Module 2: Why the Frog Has a Long Tongue

What does it mean to infer?

• It is explicitly found in the text word for word.

• Use when you know and what the text says to figure out something the author doesn’t say

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does it mean to be an expert?

• Someone who knows little about something

• Someone who knows a lot about something.

• Someone who knows a lot about one thing.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Who is the main character in the story?

• Tiny

• a long-legged frog

• Old Bullfrog

• Kikker

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which quote from the story explains the problem?

• “What can I do?” Kikker thought. “My little legs will never be able to hop as high as those bigger frogs.”

• Just then Kikker had an idea—a very clever idea!

• It seemed like each frog jumped higher than the last.

• Just then, Kikker’s long, strong tongue shot out of his mouth, wrapped around a startled fly, and pulled it inside.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quote from the story explains the solution?

• Kikker sat proudly, his eyes shut in two solid-gold lines on each side of his head, a big grin on his face.

• Just then, Kikker’s long, strong tongue shot out of his mouth, wrapped around a startled fly, and pulled it inside.

• “I need to practice,” thought Kikker.

• Long, long ago in a sparkling blue mountain lake, there lived a young frog named Kikker.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is the gist of the Pourquoi tale “Why the Frog Has a Long Tongue”?

• It’s a story explaining why frogs have smooth, lime green skin.

• It’s a story explaining why frogs have long legs.

• It’s a story explaining why frogs have long tongues.

• It’s a story explaining why frogs have short legs.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5