198 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 11A | The Hare and the Tortoise
- Evaluative How are the experiences of the hare and the tortoise in this
fable different?- The hare is boastful; the tortoise asks the hare to race; the hare takes a
nap; the tortoise steadily moves on; the hare loses; the tortoise wins.
- The hare is boastful; the tortoise asks the hare to race; the hare takes a
- Evaluative Is this story real or make-believe? Why?
- This story is make-believe because animals do not talk.
- Literal What is the moral of this fable?
- “Slow and steady wins the race.”
[Have students repeat this moral with you: “Slow and steady wins the
race.”]
- “Slow and steady wins the race.”
- Inferential Who is slow and steady in this fable?
- The tortoise is slow and steady.
- Evaluative What do you think this moral means?
- Answers may vary.
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask you some questions. I will give you one minute to think
about the questions. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner to discuss
the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you
discussed with your partner.
- Answers may vary.
Sentence Frames
Do you think the hare will win the
next time? (Yes/No)
I think the hare will...
I think the hare will... because...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: If the tortoise were to ask the hare for
another race, how do you think the hare would run this new race?
Who do you think would win this time?- Answers may vary.
- After hearing today’s fable and questions and answers, do you have
any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
to answer these remaining questions.]