Check Your Progress 4Person to Person

(S1C6-PO6)We can explain the multiple causes leading up to a main event in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

Cause and Effect

(S1C6-PO6)We can explain the multiple causes leading up to a main event in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

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Practice 2

(S1C6-PO6)We can explain the multiple causes leading up to a main event in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

Cause and Effect

(S2C1 PO1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9) We can summarize a story by highlighting the elements of literature (characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution).

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Test Prep: Theme and Moral

• We are going to discuss important tips that will help you understand the themes and morals in any text you read.

Identifying Moral

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Identifying Moral or Theme

The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts

     The birds fought a long war with the beasts. They fought over who would be the leader of all other animals. Sometimes the birds were winning, and they ruled the animals. At other times, the beasts were winning and ruled. The bats were cowardly during the war. Bats were long-time friends with the birds. But when the beasts were winning the war, the bats would abandon the birds and fight with the beasts. If the birds were winning, the bats would go back to their friends.      One day, peace was finally announced. The bats’ cowardly behavior was discovered by the birds and beasts. To punish the bats, the animals sent them to live in dark caves. The bats were only allowed to fly at night. adapted from "The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts" by Aesop

What is the theme of this selection?  A. Wars are dangerous and cause too much pain. B. Stay loyal to friends even in difficult times. C. Be proud of friends who achieve great things. D. Birds and beasts are bossy and fight too much.

The theme or moral is the most important idea the reader gets from the story. It is the lesson that the author wants the reader to learn. In the story, the bats were supposed to be friends with the birds. However, when the birds were facing a difficult time in the war, the bats changed sides and supported the beasts. Both the birds and beasts were upset by the bats’ behavior, so the bats were punished for not staying loyal to one side.

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An Ant and a Grasshopper

     In a field one summer's day, a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An ant passed by, carrying a heavy ear of corn that he was taking to the nest.     "Why not come and chat with me," said the grasshopper, "instead of working so hard?"     "I am helping to gather food for the winter," said the ant. "I recommend you do the same."     "Why bother about winter?" said the grasshopper. "We have got plenty of food now." But the ant went on its way and continued its work. When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then, the grasshopper knew. . .adapted from "An Ant and A Grasshopper" by Aesop

What did the grasshopper learn?  A. It is best to live for the moment. B. The ants worked too hard in the heat. C. The ant was a stronger insect. D. It is best to prepare for the future.

Identifying Moral or Theme

The last part of the story tells what the grasshopper had to go through. This shows what he had learned. The story says that the ants were full, but the grasshopper was starving. He learned that the ants had the best idea when they worked hard to gather food in the summer. They were preparing for the future.

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The Wolf and the Crane

     A Wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and pull out the bone. When the Crane had taken out the bone, she demanded the promised payment. The Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, said, "Why, you have already had a great payment. I allowed you to pull your head out of the mouth and jaws of a wolf." adapted from "The Wolf and the Crane" by Aesop

What lesson should Crane have learned from her experience with Wolf?

 A. Do not allow Wolf to put his head in her mouth. B. Chew food twelve times before swallowing. C. Only help others when they offer a large reward. D. Do not expect a reward when helping an enemy.

Identifying Moral or Theme

Crane learned a lesson when she helped Wolf. He promised to reward Crane if she helped him, but he tricked her. She should remember that helping an enemy is risky. She is lucky that Wolf did not bite her while she was helping him.

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Persuasive Text

Determining Setting

• We are going to discuss important tips that will help you understand the setting in any

text you read.