Central Message

“Always be yourself” is an example of...

• Topic

• Central Message

• Main Idea

• Setting

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

“Plants need sunlight to survive” is an example of...

• Central Message

• Setting

• Main Idea

• Subject

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

What is the central message?

• The lion did not eat the mouse.

• The mouse

• Always be silly

• It doesn’t matter how big or small you are

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

One day, a fox invited a stork for supper. He started making some soup. It smelled so good that he wished could eat it all himself.

When the stork arrived, the mean fox served the soup in flat bowls. Poor Stork! She tried to sip the soup with her long beak, but the bowl was too shallow. The fox lapped up all his broth in a minute. The stork couldn't eat at all!

A few days later, the stork invited the fox to supper. He hurried over to her house, sniffing at the smell of tasty stew in the air.

"Here you are!" said the stork. With a little smile, she served the stew in tall glass jars. The fox couldn't eat any, but the stork easily ate all of hers with her long beak.

The fox realized that the stork was teaching him a lesson. He hung his head. He was ashamed of how greedy and mean he had been. He knew that if he had been nice, Stork would have been nice to him.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• Foxes and storks shouldn't eat together.

• The stork taught the fox a lesson

• Take your time

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

When I learned how to ride my bike, I practiced for six

weeks straight. I fell a lot at first. However, I kept trying.

Suddenly I was riding on my own. What lesson did I learn?

• Never give up

• Sharing is caring

• How to ride a bike

• The main character fell a lot

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Tara and Millie wanted to have a snack after school. "I want chocolate ice cream!" Tara said. "Me, too!" Millie said. Both girls raced to the kitchen. Tara got the ice cream out of the freezer. Millie got the bowls, spoons, and ice cream scoop. When Tara looked into the ice cream container, she saw that there was only enough for one serving of ice cream. She really wanted the chocolate ice cream. It was her absolute favorite snack in the world. "You know, I think I would rather have cookies," Tara told Millie. She gave the ice cream container to Millie and got some cookies out of the cupboard for herself.

What is the central message of this story?

• Snacking before dinner will ruin your appetite.

• Think of others before you think of yourself.

• Do not give in if you want something badly.

• Cookies are better than chocolate ice cream.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the grasshopper, "instead of toiling away with work?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the ant, "and I recommend you do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the grasshopper; we have plenty of food right now." But the ant went on its way and continued to gather food. When winter came, the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while the ants had plenty of food to go around from what they collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew.

• Hard work now will pay off later

• Grasshoppers are smarter than ants

• The grasshopper was hungry

• Playing is more important than working

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

The best way to define central message is?

• A word that summarizes the story

• The lesson that the story teaches

• Where the story takes place

• The main event that happens

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

One way you could figure out the central message is to..

• Think about what lesson the character has learned

• Read the ending of the story

• Skim the story

• Summarize the story

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9