Unit 3.3 Day 4

1. Select a statement that shows how the photograph on page 23 of “Mysteries at Cliff Palace” contributes to the meaning of the story. (RL 3.7)

• Ⓐ The photograph shows where the Ancestral Puebloans grew their crops.

• Ⓑ The photograph helps the reader understand that Puebloan cities were very large.

• Ⓒ The photograph shows how the Ancestral Puebloans built their homes.

• Ⓓ The photograph shows where the Ancestral Puebloans held their ceremonies.

2. Which statement best describes how the illustration on page 57 of “The Case of the Missing Deer” contributes to the tone of the story? (RL 3.7)

• Ⓐ The children's faces creates a tone of excitement.

• Ⓑ The darkness creates a tone of fearfulness.

• Ⓒ The children watching the deer creates a tone of suspense.

• Ⓓ The deer looking away creates a tone of sadness.

3. Complete the table to determine how the visual elements in the columns affect the meaning or tone of the text. (RL.3.7)

Shows characters doing research

• A

• B

3. Complete the table to determine how the visual elements in the columns affect the meaning or tone of the text. (RL.3.7)

Helps the reader understand the setting of the story.

• C

• D

3. Complete the table to determine how the visual elements in the columns affect the meaning or tone of the text. (RL.3.7)

Shows characters attempting to solve a problem.

• E

• F

4. Both stories develop the topic of determination. Complete the table to compare and contrast how each text treats this similar topic. (RL.3.9)

Shows that a character read an article to gain information.

• A

• B

• C

4. Both stories develop the topic of determination. Complete the table to compare and contrast how each text treats this similar topic. (RL.3.9)

Shows a character asking an expert many questions in search of an answer

• D

• E

• F

4. Both stories develop the topic of determination. Complete the table to compare and contrast how each text treats this similar topic. (RL.3.9)

Shows a character relying on the knowledge of others to find a solution to a problem

• G

• H

• I

5. How do both texts convey the theme that curiosity is an important part of learning? (RL 3.9)

• Ⓐ Both texts depict characters who research deer.

• Ⓑ Both texts explain how important it is to allow others to solve your problems.

• Ⓒ Both texts depict characters who are motivated by something that they don’t know.

• Ⓓ Both texts explain how the characters could not answer all of their questions.

6. Select a statement that shows a difference in the way that each text approaches the theme that curiosity is an important part of learning (RL 3.9)

• Ⓐ In “Mysteries at Cliff Palace”, the main characters are not successful in solving the mystery, while in “The Case of the Missing Deer”, the main character is successful in solving the mystery.

• Ⓑ In “Mysteries at Cliff Palace”, the main characters have no interest in solving the mystery, but in “The Case of the Missing Deer”, the main character is very focused on solving the mystery.

• Ⓒ In “Mysteries at Cliff Palace”, someone other than the main characters is curious, while in “The Case of the Missing Deer” only one character is interested in solving the mystery.

• Ⓓ In “Mysteries at Cliff Palace” two characters work together to solve the mystery, while in “The Case of the Missing Deer” the group of friends work together to solve the mystery.