The Treasure Box: Plot Elements & Sequencing

Put the following events from "The Treasure Box" in the correct sequence (order).

• Peter's father puts the surviving book in an iron box before they flee the city with other people.

• After growing up in a new country, Peter returns to the village, retrieves the box with a little girl, and brings the book back to the new library in his old city.

• The enemy bombs the library, destroying all books except one.

• Peter's father becomes very ill and makes Peter promise to keep the treasure safe, but soon after his dad dies.

• After Peter realizes that carrying the box over mountains will be difficult, Peter buries the iron box under a linden tree in a village.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: At some point during a war in the past, Peter's town is bombed, and Peter and his father have the one book that is not destroyed.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter returns the library book to the village's new library.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter's dad explains the importance of the book, wraps it up, and places it in an iron box to carry with them.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter's father becomes very ill and makes Peter promise to keep the treasure safe. Soon after, his dad dies.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter and his father flee the city with many others.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter decides to leave his suitcase behind and travel with the iron treasure box.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram:
After Peter realizes that carrying the box over mountains will be difficult, Peter buries the iron box under a linden tree in a village.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter moves to a new country and thinks of the buried book often as he grows up.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Select the position of this event on the plot diagram: Peter returns and digs up the treasure box, and he explains its importance to a little girl.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3