Making Connections in Fables

What would be a great title for the second selection?

• Sneaky Trickster

• Friends Forever

• Disastrous Decision

• Unique but Useful

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

One immense difference between the two selections is-

• Only the first ended with the characters becoming companions.

• The first had characters feeling pleasant at the end and the second did not.

• The first ended with a divide between characters and the second ended peacefully.

• The second selection ended in misfortune and the first did not.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do both selections have in common?

• Both fables ended with torn friendships.

• Both selections involved an agreement of some kind.

• Both had characters that enhanced their friendship.

• Both selections had the same rising action.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What can we infer about Fox based on the information in selection #1?

• Fox is industrious and loyal.

• Fox was already knowledgeable about the vegetable growing process.

• Fox had a valid reason to trick Bear because he had to supply food for his pack.

• Fox felt mournful after he ate Bear's corn.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What is one glaring difference between the two selections?

• The second story didn't have a dilemma but the first did.

• Both selections had completely different settings.

• The first selection resolved their conflict with a truce but the seconds did not.

• The first selections has to do with trickery, the second doesn't.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the information in line 8-10 of "Fox and the Bear" help the reader understand the theme? Use text evidence to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Draw a detailed picture of how the first selection ended. Include lots of detail and color to get your point across.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5