Central Message

This is the heart of the story, it is what the author wants you to learn from reading.

• topic
• details
• main idea
• central message

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The ________________ is known as the topic. It tells you what the story or passage is about.

• fable
• compare
• main idea
• contrast

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

A moral of a story is ....

• the details 
• who the story is about
• what the characters say 
• a lesson being taught through the story

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is a short story with animals as characters and was created to teach a lesson?

• fable
• fiction
• fairy tale
• folktale

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The Fox and the Crow

One warm day, a crow was sitting in a tree, holding a bit of cheese in his beak. A fox walked by just then. The smell of the cheese made his mouth water.

"Why, Master Crow, how pretty you look!" said the sly fox. "If your voice is as fine as your feathers, you must be the grandest bird in all these woods!"

Now the crow was an ugly bird, with messy feathers and a harsh voice. The fox's praise thrilled him. He was proud of his feathers and voice. He opened his beak to sing, and the cheese fell out.

"Ha, ha!" laughed the fox, snapping up the cheese. "That will teach you!"

What is the moral of the story?

• A. Sharing is the right thing to do

• B. Don't believe everything you hear

• C. Be confident

• Always do your best

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5