8th DRP Lesson 7

8th DRP Lesson 7

by Dustin Box

​Day 1

​This selection is excerpted from a collection by Hans Christian Anderson.

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​ There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with pieces of silver and, perhaps, an alley besides. But he did not do so; he knew another way of using his money. Such a good trader was he that whenever he laid out a shilling he gained a crown in return - till he died.

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​Day 1 (cont.)

​ All his money went to his son, and he lived merrily, went to a masquerade every evening, made bank-notes into paper kites, and played at ducks and drakes in the pond with gold-pieces instead of stones. In this manner he soon spent all his money. At last he had nothing but four shillings left, and no other clothes but a pair of slippers and an old dressing-gown. His friends wouldn't give him the time of day. One of them, however, more good-natured than the rest, sent him an old trunk with this advice, "Pack up, and be off!" This was all very fine, but he had nothing to pack up, so he himself got into the trunk.

​Day 1 (cont.)

​ It was a wonderful trunk. When the lock was pressed, it could fly. He did press the lock and up flew the trunk. It flew up through the chimney, high into the clouds, on and on, higher and higher.

Multiple Choice

The subject of this selection is...

• a wasteful son

• a magic trunk

• ducks

Open Ended

Write a title for this selection and type it into the blank below.

Multiple Choice

The author's purpose in writing this selection is to...

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

Multiple Choice

My purpose in reading this selection is to...

• be entertained

• be informed

• be persuaded

Multiple Choice

The genre of this selection is...

• fiction (fantasy)

• nonfiction

​Day 2

​This selection is excerpted from a collection by Hans Christian Anderson.

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​ There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with pieces of silver and, perhaps, an alley besides. But he did not do so; he knew another way of using his money. Such a good trader was he that whenever he laid out a shilling he gained a crown in return - till he died.

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​Day 2 (cont.)

​ All his money went to his son, and he lived merrily, went to a masquerade every evening, made bank-notes into paper kites, and played at ducks and drakes in the pond with gold-pieces instead of stones. In this manner he soon spent all his money. At last he had nothing but four shillings left, and no other clothes but a pair of slippers and an old dressing-gown. His friends wouldn't give him the time of day. One of them, however, more good-natured than the rest, sent him an old trunk with this advice, "Pack up, and be off!" This was all very fine, but he had nothing to pack up, so he himself got into the trunk.

​Day 2 (cont.)

​ It was a wonderful trunk. When the lock was pressed, it could fly. He did press the lock and up flew the trunk. It flew up through the chimney, high into the clouds, on and on, higher and higher.

Multiple Choice

The word "masquerade" in this selection means...

• a dec

• a party

Poll

A synonym for "passageway" in this selection is...

• alley

• shilling

• trunk

Multiple Choice

An antonym for "unpleasant" in the selection is...

• good-natured

• chimney

• drakes

Multiple Select

Choose the affixes on these words from the selection: return, higher, perhaps, dressing, pressed (choose ALL that apply)

• re

• er

• s

• ing

• ed

​Day 3

​This selection is excerpted from a collection by Hans Christian Anderson.

​

​ There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with pieces of silver and, perhaps, an alley besides. But he did not do so; he knew another way of using his money. Such a good trader was he that whenever he laid out a shilling he gained a crown in return - till he died.

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​Day 3 (cont.)

​ All his money went to his son, and he lived merrily, went to a masquerade every evening, made bank-notes into paper kites, and played at ducks and drakes in the pond with gold-pieces instead of stones. In this manner he soon spent all his money. At last he had nothing but four shillings left, and no other clothes but a pair of slippers and an old dressing-gown. His friends wouldn't give him the time of day. One of them, however, more good-natured than the rest, sent him an old trunk with this advice, "Pack up, and be off!" This was all very fine, but he had nothing to pack up, so he himself got into the trunk.

​Day 3 (cont.)

​ It was a wonderful trunk. When the lock was pressed, it could fly. He did press the lock and up flew the trunk. It flew up through the chimney, high into the clouds, on and on, higher and higher.

Multiple Choice

The setting of the selection is...

• England / in the past

• England / in the future

• America / in the past

Multiple Choice

The problem in the selection is...

• the son is wasteful with the money

• the son lost his job

• the son hit a duck in the head with a rock and killed it and the police are looking for him

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom in the selection.

• "wouldn't give him the time of day"

• "gold pieces instead of stones"

• "nothing but for shillings"

Multiple Choice

The selection is written in the _____ person point of view.

• 1st

• 3rd

​Day 4

​This selection is excerpted from a collection by Hans Christian Anderson.

​

​ There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with pieces of silver and, perhaps, an alley besides. But he did not do so; he knew another way of using his money. Such a good trader was he that whenever he laid out a shilling he gained a crown in return - till he died.

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​Day 4 (cont.)

​ All his money went to his son, and he lived merrily, went to a masquerade every evening, made bank-notes into paper kites, and played at ducks and drakes in the pond with gold-pieces instead of stones. In this manner he soon spent all his money. At last he had nothing but four shillings left, and no other clothes but a pair of slippers and an old dressing-gown. His friends wouldn't give him the time of day. One of them, however, more good-natured than the rest, sent him an old trunk with this advice, "Pack up, and be off!" This was all very fine, but he had nothing to pack up, so he himself got into the trunk.

​Day 4 (cont.)

​ It was a wonderful trunk. When the lock was pressed, it could fly. He did press the lock and up flew the trunk. It flew up through the chimney, high into the clouds, on and on, higher and higher.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of this selction?

• being wasteful

• believing in magic

• don't hit a duck in the head with a rock at the park or the police will lock you in a trunk.

Multiple Choice

How does the author of this selection feel about the son?

• He thinks he's a cool dude.

• He thinks he is wasteful and careless.

Open Ended

What do you think will happen next in the selection? Type below.

​Day 5

​This selection is excerpted from a collection by Hans Christian Anderson.

​

​ There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with pieces of silver and, perhaps, an alley besides. But he did not do so; he knew another way of using his money. Such a good trader was he that whenever he laid out a shilling he gained a crown in return - till he died.

​

​Day 5 (cont.)

​ All his money went to his son, and he lived merrily, went to a masquerade every evening, made bank-notes into paper kites, and played at ducks and drakes in the pond with gold-pieces instead of stones. In this manner he soon spent all his money. At last he had nothing but four shillings left, and no other clothes but a pair of slippers and an old dressing-gown. His friends wouldn't give him the time of day. One of them, however, more good-natured than the rest, sent him an old trunk with this advice, "Pack up, and be off!" This was all very fine, but he had nothing to pack up, so he himself got into the trunk.

​Day 5 (cont.)

​ It was a wonderful trunk. When the lock was pressed, it could fly. He did press the lock and up flew the trunk. It flew up through the chimney, high into the clouds, on and on, higher and higher.

Open Ended

Identify 5-6 key words from the selection. Then, write a 3-4 sentence summary of the selection using your key words. It is NOT necessary to use ALL of your key words. Be sure to use correct spelling and punctuation.