Literacy By Design: The Bake Sale Battle Level Q



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Tales From Near and Far: Level S

Here are this weeks Vocabulary Words

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|trickster | |

|challenge | |

|celebrate | |

|plotting | |

|clever | |

|rascal | |

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|Monday | |Tuesday |

| |Meet With Mr. O | | |Meet with Mr. O |

| |Begin Tales From Near & Far | | |Cont. Tales From Near & Far |

|/10 |Complete vocabulary (pg. 2) | |/14 |SW: Homonyms (pg. 3) |

| |Class Strategy Worksheet | |/14 |HW: Homonyms (pg. 4) |

|Wednesday | |Thursday |

| |Meet with Mr. O | | |Meet with Mr. O |

| |Cont. Tales From Near & Far | | |Cont. Tales From Near & Far |

|/13 |SW: Compare/Contrast (p.5-7) | |/ |SW: Plot (p. 12-13) |

|/13 |HW: Compare/Contrast (p.8-11) | |/ |HW: Plot (p. 14-15) |

| |Class Strategy Worksheet | | |Class Strategy Worksheet |

|Friday |

|Finish Agenda, Weekly quizzes |Literal /16 Inferential /16 |

|Please Note: Early finishers: Once you have completed you may begin Independent Reading. |

Tales From Near and Far: Level S

Vocabulary Words ___/ 10

insult rascal plotting celebrate

clever trickster challenge ignore

You will unscramble the words below. These are the same words listed above. Once unscrambled, certain letters will appear in the phrase below. You must also unscramble these letters to reveal a hidden phrase.

How did Grandmother Spider get rid of the dove?

Unscramble each of the clue words.

Take the letters that appear in [pic]boxes and unscramble them for the final message.

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CC.1.2.4.J Acquire and use accurately grade appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain‐specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic. E04.B‐V.4.1.1 E04.B‐V.4.1.2.

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Homonyms

Seatwork- Tuesday ___/ 14

Remember that Homonyms, or homophones, are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings. They are usually spelled differently.

I read a book about little red corvettes.

There are two or more homonyms in each sentence. Read the sentences carefully and then underline the homonyms. The first sentence has been done for you. Then create two sentences of your own.

1. The wind blew my blue shirt into the pool.

2. Cheryl rode along as we rowed the boat from the island to the road.

3. I’ve never seen such a beautiful scene.

4. We want a site for our home that will be out of sight.

5. The seam in the tent doesn’t seem to hold back the rain.

6. Due to the dry weather, we do not see any dew on the grass.

7. I knew they had a new gnu at the zoo.

8. Some people know that you add to find the sum.

9. They’re hanging their coats over there.

10. I ate the eight cakes that were on my plate.

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CC.1.4.4.F Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. E04.D.1.1.1 E04.D.1.1.2 E04.D.1.1.3 E04.D.1.1.4 E04.D.1.1.5 E04.D.1.1.6 E04.D.1.1.7 E04.D.1.1.8 E04.D.1.2.1 E04.D.1.2.2 E04.D.1.2.3

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Homonyms

Homework- Tuesday ___/ 14

There are two or more homonyms in each sentence. Read the sentences carefully and then underline the homonyms. Section two will require you to select the correct homonym. The first sentence has been done for you. Then create two sentences of your own.

1. How many ways can I tell him that he weighs too much?

2. They banned the crude band from playing at the concert.

3. She only won one ticket to the show.

4. We must raze the old building before the sun’s rays can raise the temperature.

5. We’ll find a tropical isle where I’ll walk down the aisle with my bride.

Decide which answer best fits in each blank, and then click the answer button to see if you are correct.

6. Daddy, are we almost ___ yet?

a. they're b. their c. there

7. They say that ___ going to get colder this week.

a. its b. it's

8. Don't drink ___ much soda at the party or you might get sick.

a. to b. too c. two

9. Look carefully and you will see ___ on the shelf.

a. their b. there c. they're

10. I was wondering if you ___ busy.

a. were b. where

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CC.1.4.4.F Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Seatwork- Wednesday

Folktales are found all over the world. Two stories might not be identical, but the basic parts may be. Read both tales and then complete a Venn diagram on the pages that follows.

The monkey and the mango

Once upon and time there was a nervous little monkey. He was lying beneath a mango

tree thinking about what would happen if the earth was to open up and swallow him.

And as he was thinking this thought there was loud BANG! Terrified that the earth was

about to swallow him up, the monkey ran and ran and ran until he met a rabbit.

“What are you doing, running so fast?” called the rabbit.

“The earth's going to open up and swallow us. We have to get away!” panted the

monkey.

“Yikes!” cried the rabbit. “I better run too.”

So the monkey and the rabbit ran and they ran and they ran until they came to a goat.

