Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble Compare and Contrast: Imagine that Mr. Tanen is the principal at Jefferson Elementary School. Would he think that the Helping Hands Club is a good club to join? Use text evidence from both selections to help you answer. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Luke Goes to Bat Share Differences Think about why the authors wrote Luke Goes to Bat and Jackie Robinson. How is the author’s purpose for writing the story different from the author’s purpose for making the website? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ My Name is Gabriela Connect to Poetry Gabriela Mistral loved to read and write. Look back at the poems you just read. Which poem do you think Gabriela would have liked the best? Write a few sentences to give your opinion. Give reasons using text evidence from My Name is Gabriela. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ The Signmaker’s Assistant Talk About Signs Think about the signs that Norman makes and the signs in The Trouble with Signs. How do the signs in each story make the characters confused? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Dex: The Heart of a Hero Discuss Heroes Think about Dex and the heroes in Heroes Then and Now. What makes them heroes? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Penguin Chick Discuss Penguins Think about what you learned in Penguin Chick and Emperor Penguins. What information is the same and different in the selections? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend Talk About Directions Look back at how Gloria and Julian make their kite in the story. Then look at the directions for making a kite in How to Make a Kite. Which would be more helpful if you wanted to make a kite? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ The Goat in the Rug Talk About Topics How are the The Goat in the Rug and Basket Weaving the same? How are they different? If you could weave, would you make a basket or a rug? Describe what it would look like. Use text evidence from the selections to help you answer. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Half-Chicken Compare and Contrast Retell the main events of Half-Chicken and The Lion and the Mouse. Then tell the lesson learned in each. Talk about how the lessons are the same and different. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ From Seed to Plant Think about what a seed needs to grow. How do the soil, water, and sun work together to help the seed begin to grow? Write a few sentences to explain. Include text evidence from the selection’s words and pictures in your sentences. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ The Mysterious Tadpole Examine Author’s Purpose What was the author’s purpose for writing The Mysterious Tadpole? What was the author’s purpose for writing From Eggs to Frogs? Write a few sentences to explain how the author’s reasons for writing were different. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ The Dog that Dug for Dinosaurs Think About Fossils How did finding the fossils change Mary’s life? Write a paragraph to explain your answer using facts and text evidence. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Yeh-Shen Discuss Stories Think about Yeh-Shen and Cinderella. How are the stories alike and different? Compare and contrast the characters, the settings, and the events. Then tell which story you like better and why. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Two of Everything Have a Discussion Imagine that the traveler in Stone Soup came to the Haktaks’ village. What do you think the Haktaks would do if the traveler asked them to help him make soup? Use text evidence from both stories to help you. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Now & Ben Ben Franklin had many inventions and did many important things. What do you think is the most important thing that he did in his life? Why? Write a short paragraph to explain your answer. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
