G5 ELA U3 DQ L9 Rdg - Ch 11 & 12 Reading

Open Ended

Why do you think reading and learning are important in your life?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following vocabulary words from the lesson best describes someone who is regarded as very foolish and ridiculous?

• Moors

• monumental

• clergyman

• laughingstock

Open Ended

How does the story of Doña Melisendra and Don Gaiferos in the puppet show reflect the themes of rescue and bravery?

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that are true about Master Peter and his monkey.

• Master Peter is a famous puppeteer.

• The monkey can answer questions about the present and the past.

• Master Peter was actually Ginés de Pasamonte in disguise.

• The monkey could tell the future.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'monumental' correctly?

• The small pebble was a monumental discovery.

• Winning the championship was a monumental achievement for the team.

• Eating breakfast is a monumental event every day.

• Wearing a blue shirt is a monumental decision.

Open Ended

Based on the examples given, describe a situation from your own life that you would consider 'monumental.'

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of monumental events?

• Climbing to the top of Mt. Everest

• Taking an umbrella to work

• A blizzard closing a town for days

• Riding a bike to school

Open Ended

What does the word 'monumental' mean in the context of these examples?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations would best be described as 'monumental'?

• Juanita decided to ride her bike to school rather than walk.

• Two feet of snow fell during the blizzard, closing almost everything in the town for several days.

• Ms. Miller took her umbrella to work today because it looked like it was going to rain.

• Someone went to the grocery store to buy milk.

Open Ended

How does the puppeteer feel about Don Quixote and Sancho?

Open Ended

What monumental confusion does Don Quixote create at the puppet show?

Open Ended

How does this event support the view that Don Quixote is idealistic, or quixotic?

Open Ended

Based on the way it is used in this paragraph, what do you think the phrase 'what the eyes of his imagination saw' means?

Open Ended

Is Master Peter's monkey truly able to answer questions about the present and past? What is really happening?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following activities did you find most helpful in understanding the lesson today?

• Read-Aloud: Chapters 11 and 12

• Word Work: Monumental

• Grammar Activity Pages 9.3, 9.4

• I can statement

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson about 'Adventures of Don Quixote', what is one thing you learned from Chapters 11 and 12: 'The Puppet Show' and 'At the Duke’s Palace'?