Lesson 18 | Hispanic and African American Folktales | 3rd Grade Language Arts

Lesson Overview

Objective

Describe Brer Rabbit and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Readings and Materials

Book: Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester — "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby"

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Recount what happens in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Bird of One Thousand Colors"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe the Turkey, and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Bird of One Thousand Colors"

Standards

RL.3.3

Lesson

Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Bird of One Thousand Colors"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Writing

Make sentences better and more interesting by combining two or more sentences.

Standards

L.3.1SL.3.1.a

Lesson

Recount what happens in "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle."

Materials

Tales Our... — "''Deer Deer!' Said the Turtle"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe Venado and Jicotea, and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Materials

Tales Our... — "'Deer, Deer!' Said the Turtle"

Standards

RL.3.3W.3.1

Lesson

Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle."

Materials

Tales Our... — "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Writing

Make sentences better and more interesting by combining two or more sentences.

Standards

L.3.1

Lesson

Recount what happens in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe the soldier and the ant, and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains"

Standards

RL.3.3W.3.1

Lesson

Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Writing

Use subordinating conjunctions to write more interesting and complex sentences.

Standards

L.3.1

Lesson

Recount what happens in "The Happy Man’s Tunic."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Happy Man's Tunic"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe the shepherd, and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Happy Man's Tunic"

Standards

RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe what lesson the author is trying to teach about happiness in "The Happy Man's Tunic."

Materials

Tales Our... — "The Happy Man's Tunic"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Discussion

Analyze common messages/lessons across different folktales and how characters are similar and different across different folktales.

Materials

Tales Our...

Standards

L.3.6RL.3.2RL.3.9SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6

Lesson

Opinion Writing

2 days

Write a paragraph stating which folktale is your favorite and why.

Materials

Grade 3 Literary Analysis and Opinion Writing Rubric

Standards

L.3.1L.3.2W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.b

Lesson

Describe Brer Rabbit and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Materials

Tales of... — "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Lesson

Describe Brer Rabbit.

Materials

Tales of... — "Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Fox Again" and "The Talking House"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.9

Lesson

Describe Brer Rabbit.

Materials

Tales of... — "Brer Rabbit Finally Gets Beaten"

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.9

Lesson

Opinion Writing

4 days

Defend whether or not Brer Rabbit is a good role model by using evidence from the stories throughout the unit.

Materials

Tales of...
Opinion Brainstorm Graphic Organizer

Standards

L.3.1.hL.3.1.iL.3.2.eL.3.2.fL.3.2.gW.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.cW.3.4W.3.5W.3.8

Lesson

Discussion

Analyze and debate unit essential questions.

Materials

All unit texts

Standards

RL.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6

Lesson

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Lesson

Narrative Writing

5 days

Write a narrative using effective technique and organizing an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

Materials

Narrative Writing Rubric (G3)

Standards

L.3.1L.3.2W.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.c

Passing Down Wisdom: Hispanic and African American Folktales

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