The Zax

Who are the main characters in The Zax?

• North-Going Zax and South-Going Zax

• Joe and Maria

• George and Martha

• Tom and Jerry

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What is the title of the story?

• The Zax

• The Sneetches

• The North Going Zax

• The South Going Zax

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What is the theme of the story?

• Pride

• Prejudice

• Solution

• Motivation

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What is the setting?

• The prairie of Prax

• The highway of the world.

• The tracks of life.

• The mountains of Olympus

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Do you think that the type of pride the Zax has is bad? Why?

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Can pride ever be a good quality to have?

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Can you think of a time when you were proud of something?

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Do you think that the Zax should not have been so prideful? Why?

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What is the plot of the story?

• One day in the Prairie of Pax a North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax run into each other.

• Both are trying to get to their desired locations, but neither will move out of the way to let the other one pass.

• While both stand facing each other–too proud to compromise–they fail to see that the world continues on moving, and time passes by.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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What is the problem in the story?

• The Zax would not let their pride go to compromise with the other and the world past them by.

• The North and South Zax were in disagreement about the direction they should take.

• The two Zax were unable to communicate effectively.

• The Zax were stuck in a stalemate, unable to reach an agreement.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.5.9