Literature Guide for The Great Horse-Less Carriage Race, by Michael Dooling

Subjects:
Social Studies – History, U.S. History, Literature
 
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschool
 
Types:
Lesson Plans (Individual), Worksheets, Printables

The Great Horse-less Carriage Race Informational Text

by Author & Illustrator Michael Dooling

Worksheets include: characters, plot, setting, character traits, themes, cause/effect, conflict/resolution, response to text, and summarizing. Based on the very popular book The Great Horse-less Carriage Race, this packet includes an article, ready to print student worksheets with answers, pioneer drawing activity, racecourse map, period advertisements, extension activities, related web sites and teacher instructions.

Imagine it is the year 1895 and the big question on your mind is: will the horse-less carriage really replace the horse-and-carriage? The Great Horse-less Carriage Race was sponsored by The Chicago Times-Herald. The newspaper wanted to prove that the horse-less carriage was a better mode of transportation than the horse-and-carriage. Many people were skeptical of this new and strange machine. They thought it was just a fad and motors would never replace the horse.