Unit 1-3 Review

What is a "theme?"

• The lesson or moral of a story

• The plot and setting of a story

• what the story is mostly about

• A summary of a text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a "main idea"?

• What the story is mostly about

• The lesson or moral of a story

• The plot and setting of a text

• A detailed summary of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

. In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

What is the theme?

• always share with others

• be honest

• be persistent

• respect your family

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Microchips provide the power for wristwatches. They are also the brains in our computers, and they control robots. These chips are used in video games and space shuttles. They make our cameras, radios, and televisions small and light.

What is the story mainly about?

• How computers work

• Why televisions are small

• How microchips are used

• How computers are going to take over the world

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Don't judge a person by how they look on the outside because it's what's on the inside that counts.

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Always choose to be kind to others.

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A maid has the opportunity to go to the King’s ball, and with a little magic, she makes it on time.

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A young farmer enjoys playing tricks on people, but when he really needs help, no one comes to help him.

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A mother locks her daughter in tall tower to keep her safe from danger… or to keep her long hair all to herself

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B