CKLA Unit 4 Chapter 2: The Legend of Romulus and Remus

Unit 4 Chapter 2
The Legend of Romulus and Remus

Let's Review Story Elements

RL. 3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

Multiple Choice

What are the main people or animals in a story called?

• Characters

• Plot

• Setting

• Problem

Multiple Choice

When do you usually meet main characters?

• in the end

• during the conflict

• in the solution

• in the introduction

Multiple Choice

How can you figure out the setting in a story?

• Count the number of characters in the story.

• Chart the plot.

• Look for descriptions of how the characters dress, talk, or live.

• Ignore the pictures.

Multiple Choice

When and where the story takes place is called...

• the end

• the beginning

• the characters

• the setting

Multiple Choice

What can you do to keep track of the plot of

a story?

• Read the title of the story.

• Review the ending again.

• Read a different story.

• Map out the events in the story.

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you don’t understand a

character?

• Skip that part of the story.

• Make a character chart to think about them.

• Read a different book.

Multiple Choice

Characters can face several problems in one story. The main problem is called the ___________.

• solution

• conclusion

• theme

• conflict

Multiple Choice

What is the conflict of a story?

• the problem in a story

• the events of a story

• When/Where a story takes place

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story?

• Retells the main events of the story in a shorter version. 

• the authors message/lesson

• use of language to appeal to the five senses

Supporting Standards
RL. 3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RL. 3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text
RL. 3.6
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Multiple Choice

What does Inference/Infer mean?

• an author's reason for writing something

• the relationship that characters form with other characters.

• using clues from the text + what you already know to figure something out that wasn’t explained in the story.

Multiple Choice

What is a summary?

• When/Where a story takes place

• Retells the main events of the story in a shorter version. 

• the authors message/lesson

Multiple Choice

What is the Authors's Purpose?

• an author's reason for writing something

• the relationship that characters form with other characters.

• using clues from the text + what you already know to figure something out that wasn’t explained in the story.

Multiple Choice

What are examples of the Authors Purpose?

• character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution

• persuade, inform, entertain, describe, explain, teach

• first, next, last

Multiple Choice

What is the sequence in a story?

• The five major components of a story (character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution) 

• events that happen in order (first, next, last)

• an author's reason for writing something (persuade, inform, entertain)

Vocabulary
RL.3.4, L.3.4, L.3.5

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, what is the definition of empire?

• a group of nations or territories ruled by the same leader, an emperor or empress; like a kingdom

• a person who writes about history

• someone or something that is or may be dangerous

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, what is the definition of the word historian?

• a group of nations or territories ruled by the same leader, an emperor or empress; like a kingdom

• someone or something that is or may be dangerous

• a person who writes about history

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, what is the definition of a threat?

• a group of nations or territories ruled by the same leader, an emperor or empress; like a kingdom

• a person who writes about history

• someone or something that is or may be dangerous

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, what is the definition of taunt?

• to tease or make someone upset by making fun of or being mean to the person

• well-known or stemming from an old story passed down from long ago that is usually not true

• a person who writes about history

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, what is the definition of legendary?

• a person who writes about history

• well-known or stemming from an old story passed down from long ago that is usually not true

• to tease or make someone upset by making fun of or being mean to the person

Multiple Choice

King Amulius was the father of Romulus and Remus.

• True

• False

Romulus and Remus

Comprehension Check

Multiple Choice

Who wanted Romulus and Remus killed?

• Julius Caesar

• King Amulius

• the She-Wolf

• the servant

Multiple Choice

Who adopted and raised Romulus and Remus?

• King Amulius

• the She-Wolf

• the Shepherd

• Rhea Silvia

Multiple Choice

What was the setting of the story of "Romulus and Remus"?

• Ancient Greece

• the banks of the Tiber River

• China

• the Middle East

Multiple Choice

What sign did the gods send when Romulus and Remus looked for a place to start their new city?

• They sent birds

• They sent a messenger

• They sent water

• They sent money

Multiple Choice

What does Romulus name his city?

• Reme

• Italy

• Tiber

• Rome

Multiple Choice

The servant saw the twins as a threat and tried to have them drowned.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The wolf found and cared for the twins after they washed up on the river bank.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Romulus and Remus started fighting because they could not agree on where to build their new city.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The government of Rome made two statues to honor Romulus and Remus.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why is the story of Romulus and Remus considered a legend?

• It is a true story of how Rome was formed.

• It is a fictional story that tells of how Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf.

• The Tiber River is a real river that runs through Rome.