Third Grade Reading Choice BoardStandards: 3.RL.KID.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed
through key details in the text
Materials: paper, pencil, computer, poster, I-Ready Lesson 8
Resources Needed from Teacher: TN Writing Rubric, I-Ready Rubric, I-Ready Activity Page, Grading Rubric for each choice
Estimated Completion Time: 30-45 minutes
#1 I- Ready:Complete personalized I-Ready lesson assigned to you by your teacher. Your
work will be graded online.
*Please see the rubric for scoring guidelines.*
#2 AssignmentComplete the Central Message
Assignment from I-Ready Lesson 8. Completed assignments will be
submitted via email or you may text a picture of assignment to your teacher.
#3 Paragraph/StoryWhat is the central message of the story Zel, the Gentle Donkey? Write a paragraph explaining the central message of the story. Use three details from the text to support your answer.
Pretend you are Zel the Donkey. Write a paragraph explaining what you would do to help Madame Charity become nicer. Include three details in your paragraph.
*Use the TNReady Grade 3 Writing Rubric for scoring guidelines. *
#4 ProjectChoose one of Aesop’s fables. Read
the fable. Identify the lesson/moral of the fable. You must create a poster that illustrates the fable’s lesson.
Please make sure to include a caption with the lesson/moral and details in
the illustration that shows the lesson/moral.
*Please see the rubric for scoring.*
I-Ready Lesson 8 Rubrics:
Project Rubric:
I-Ready Lesson 8:
Writing Rubric: