From The Turtle Ship

Determine the Central Message

Learning Target:
I will be able to write to identify the central message the author wants to convey in a story.

Multiple Select

Who are the characters?

Select all that apply

• Sun Sin and his parent

• Gobugi

• The King

• Lion

Multiple Choice

What is the Setting?

• Home

• China

• United States

• Korea

Multiple Choice

What was Sun-Sin's Problem?

• He couldn't leave home.

• He didn't know what to tell the King.

• His battleship sank before he could show it to the King.

Open Ended

What key detail from the text best supports your answer?

Locate it in the text and write it.

Multiple Choice

What did Sun-sin's do about his problem?

• Buy the King a turtle

• He should use his turtle as the new battle

• He would tell the King he should build Battleship designed like his turtle

• Go home and cry

Multiple Choice

What lesson did the characters learn?

• Always be kind to your friends.

• Treat people how you want to be treated

• Don't give up

• They learned not to judge a persons ideas too quickly.

Draw

What detail from the text best supports the answer to the last question?

Open Ended

What is the central message or lesson the author wants you learn?