About This Lesson
12 Minute Video Lesson
This hilarious West African trickster story features Anansi the spider. The smallest things can point out our hubris. Themes involve understanding the pitfalls of assumptions and the gullibility of leaders wishing personal flattery and wealth.
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This is a complete micro lesson on Social Emotional Development through the ethical lens of the Four Awesome Questions: Is it True?, Is it Fair? Will it Build Community and Better Friendship? Will it be Helpful to those Involved? Following the story, selected discussion questions are presented to engage critical thinking and authentic discussion.
More micro-lessons can be found for free at www.epicethics.org/free-stories/ Epic Ethics for Peaceful Schools is an Ethics-Based Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum for K-6th grade.
