The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Mark the main idea

• The Pied Piper is a famous story that has some truth to it.

• The rats came out of the cellars and gutters.

• The Pied Piper led the rats out of town with a strange tune.

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Mark the broad statement

• The Pied Piper is a famous story that has some truth to it.

• The rats came out of the cellars and gutters.

• The Pied Piper led the rats out of town with his strange tune.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Mark the narrow statement

• The Pied Piper is a famous story that has some truth to it.

• The rats came out of the cellars and gutters.

• The Pied Piper led the rats out of town with his strange tune.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

This passage is mainly about

• Stories that are both true and untrue.

• the Pied Pipers tune.

• The story of the Pied Piper.

• Hamelin’s rat problem

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

To get rats to follow him the Pied Piper

• Played his pipe

• lead them to water

• Used magic

• Walk through the streets shouting

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

People may believe the story is true because

• Rats cannot swim.

• Hamelin is a real place

• The rats were gone one day.

• It has been told for hundreds of years.

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The writer tells the story by

• Using facts and details from history.

• Asking questions and then giving answers.

• First setting the scene then describing the action.

• Using a number of examples.

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In this passage desperate means

• Without hope.

• Angry

• tired.

• Strong-willed.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4