"Thunder Rose" Discussion Questions

What does Rose do with the melody that her parents sang to her the night she was born?

• Rose cries and screams.

• Rose saves the melody in her heart to see what she could do one day.

• Rose loves the song, but soon forgets the words.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The author writes that "Rose woke up hungry as a bear in spring." What does this mean?

• Bears hibernate all winter, so they are very hungry in the spring. Rose must've felt hungry when she woke up.

• Bears hibernate all winter, so they want to grow a garden in the spring. Rose wanted to grow a garden of vegetables.

• Rose had hibernated all winter, and had woken up in the spring, just like a bear.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The text says "She was as pretty as a picture, had the sweetest disposition, but don't let yourself be mislead, that child was full of lightning and thunder." Disposition is another word fro personality, or way of acting. What is the meaning of the word mislead?

• to follow someone

• to lead someone in the wrong direction or think the wrong way

• to run away from something

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the author want people to know about Thunder Rose?

• Thunder Rose is pretty and sweet to most people, but she is also very strong and brave.

• Thunder Rose is very pretty and sweet to most people, but she is also very mean and hateful.

• Thunder Rose is very pretty and sweet to most people, but she is also weak.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

When the author says "this wasn't the only thieving going on" what does she mean? What other thieving is going on besides the bandits trying to steal Rose's herd of cows?

• The gang of thieves tried to steal Rose's wagon, too.

• The gang of thieves tried to steal the clouds from the sky?

• Tater was drinking all of the water in town and causing a drought.

• The sun was drying up all of the water from the ground and causing a drought.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Describe the storm Rose faces at the end of the story.

• The storm turns into 2 tornadoes and Rose begins to fear she may not be able to fight it.

• The storm has little rain and is made up of only thunder and lightning.

• The storm has only one small tornado and it doesn't cause much damage.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Toward the end of the story, Rose says, "Is this fork in the road with which I have my final supper? Will this be my first and last ride of the roundup?" What does Rose mean?

• She is out of cows.

• Her parents will never let her go on a roundup again.

• She is worried that she may not be able to escape the storm.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Rose says, "But I've got this fortunate feeling rumbling deep in the pit of me, and I see what I am to do with it this day!" What does Rose do and how does she feel about her actions?

• After she says this, Rose begins to sing her lullaby. This makes her feel calm and also calms the storm.

• After she says this, she lassos the tornadoes and throws them far away from her town. She feels proud and the tornadoes disappear.

• After she says this, Rose uses Cole to break up the tornadoes, but Rose is sad because Cole is gone.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What makes Rose's song mighty at the end of the story?

• Rose's song is mighty because it kills her enemies..

• Rose's song is mighty because it is a scary song.

• Rose's song is mighty because she feels confident when she beings to sing it.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the central message, or moral, of "Thunder Rose?"

• Thunder Rose teaches us that we should destroy your enemies at all costs.

• Thunder Rose teaches us that we should be resourceful and have confidence in ourselves.

• Thunder Rose teaches us that we should sing to others, even when they try to hurt us.

• Thunder Rose teaches us that we should give up when things get hard.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9