Wise Old Woman

What does decree mean?

• When someone does a great job!

• To give a demand.

• To think you are more important than others.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Why did the young lord declare a decree against old people?

• 3  “What a dreadful decree! What a cruel and unreasonable lord we have,”

• "2  “I have no use for old people in my village,” he said haughtily. “They are neither useful nor able to work for a living."

• 1  Many long years ago, there lived an arrogant and cruel young lord who ruled over a small village in the western hills of Japan.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Why does the cruel lord need to solve impossible tasks?

• The cruel lord is bored.

• The cruel lord wants to test people.

• Lord Higa is going to conquer his village if he doesn't solve it.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the mother solve the SECOND demand with the log?

• " all. Instead she laughed softly and said, “Why, that is not such an impossible task. All one has to do is soak ordinary rope in salt water and dry it well."

• "Why, this is the easiest of them all. Make a drum with sides of paper and put a bumblebee inside"

• "Put some sugar at one end of the hole. Then tie an ant to a piece of silk thread and put it in at the other end."

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which uses commended correctly?

• The lord commended the farmer and rewarded him with gold.

• The lord commended anyone over seventy-one to the mountains to die.

• There was a commended outside and people were noisy.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What happens when the farmer tells the truth?

• The farmer is banished to the mountains.

• The lord sends the farmer to the dungeon.

• The lord asks for forgiveness and realizes old people are helpful.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the MAIN IDEA of Wise Old Woman?

• The cruel lord learns to respect everyone.

• A cruel lord wants to banish old people, but a farmer and mother may change his mind.

• A farmer wants to conquer a village with the help of his mom.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the THEME from Wise Old Woman?

• "Old people will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve and share with us the wisdom of their years"

• “They are neither useful nor able to work for a living."

• "he farmer dug a deep hole in the floor of his kitchen and made a small room where he could hide his mother."

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the THIRD demand?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3