K2L5 The Blind Men and the Elephant

K2L5 The Blind Men and the Elephant

by WHITNEY FAIRCHILD

​Word Work: resembles

• ​Even the blindest man can tell what this resembles most; deny the fact who can, this marvel of an elephant is very like a fan.

• ​resembles means to look like something or someone.

• ​Kia resembles her mother because she looks like her.

Multiple Choice

Is the story, "the Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal" fiction or nonfiction?

• fiction

• nonfiction

Multiple Choice

What three characters are in the story?

• a lion, a witch, and a wardrobe

• a monkey, a dog, and a cat

• a tiger, a Brahman, and a jackal

• the cat bandit, Mike and his dad

Open Ended

Predict what the blind men describe when they feel the elephant

Poll

Did you predict the blind men might think the elephant was like a wall?

• ye

• n

Poll

Did you predict that the blind men may think the blind man was like a spear?

• ye

Poll

Did you predict that the blind men might think the elephant was a tree?

• yes

• no

Poll

Which part of the elephant's body resembles a fan?

• tail

• ears

• tusk

• legs

Poll

Were your predictions about the way the six men would describe the elephant correct?

• yes

• no

How were the six men's descriptions different from yours?​

Open Ended

To what objects did the blind men compare the different parts of the elephant?