Reading

What is a theme?

• what a costume is going to be

• a lesson or moral in a story

• what I watched on tv

• a character trait

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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 does a character trait describe?

• a characters problem

• a character's emotions

• a character's personality

• a character's outfits

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is an example of a character trait?

• funny

• happy

• sad

• a red shirt

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mom. His dad gives him $5 a week and he puts $2 a week into the bank. After 3 months of saving, David takes $20 to the mall to buy his mom a present. He looks and looks for a perfect gift. What is the main idea of the story?

• David's dad

• finding the perfect Christmas present

• the money

• David's mom

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main idea?

• What the story is mainly about

• what the characters are saying

• the charcter's personality

• the character's emotions

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a

Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when

the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher

he found that only very little water was left in it, and

that he could not reach far enough down to get at it.

He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in

despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a

pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took

another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then

he took another pebble and dropped that into the

Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped

that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble

and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took

another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. At

last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and

after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to

quench his thirst and save his life.

What is the theme of the story?

• little by little does the trick

• crows are scary

• pebbles do not belong in pitchers

• water is not important

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

One day a hare was bragging about how fast he could run. He bragged

and bragged and even laughed at the tortoise, who was so slow. The

tortoise stretched out his long neck and challenged the hare to a race,

which, of course, made the hare laugh.

"My, my, what a joke!" thought the hare.

"A race, indeed, a race. Oh! What fun! My, my! A race, of course,

Mr. Tortoise, we shall race!" said the hare.

The forest animals met and mapped out the course. The race

begun, and the hare, being such a swift runner, soon left the tortoise

far behind. About halfway through the course, it occurred to the hare

that he had plenty of time to beat the slow trodden tortoise.

"Oh, my!" thought the hare, "I have plenty of time to play in the

meadow here."

And so he did.

After the hare finished playing, he decided that he had time to take

a little nap.

"I have plenty of time to beat that tortoise," he thought. And he

cuddled up against a tree and dozed.

The tortoise, in the meantime, continued to plod on, albeit, it ever

so slowly. He never stopped, but took one good step after another.

The hare finally woke from his nap. "Time to get going," he

thought. And off he went faster than he had ever run before! He

dashed as quickly as anyone ever could up to the finish line, where he

met the tortoise, who was patiently awaiting his arrival.

What is the theme of the story?

• rabits are bad

• turtles are better than rabbits

• slow and steady wins the race

• fast is always best

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Linda is.....

• funny

• bossy

• sad

• optimistic

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3