont like - it has to be a parable/fable story focusing on a behavior or value/trait/attribute that you want to teach a lesson regarding!\n7. do not come right out and tell the lesson of your parable/fable! the story should make the lesson obvious. your classmates will try to pinpoint the moral/lesson of your parable/fable : -)\n8. if you are struggling to get a feel for how your parable/fable should be worded or how to teach the lesson without exactly saying it, look over the power point with notes on writing a parable/fable (linked below) and/or re - read the parables/fables in the previous assignment.\n9. be creative with your parable and give it a snazzy title at the top of the parable/fable template paper or in your canva design.\n10. next week we will add design to your writing by creating your own border on canva. you have to decorate the borders/paper to make the parable appealing. parables will be hung in the hallway!\n11. see attached rubric for score breakdown and how each of the above categories is present in the rubric. the score will be doubled in ps to equal 60 points\n*writing your parable/fable will also be the assignment for your hybrid day work on monday 10/6! on tuesday we will work to

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The task is to write a parable or fable focusing on a positive universal human value or a behavior to be changed in a school - community context. It should have a setting, characters, a dilemma, an action, and a clear result with an implicit lesson. Tips on how to structure and create an appealing parable are provided.

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A sample parable could be:

Title: The Helpful Hare

In a small forest school, all the animals were busy with their daily tasks. The hare was known for his speed but also for being a bit self - centered. One day, a heavy rainstorm hit the forest, flooding the paths and making it difficult for the other animals to get to their classes. The tortoise, who was slow but steady, was struggling to cross a swollen stream. The hare, on his way to his own class, saw the tortoise in trouble. At first, he thought about just running on by, but then he remembered how important it was to help others in the forest community. He stopped and offered to carry the tortoise across the stream on his back. Together, they made it safely to the other side. From that day on, the hare became known not just for his speed but also for his helpfulness, and the forest school became a more united and caring place.