Live 4.1.1: Dragon Myth (iReady Skills)

Open Ended

Today you’re going to read a Chinese legend about four dragons.

Think of stories you’ve read or heard that include dragons.

What are dragons like?

What special powers do dragons have?

Multiple Choice

A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are questions readers can ask themselves to determine the theme of a story?

• What did the characters learn?

• How did the characters grow or change?

• What symbols are repeated in the story?

• All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the best summary of paragraphs 1-6?

• In a time when there were no lakes or rivers, four dragons lived in the Eastern Sea. One day, they saw people praying for rain because there was no food to eat.

• In a time when there were many lakes and rivers, four dragons were arguing about leaving the Eastern Sea. One day, they saw people trying to steal food from them.

Open Ended

In 1-2 sentences, summarize how the dragons try to solve the people’s problem.

Multiple Choice

What happens after the dragons realize the Jade Emperor lied?

• The dragons agree they cannot wait any longer, so they work together to turn themselves into rain to save the suffering people.

• The dragons try to go back to the Jade Emperor to beg for help again, but the Jade Emperor turns them away angrily.

• The dragons decide to make rain for the people themselves by scooping up sea water and spraying it from the sky, even though it will anger the Jade Emperor.

• The dragons realize the people will die without their help, so they secretly steal from the Jade Emperor to make rain fall across the land.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best summarizes the story "The Four Dragons?"

• Four dragons see the people suffering without rain and help them by making their own rain, but the Jade Emperor punishes them by trapping them under mountains, where they become the four rivers of China.

• Four dragons travel across the land watching the people grow crops, but when the Jade Emperor refuses to help them, they return to the sea and wait for rain to come on its own.

• Four dragons ask the Jade Emperor to save the people from drought, yet he ignores them, so they try to find another way to please him instead of helping the people directly.

• Four dragons live happily in the Eastern Sea until they see the people praying for rain, and they decide to warn the Jade Emperor but do nothing more to change what happens on earth.

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What is a theme (lesson) of this story?

Find at least one piece of evidence from the story to support your idea.

Sentence Starters:

I think the theme is...
The part of the story that supports this is when...

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