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1 Fantasy by May Kennedy illustrated by Onno Knuvers PAIRED READ The Hare and the Tortoise

2 STRATEGIES & SKILLS Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Skill: Character Vocabulary Strategy Synonyms Vocabulary ached, concentrate, discovery, educated, effort, improved, inspire, satisfied Word count: 1,483 Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Send all inquiries to: McGraw-Hill Education Two Penn Plaza New York, New York ISBN: MHID: Printed in the United States DOC B

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3 Essential Question What can stories teach you? by May Kennedy illustrated by Onno Knuvers Chapter 1 Fast and Slow Chapter 2 Race or Rest? Chapter 3 Robot Power Respond to Reading PAIRED READ The Hare and the Tortoise.. 17 Focus on Genre _009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W1L38_B_ indd 1 25/01/12 11:40 AM Program: CR 14 Component: LR Vendor: Learning Media Grade: 38 G3 U1 W1 B PDF

4 Chapter 1 Fast and Slow Once there were two robots. The first robot was named Zippy, and he liked to do things as quickly as possible. Zippy said, Speedy things like rockets and racing cars inspire me. They make me want to go faster. The second robot was named Rusty. She was slow like a rusty old bicycle. Rusty said, Slow-moving things like tortoises inspire me. They are leisurely, steady, and careful! Zippy and Rusty worked together in a gadget factory helping to manufacture gadgets. They both liked to make gadgets, but they had very different ways of working. Zippy always worked at lightning speed. Showers of sparks flew from his body, and clouds of steam swirled around his head. He was the fastest robot in the factory, and all the other robots admired his speed and enthusiasm. 2

5 Well, not all the robots wanted to be like Zippy. No steam had ever swirled around Rusty s head, and no sparks had ever flown off her body. But Rusty didn t mind at all she liked herself just the way she was. 3

My batteries are so powerful that they could make a toy car race for 9,999 hours, he said. How fantastic!

6 Zippy was always boasting and bragging about his battery pack, which was the latest and greatest in the robot world. As he worked, he listed the battery pack s specifications. My batteries are so powerful that they could make a toy car race for 9,999 hours, he said. How fantastic! cried the other robots. We wish we had batteries like yours. Rusty rolled her eyes. She had heard it all before, so she grabbed her snack box and went outside for a break. 4

7 Rusty sat down on a lawn chair in the sunshine. She could see all the other robots looking at her, and she knew that they were feeling sorry for her. You see, Rusty s battery pack had its own unique specifications it had solar panels. Rusty was the only solar-powered robot in the factory. Every day at 10 o clock, 12 o clock, and 2 o clock, Rusty had to stop work and sit in the sun. The other robots thought that Rusty must have felt terrible because she had to stop doing what robots like to do work. But Rusty smiled as she relaxed in the sunshine she couldn t have been happier. The other robots did not know what they were missing out on. 5

8 Rusting rivets! cried Zippy. How will we make enough gadgets today if Rusty rests and relaxes all the time? Just then, Rusty returned. Her solar panels were charged up, and she was ready to work. What did you say? asked Rusty. I said that we won t make enough gadgets if you are always relaxing, said Zippy. But slow and steady wins the race, explained Rusty. Race? said Zippy. Ha! I don t believe you could win a race. You are far too slow, and you take too many breaks. Rusty looked at Zippy. She thought it was time that she educated him about other ways of getting a job done. We ll see about that, she said. I m challenging you to a race. The first robot to manufacture 9,999 gadgets is the winner. Zippy smiled so enthusiastically that sparks flew out of his mouth. I accept the challenge! he cried. 6

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Chapter 2 Race or Rest? The next day, Rusty and Zippy were ready at their workbenches. The robot boss stood back and started the race by counting, Three, two, one, GO!

10 Chapter 2 Race or Rest? The next day, Rusty and Zippy were ready at their workbenches. The robot boss stood back and started the race by counting, Three, two, one, GO! Zippy was on top of things immediately because his batteries powered him to maximum speed in two milliseconds. At the beginning, he made one gadget every three minutes. He improved his time with every gadget that he made and soon he was making one gadget every minute. He ached all over, but he kept on racing. 8

Rusty started the race very differently. First she tidied her workbench, carefully arranging her tools in rows. Then, when everything was perfectly placed, she started making her first gadget.