“What are you doing, running so fast?” asked the goat.

“The earth's going to open up and swallow us. We have to get away!”…[repeat]

...So the monkey and the rabbit and the goat ran and they ran and they ran until they

met an ostrich. “What are you doing, running so fast?” called the ostrich...

...So the monkey and the rabbit and the goat and the ostrich ran and they ran until they

met a hippopotamus. “What are doing, running so fast?”...

...So the monkey and the rabbit and the goat and the ostrich and the hippo ran until

they met an elephant. 'What are you doing, running so fast?'...

...So the monkey and the rabbit and the goat and the ostrich and the hippo and the

elephant ran and they ran until they met a lion. The lion roared an almighty roar and all

the animals stopped, terrified. 'What are you doing, running so fast?' The elephant told

lion that the earth was about to swallow them all up.

“How do you know?” asked the lion.

“The hippo told me,” replied the elephant.

“The ostrich told me,” said the hippo….

And so the lion followed the trail back to the monkey who told lion the story of how he

was sitting beneath a mango tree worrying about how the earth might one day open up

and swallow him when he heard a loud bang.

“Get on my back,” said lion, “We'll go and investigate this bang.” Lion took the nervous

little monkey back to the place the whole story began, the mango tree. There the lion

pointed with his paw to a freshly fallen mango. “Do you think, little monkey, that

perhaps this mango could have fallen and made that bang?” he asked. Monkey was

relieved. “So the earth really isn't going to open up and swallow me,” he thought.

He ate the mango and it tasted sweet.

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Seatwork- Wednesday

CHICKEN LITTLE

Chicken Little likes to walk in the woods. She likes to look at the trees. She likes to smell the flowers. She likes to listen to the birds singing.

One day while she is walking an acorn falls from a tree, and hits the top of her little head.

“My, oh, my, the sky is falling. I must run and tell the lion about it,” says Chicken Little and begins to run.

She runs and runs. By and by she meets the hen.

“Where are you going?” asks the hen.

“Oh, Henny Penny, the sky is falling and I am going to the lion to tell him about it.”

“How do you know it?” asks Henny Penny.

“It hit me on the head, so I know it must be so,” says Chicken Little.

“Let me go with you!” says Henny Penny. “Run, run.”

So the two run and run until they meet Ducky Lucky.

“The sky is falling,” says Henny Penny. “We are going to the lion to tell him about it.”

“How do you know that?” asks Ducky Lucky.

“It hit Chicken Little on the head,” says Henny Penny.

“May I come with you?” asks Ducky Lucky.

“Come,” says Henny Penny.

So all three of them run on and on until they meet Foxey Loxey.

“Where are you going?” asks Foxey Loxey.

“The sky is falling and we are going to the lion to tell him about it,” says Ducky Lucky.

“Do you know where he lives?” asks the fox.

“I don't,” says Chicken Little.

“I don't,” says Henny Penny.

“I don't,” says Ducky Lucky.

“I do,” says Foxey Loxey. “Come with me and I can show you the way.”

He walks on and on until he comes to his den.

“Come right in,” says Foxey Loxey.

They all go in, but they never, never come out again.



Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Seatwork- Wednesday ___/ 13

Folktales are found all over the world. Two stories might not be identical, but the basic parts may be. Read both tales and then complete a Venn diagram on the pages that follows.

CHICKEN LITTLE Both THE MONKEY & THE MANGO

(please find at least three items for each part of the diagram)

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Which story does not have a happy ending? How does it end? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CC.1.2.4.D Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view. E04.B‐C.2.1.1

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Homework- Wednesday

Folktales are found all over the world. Two stories might not be identical, but the basic parts may be. Read both tales and then complete a Venn diagram on the pages that follows.

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for them to leave home and seek their fortunes.

Before they left, their mother told them " Whatever you do , do it the best that you can because that's the way to get along in the world.

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The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the easiest thing to do.

The second little pig built his house out of sticks. This was a little bit stronger than a straw house.

The third little pig built his house out of bricks.

One night the big bad wolf, who dearly loved to eat fat little piggies, came along and saw the first little pig in his house of straw. He said "Let me in, Let me in, little pig or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"

"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin", said the little pig.

But of course the wolf did blow the house in and ate the first little pig.

The wolf then came to the house of sticks.

"Let me in ,Let me in little pig or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in" "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin", said the little pig. But the wolf blew that house in too, and ate the second little pig.

The wolf then came to the house of bricks.

" Let me in , let me in" cried the wolf

"Or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in"

"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin" said the pig.

Well, the wolf huffed and puffed but he could not blow down that brick house.

But the wolf was a sly old wolf and he climbed up on the roof to look for a way into the brick house.

