The Year of the Rat

Promises to do or not do something

• resolution

• akward

• clumsy

• heritage

feelings of tension or uncomfortable

• clumsy

• relying

• awkward

• doubts

trusting or depending on someone or something

• relying

• doubts

• resolutions

• clumsy

Unsure about something or someone

• anicent

• heritage

• awkward

• doubts

beliefs or traditions passed down from people who lived before them

• ancient

• heritage

• doubts

• resolutions

very very old

• relying

• doubts

• heritage

• ancient

What subgenre of fiction is The Year of the Rat?

• realistic fiction

• fable

• historical fiction

• fairy tale

What is the main theme of The Year of the Rat?

• Being brave means we sometimes have to feel uncomfortable

• Friendship creates opportunities.

• Good will always destroy evil.

• Pacy really wants to be an author and illustrator.

What was the author's purpose for writing The Year of the Rat?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• describe

What was the moral or lesson of the Know the Fish story that Pacy's dad told her?

• Be brave and courageous

• Don't tell a lie

• You know yourself better than anyone else

• Friendship helps us be a better person