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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: Kara Wabbersen Lesson Length: 1 hour Keywords/Tags: reading, vocabulary ,writing Lesson Description: The lesson is used to help students practice their reading skills as well as learning new vocabulary. Each student will read the passage "The Turtle and the Rabbit" , and answer the questions that follow. The question will allow students to learn new words. The questions will also get the students to critically think and use their own opinions about the text to answer question. The students writing skills will be practiced when the answer the essay question.
Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. 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.

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 (40 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

	Bragging Just because the rabbit was bragging about being fast did that automatically mean the rabbit would win the race? Sent on: Oct 10, 2016 by: Kara Wabbersen	0

	Always give 100 percent! Do you think the rabbit should've taken the nap on the side of the road when he was so ahead of the turtle? Sent on: Oct 10, 2016 by: Kara Wabbersen	0

	Lessoned learned What did you learn from this story about bragging ? And do you think the rabbit had the right to bragg about his speed? Sent on: Oct 10, 2016 by: Kara Wabbersen	0

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2,

Task 3: Writing Activity (40 points)
Instructions: You are to write and post a 500 word essay answering the following questions. 1. In the begginging of the race who did you predict to win? And why? 2. Why do you think the turtle won the race? And why? 3. What is the moral of the story?

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2,

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