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: