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A Lesson on The Turtle and the Rabbit	Export Lesson as PDF \| Save As Favorite

	Grade: Grade 3 Subject: English Language Arts Created by: Emily Poole Lesson Length: 2 hours Keywords/Tags: Reading, vocabulary, writing Lesson Description: The goal of this lesson is to allow students to practice their reading skills, writing skills and learn new vocabulary words while reading the story of "The Turtle and the Rabbit." The lesson allows students to critically read the text to understand what morals are and how having too much pride can affect the outcome of a situation. The discussion questions and writing activity allow students to think from the authors point of view and allow students to give their own opinions on the story. The lesson lets students focus on the point the author is trying to make rather than a long reading passage. This gives students the opportunity to look for key words in the text that help describe the Turtle and the Rabbits points of view.
Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

Lesson Content: Reading
Instructions: Please read the following reading passage as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the passage if needed.

The Turtle and the Rabbit

The Rabbit was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten,” said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me. I am the best.”

The Turtle said quietly, "I accept your challenge. I am tired of your bragging. I am confident that I can beat you.”

“That is a good joke," said the Rabbit; "I could dance around you all the way. You will never be able to speed past me. You will not get the victory."

“Keep your boasting till you've beaten me,” answered the Turtle. "Shall we race? I know that I can defeat you.”

So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Rabbit darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, believing that the Turtle could never catch him, lay down by the wayside to have a nap. The Turtle never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.

When the Rabbit awoke from his nap, he saw the Turtle just near the winning-post. The Rabbit ran as fast as he could, but it was too late. He saw the Turtle had reached the goal. He was very surprised. He had never lost a race before.

Task 2: Discussion Activity (30 points)
Instructions: This discussion forum will have questions for students to respond. Read the posted questions, and respond to each. Students are responsible for posting one initial and and two peer responses for each topic.


	Topic Title	Replies

	Moral of the Story What should you, as the student, learn from this story? Sent on: Oct 7, 2018 by: Emily Poole	0

	Turtle or Rabbit? Which character do you think learned the most from this race and why? Sent on: Oct 7, 2018 by: Emily Poole	0

	Main Point What do you believe the main point of the story is? Sent on: Oct 7, 2018 by: Emily Poole	0

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2,

Task 3: Writing Activity (40 points)
Instructions: You are to write and post here 500 words essay on What this story means to you and how you plan to change in order for it to work.... Make sure to provide specific examples.

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2,

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