Reading Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Grade Level/Subject: 3rd Grade Reading Topic: Fables

Rationale: In order to furt er co!pre ension s"ills# students s ould learn to su!!ari$e different t%pes of te&ts' ((SS: ((SS')L*+Literac%'RL'3', ((SS')L*+Literac%'RL'3', Recount stories# including fables# fol"tales# and !%t s fro! diverse cultures- deter!ine t e central !essage# lesson# or !oral and e&plain o. it is conve%ed t roug "e% details in t e te&t' /e avioral 0bjective: Students .ill recall details in t e stor% and identif% t e !oral/lesson of a fable using "e% details' T e students s ould get t e se1uence of t e stor% correct as .ell as a relevant !oral/lesson .it a .ell supported e&planation on t eir .or"s eets to !eet t e objective' Students s ould receive at least 2 out of 34 points' Prere1uisite 5no.ledge 6 S"ills: Recalling details and identif%ing t e !oral or lesson' 7aterials/Resources: 8 *esop9s Fables: The Hares and the Frogs 8 Worksheets Provided

Focus/Revie.: : at do %ou tell people . en %ou are telling t e! a stor%; <ou tr% to re!e!ber . o .as t ere and . at appened rig t; Does an%one "no. . at a fable is; * fable is a s ort stor% .it !essage' 0bjective =as stated for students>: Toda% .e .ill recall details in t e stor% and identif% t e !oral/lesson of a fable using "e% details so %ou can co!pre end te&ts better' Teac er Input: ?In order to reall% understand an% stor%# .e need to be able to su!!ari$e t e !ain parts' :e need to recogni$e t e c aracters and t e !ain events' Toda% .e are going to su!!ari$e fables and find . at !oral or lesson it is teac ing' *fter .e read t e fable# .e are going to sa% . at appened first# second# and t ird' T en .e are going to figure out t e !oral or lesson and e&plain . % .e t in" t at is . at t e fable is teac ing us'@ Read The Hares and the Frogs. T e Aares .ere so persecuted b% t e ot er beasts# t e% did not "no. . ere to go' *s soon as t e% sa. a single ani!al approac t e!# off t e% used to run'@ *s I9! reading t is# I9! going to re!e!ber . at appens first# second# and t ird' So# first t e ares ran a.a% fro! t e ani!als' I !a% .rite t at do.n to elp !e re!e!ber . en I9! doing !% .or"s eet' ?0ne da% t e% sa. a troop of .ild Aorses sta!peding about# and in 1uite a panic all t e Aares scuttled off to a la"e ard b%# deter!ined to dro.n t e!selves rat er t an live in suc a continual state of fear'@ : at just appened; Aorses ran b% and t e ares are scared' T e% run to t e la"e to ide fro! t e orses because t e% are so scared' I9! going to rig t t at do.n for . at appens second in t e stor%' ?/ut just as t e% got near t e ban" of t e la"e# a troop of Frogs# frig tened in t eir turn b% t e approac of t e Aares scuttled off# and ju!ped into

t e .ater' BTrul%#9 said one of t e Aares# Bt ings are not so bad as t e% see!: T ere is al.a%s so!eone .orse off t an %ourself'9@ So# . at appened; I t in" t e ares .ere running to t e la"e because t e% .ere scared of t e orses' T en t e% scared t e frogs and t e frogs ju!ped in t e la"e to ide' Finall%# a are said ?t ere is al.a%s so!eone .orse off t an %ourself'@ T is is . at appens t ird in t e stor%# so I9! going to rig t t at do.n' Co. I9! going to tr% to figure out t e !essage of t e stor%' I t in" t e !essage as so!et ing to do .it t e frogs' I also t in" t e !essage is to.ards t e end of t e stor%# not t e beginning' So!eti!es t e aut or elps us find t e !essage easil% because t e% sa% it in t e stor%' In t is stor%# I t in" t e last line b% t e are is t e !essage: ?t ere is al.a%s so!eone .orse off t an %ourself'@ Guided Practice: T e students s ould co!plete t e ?Fables Practice@ .or"s eet in t eir literac% groups' T e teac er s ould .al" around and !onitor t e groups and elp t e struggling students' Independent Practice: Students s ould read for ,D !inutes and co!plete t e Fables# Fol"tales# and 7%t s Grap ic 0rgani$er based on a portion of t eir reading' (losure: : at are fables; Ao. can .e su!!ari$e fables or an% stor%; )valuation: Students s ould get t e se1uence of t e stor% correct =.ort E points> as .ell as a relevant !oral lesson .it a .ell supported e&planation =also .ort E points> on t eir .or"s eets to !eet t e objective' Plans for Individual Differences: Reference=s>: )LLs: If )LL students are struggling# !a"e sure t ere is a dictionar% nearb% . ere t e% can loo" up vocabular% t e% !a% be struggling .it and !a%be .or" .it t e! !ore individuall% during t e guided practice' *lso# pic" fables t at are clear first to elp students .it li!ited )nglis ' References: Cone