Reading Webquest

Introduction

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My main goal as your teacher is to assist you in the classroom setting and give you all quality instruction.

The story is about a hare that makes fun of a slow-moving tortoise and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and is confident of winning. The hare decides to take a nap midway through the course. When he wakes up he finds that his competitor, the tortoise crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him. There is a big meaning to the story has been told in many of ways over the centuries.

Task

 

 

You will have different parts of a story to interact with:  Be sure to use words for vocabulary list. 

• Contrast the differences between the Tortoise and the Hare.

• Compare the key words that described the characters of the story. discuss how the words that describes the tortoise is different from those that describe the hare. 

• Demonstrate with key words the strengths and weaknesses of the Tortoise and the Hare.  Discuss in sentence format using the vocabulary words the streghts and weakness of the characters in the story. 

Write a summary of the story and why AESOP thought it was important to write this story. 

Provide the lesson learned with details. 

 

 

 

 
 
The story of the Tortoise and the Hare

Please click on this link to review the story we read in class.

 

Slide show of the Tortoise and the Hare 

Students, click on the link to view the slides of the Tortoise and the Hare. Also watch out for key terms in the slides, you may be tested on them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process

The Tortoise And The Hare

by Aesop

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation

 

This is how I will grade your work.



 

 

 

Excellent

1

 

Good

2

 

Satisfactory

3

Needs Improvement

4

 

Total Score

 

 

Student’s Performance in Identifying the main idea

 

Student was alert and respectful during project, made considerable effort and followed directions. 5pts

 

Student was some what alert and respectful during project and followed directions.

3.5pts

 

Student was some what respectful during project but did not follow all directions.

2.5pts

 

Student was not respectful during project and did not follow all directions.

1pt

  

 

Student’s Performance in Spelling

Student was alert and respectful during project, made considerable effort and followed directions. 5pts

Student was some what alert and respectful during project and followed directions.

4pts

Student was some what respectful during project but did not follow all directions.

3pts

Student was not respectful during project and did not follow all directions.

2pts

  

Student’s Performance in Sequencing the story

Student was alert and respectful during project, made considerable effort and followed directions. 5pts

Student was some what alert and respectful during project and followed directions.

4pts

Student was some what respectful during project but did not follow all directions.

3pts

Student was not respectful during project and did not follow all directions.

2pts

  

Student’s overall Performance

Student was alert and respectful during project, made considerable effort and followed directions. 5pts

Student was some what alert and respectful during project and followed directions.

3.5pts

Student was some what respectful during project but did not follow all directions.

2.5pts

Student was not respectful during project and did not follow all directions.

1pt

  
Evaluation Rubric
 
 
 

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