11 Rusty started the race very differently. First she tidied her workbench, carefully arranging her tools in rows. Then, when everything was perfectly placed, she started making her first gadget. By then, she trailed Zippy by five minutes. An hour later, Rusty stopped. She put down her tools and lined up the gadgets she had created. She made no effort to build any more gadgets. Instead, she powered down her solar battery pack and went outside for a break. 9

Rusty relaxed in her chair, enjoying the feeling of the warm sun on her solar panels. When she was younger, she always felt terrible about taking a break while her robot friends kept working.

12 Rusty relaxed in her chair, enjoying the feeling of the warm sun on her solar panels. When she was younger, she always felt terrible about taking a break while her robot friends kept working. But as the years went by, Rusty began to enjoy her time in the sun. She could read the latest Mighty Machines magazine, study up on the most recent gadgets and gizmos, or just watch the butterflies flutter and flap slowly through the air. Charging up solar panels was a very slow process. Rusty was never impatient, though. She never rushed anything. 10

Brilliant bolts! cried Zippy. I ll definitely win the race now. Look at slow old Rusty, still lazing lackadaisically in the sun. While Rusty rested, Zippy made hundreds of gadgets.

13 Brilliant bolts! cried Zippy. I ll definitely win the race now. Look at slow old Rusty, still lazing lackadaisically in the sun. While Rusty rested, Zippy made hundreds of gadgets. He felt very satisfied with the way the race was going. He had made 6,475 gadgets. That meant he was ahead of Rusty by a staggering 2,468 gadgets. All the other robots cheered Zippy along. 11

14 Chapter 3 Robot Power Suddenly, Zippy felt that something was terribly wrong. His body was working slower and slower. Then it stopped altogether. Zippy couldn t move a finger or even a rivet. The robot boss opened up Zippy s control panels. Ah, he said. I know what the problem is. The faster you work, the quicker you use up your battery power. You have worked so fast that your batteries have died! Zippy was devastated by the discovery, so his boss tried to make him feel better. I ll plug you into my charger, and your batteries can charge overnight. If Zippy could have cried, he would have! But it took battery power to do that. At that moment, Rusty came back inside. She had soaked up lots of sunshine. 12

She manufactured gadget after gadget after gadget, working slowly but steadily all night.

15 Now her energy would release slowly so that she could keep working all night long. And that is exactly what she did. She manufactured gadget after gadget after gadget, working slowly but steadily all night. All that poor Zippy could do was watch and wait. But by morning, Rusty had completed 9,999 gadgets and had won the race! Zippy did not smile or clap or cheer. In fact, his batteries were still charging. 13

16 These days, Zippy doesn t work so fast. He knows he has to save his battery power. But now he has plenty of time to concentrate on other things. As he makes his gadgets, he sometimes stops to stare out the window. He watches the flowers slowly open their pretty petals and the snails slowly slide along. Zippy enjoys the slower things in life but only when the other robots are not watching. Rusty learned something from Zippy as well. She discovered that if you finished your tasks more quickly, then your breaks seem to come around faster, too. From time to time, Rusty and Zippy still challenge each other to a race. Zippy has learned to go more slowly so that his batteries don t die during the race. But Zippy can t help himself. He soon speeds up, so Rusty ends up winning. Unless, of course, it is a cloudy day! 14

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Summarize Use details from the story to summarize what you learned about what stories can teach you. Character Wants or Needs Feelings Actions Traits Text Evidence 1. What kind of text is Robot Race?

18 Summarize Use details from the story to summarize what you learned about what stories can teach you. Character Wants or Needs Feelings Actions Traits Text Evidence 1. What kind of text is Robot Race? Identify a feature that tells you this. GENRE 2. Read page 14. What did the two robots learn from the race? How did they change? CHARACTER 3. What is the meaning of the word manufacture on page 2? What words help you figure out its meaning? SYNONYMS 4. Write about how Rusty s actions on page 5 reveal her character. WRITE ABOUT READING 16

Compare Text Read a fable about a fast and a slow animal. THE HARE and THE TORTOISE Long ago, there was an extraordinarily fast hare and an incredibly slow tortoise.

