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A Lesson on The Little Red Hen	Export Lesson as PDF \| Save As Favorite

	Grade: Grade 3 Subject: English Language Arts Created by: Hayley Rummel Lesson Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Keywords/Tags: Little Red Hen, 3rd Grade English Language Arts, Vocabulary Lesson Description: In this lesson we will be covering point of view, opinion based discussions, determining the meaning of in text vocabulary and phrases, as well as cause and effect. By reading the passage students will discover how to decipher vocabulary words from text. Students will go through numerous vocabulary based questions, thoughtful discussion posts while learning from fellow classmates, and write an opinionated essay by using their knowledge and the text to support their opinion.
Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson 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.RL.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1b: Provide reasons that support the opinion.

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 Little Red Hen

There were many animals on the farm. They lived there happily. Every day the farm family took care of them.

The little Red Hen was in the farmyard with her chickens when she found some grains of wheat. That is a small seed that can grow into a plant.

"Who will plant this wheat?" she said. “Please plant it. Then we can have more grain when the plant grows.”

"Not I," said the Goose.

"Not I," said the Duck.

"I will, then," said the little Red Hen. She was disappointed. The other animals should have helped. But she planted the grains of wheat by herself. She watered it, too. Every day she checked the plants to see how they grew. After a month, the wheat grew into plants.

The wheat plants had many more seeds. Those can be planted or used to make food. When the wheat was ripe she said, "Who will take this wheat to the mill?" The mill is a place where people grind the seeds. It turns into flour. Then you can make bread from the flour.

"Not I," said the Goose.

"Not I," said the Duck.

"I will, then," said the little Red Hen, sadly. “I will do it myself.” So then she took the wheat to the mill.

When she brought the flour home she said, "Who will make some bread with this flour?"

"Not I," said the Goose.

"Not I," said the Duck.

"I will, then," said the little Red Hen. She was disappointed again.

When the bread was baked, she said, "Who will eat this bread?"

"I will," said the Goose

"I will," said the Duck .

"No, you won't," said the little Red Hen. "You did not help. I will eat it myself. Cluck! Cluck!" She ate it with her children, the chickens.

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

	Do you think the Little Red Hen was being unfair? When the Little Red Hen said, "No, you won't, You did not help. I will eat it myself" do you think the Little Red Hen was being unfair towards the Goose and the Duck? Explain in your own words why or why not the Little Ren Hen was being unfair. Sent on: Feb 21, 2017 by: Hayley Rummel	0

	Being Disapppointed Why do you think the Little Red Hen was disappointed with the Goose and the Duck? Can you explain a time when you were disappointed in someone? Sent on: Feb 21, 2017 by: Hayley Rummel	0

	Would you rather? Would you rather be the Goose and the Duck or the Little Red Hen in the story? If you picked the Goose and the Duck, what would you do differently if you were the Little Red Hen? If you picked the Little Red Hen, what would you do differently if you were the Goose and the Duck? Sent on: Feb 21, 2017 by: Hayley Rummel	0

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1b,

Task 3: Writing Activity (40 points)

Instructions: For your writing assignment you are required to answer both of the questions using no less than 500 words.

(1) How did the Little Red Hen feel when no one helped her make the bread? What caused the Little Red Hen to say no to the Goose and the Duck and what was the effect of her saying no? Do you think the Goose and the Duck were in the wrong or do you think the Little Red Hen was in the wrong when she told them they couldn't eat the bread? Why? Make sure you provide specific examples from "The Little Red Hen".

(2) If you were the Goose and the Duck, how would you feel when the Little Red Hen told you that you couldn't eat the bread? If you were the Little Red Hen, how would you feel if no one helped you make the bread? Describe the emotions you would be feeling.

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1,

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