19 Compare Text Read a fable about a fast and a slow animal. THE HARE and THE TORTOISE Long ago, there was an extraordinarily fast hare and an incredibly slow tortoise. Hare teased Tortoise about how slowly he moved. My legs are long and muscular, said Hare. Your legs are extremely short and stumpy, so it s not surprising you walk so slowly. My legs are perfectly suited to getting me where I want to go, replied Tortoise calmly. Yes, but they could never help you to win a race against me! exclaimed Hare. Tortoise decided that Illustration: Natalia Vasquez it was time he proved Hare wrong. I ll race you to the other side of the woods, said Tortoise _020_CR14_LR_G3_U1W1L38_B_ indd 17 25/01/12 11:42 AM Program: CR 14 Component: LR Vendor: Learning Media Grade: 38 G3 U1 W1 B PDF

Hare hopped about, laughing delightedly. All right, he said, making a start line out of twigs. A crowd gathered to watch the race. Ready, set, GO! shouted Deer.

20 Hare hopped about, laughing delightedly. All right, he said, making a start line out of twigs. A crowd gathered to watch the race. Ready, set, GO! shouted Deer. As Tortoise lifted one front leg slowly and carefully over the start line, Hare was already dashing around the first corner, out of sight. A while later, Hare looked over his shoulder to check on Tortoise s position. But Tortoise was nowhere to be seen. Tortoise will take forever, said Hare. I think I ll lie down and relax in the sun. Slowly and steadily, Tortoise kept plodding on. An hour later, he passed Hare, who had fallen soundly asleep. Poor Hare, said Tortoise. All that racing must have made him tired. 18

21 Hare slept until the noise of the crowd cheering finally woke him. He jumped up and sprinted toward the old oak tree, but by the time he arrived, Tortoise had already stepped s-l-o-w-l-y across the finish line. Tortoise then turned around, smiled at Hare, and said, Slow is the way to go! The moral of the story is that speed is not everything there are other ways of being successful. Illustration: Natalia Vasquez Make Connections How can stories help us learn from the actions of others? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Compare the ways that the characters learn lessons in each of these stories. TEXT TO TEXT 19

Fables Fables are written to teach an important idea. Fables often use animals that can talk. The animals in a fable teach a human or another animal something important.

22 Fables Fables are written to teach an important idea. Fables often use animals that can talk. The animals in a fable teach a human or another animal something important. Read and Find In Robot Race, the author uses robots instead of animals. The Hare and the Tortoise is a fable with animal characters. What is the lesson in both of these stories? Your Turn Plan a short story that uses a talking animal (or other non-human character) to teach a lesson. Make a story map to outline the characters, the setting, and the plot. Write a short description of each main character. Write a first draft of your story. Remember to use dialogue between the characters. Write a short moral or message to show what the story can teach the reader. Character Setting Plot 20

Literature Circles Fiction Setting Where did Robot Race take place? Characters Who are the main characters in each story? How are Zippy and Hare alike?

23 Literature Circles Fiction Setting Where did Robot Race take place? Characters Who are the main characters in each story? How are Zippy and Hare alike? Plot Why did all the robots admire Zippy at the start of Robot Race? Why did Rusty have to take breaks? What was Rusty s advantage over Zippy in the race? What was Tortoise s advantage over Hare? Conclusions What is the theme of Robot Race and The Hare and the Tortoise?

Storytime GR P Benchmark 38 Lexile 750 Grade 3 Unit 1 Week 1 www.mheonline.

24 Storytime GR P Benchmark 38 Lexile 750 Grade 3 Unit 1 Week 1 ISBN MHID EAN

Realistic Fiction. by Brian Hannigan illustrated by CA Nobens PAIRED. What Is a Ptarmigan? READ

Realistic Fiction. by Brian Hannigan illustrated by CA Nobens PAIRED. What Is a Ptarmigan? READ Realistic Fiction An Arctic Life by Brian Hannigan illustrated by CA Nobens PAIRED READ What Is a Ptarmigan? STRATEGIES & SKILLS Comprehension Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions Skill: Plot