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The little pig saw the wolf climb up on the roof and lit a roaring fire in the fireplace and placed on it a large kettle of water.

When the wolf finally found the hole in the chimney he crawled down and KERSPLASH right into that kettle of water and that was the end of his troubles with the big bad wolf.

The next day the little pig invited his mother over . She said "You see it is just as I told you. The way to get along in the world is to do things as well as you can." Fortunately for that little pig, he learned that lesson. And he just lived happily ever after!

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Homework- Wednesday

SOMERSET PA (AP) -- A. Wolf took the stand today in his own defense. This shocked and stunned the media who predicted that he would not testify in the brutal double murder trial. A. Wolf is accused of killing (and eating) The First Little Pig, and The Second Little Pig. This criminal trial is expected to be followed by a civil trial to be brought by the surviving Third Little Pig. The case has been characterized as a media circus.

His testimony is transcribed below:

"Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story. I'm Alexander T. Wolf. You can call me Al. I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong. Maybe it's because of our diet. Hey, it's not my fault wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep and pigs. That's just the way we are. If cheeseburgers were cute, folks would probably think you were Big and Bad too. But like I was saying, the whole big bad wolf thing is all wrong. The real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar.

THIS IS THE REAL STORY.

Way back in Once Upon a Time time, I was making a birthday cake for my dear old granny. I had a terrible sneezing cold. I ran out of sugar. So I walked down the street to ask my neighbor for a cup of sugar. Now this neighbor was a pig. And he wasn't too bright either. He had built his whole house out of straw. Can you believe it? I mean who in his right mind would build a house of straw? So of course the minute I knocked on the door, it fell right in. I didn't want to just walk into someone else's house. So I called, "Little Pig, Little Pig, are you in?" No answer. I was just about to go home without the cup of sugar for my dear old granny's birthday cake.

That's when my nose started to itch. I felt a sneeze coming on. Well I huffed. And I snuffed. And I sneezed a great sneeze.

And you know what? The whole darn straw house fell down. And right in the middle of the pile of straw was the First Little Pig - dead as a doornail. He had been home the whole time. It seemed like a shame to leave a perfectly good ham dinner lying there in the straw. So I ate it up. Think of it as a cheeseburger just lying there. I was feeling a little better. But I still didn't have my cup of sugar . So I went to the next neighbor's house. This neighbor was the First Little Pig's brother. He was a little smarter, but not much. He has built his house of sticks. I rang the bell on the stick house. Nobody answered. I called, "Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, are you in?" He yelled back. "Go away wolf. You can't come in. I'm shaving the hairs on my shinny chin chin."

I had just grabbed the doorknob when I felt another sneeze coming on. I huffed. And I snuffed. And I tried to cover my mouth, but I sneezed a great sneeze.

And you are not going to believe this, but the guy's house fell down just like his brother's. When the dust cleared, there was the Second Little Pig - dead as a doornail. Wolf's honor. Now you know food will spoil if you just leave it out in the open. So I did the only thing there was to do. I had dinner again. Think of it as a second helping. I was getting awfully full. But my cold was feeling a little better. And I still didn't have that cup of sugar for my dear old granny's birthday cake. So I went to the next house. This guy was the First and Second Little Pig's brother. He must have been the brains of the family. He had built his house of bricks. I knocked on the brick house. No answer. I called, "Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, are you in?" And do you know what that rude little porker answered? "Get out of here, Wolf. Don't bother me again."

Talk about impolite! He probably had a whole sackful of sugar. And he wouldn't give me even one little cup for my dear sweet old granny's birthday cake. What a pig!

I was just about to go home and maybe make a nice birthday card instead of a cake, when I felt my cold coming on. I huffed And I snuffed. And I sneezed once again.

Then the Third Little Pig yelled, " And your old granny can sit on a pin!" Now I'm usually a pretty calm fellow. But when somebody talks about my granny like that, I go a Little crazy. When the cops drove up, of course I was trying to break down this Pig's door. And the whole time I was huffing and puffing and sneezing and making a real scene.

The rest as they say is history.

The news reporters found out about the two pigs I had for dinner. They figured a sick guy going to borrow a cup of sugar didn't sound very exciting.

So they jazzed up the story with all of that "Huff and puff and blow your house down"

 

And they made me the Big Bad Wolf. That's it The real story. I was framed. "

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CC.1.2.4.D Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view. E04.B‐C.2.1.1

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Compare & Contrast

Homework- Wednesday ___/ 13

Folktales are found all over the world. Two stories might not be identical, but the basic parts may be. Read both tales and then complete a Venn diagram on the pages that follows.

The Three Little Pigs Both THE WOLF’S STORY

(please find at least three items for each part of the diagram)

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Which story do you find more enjoyable? Why do you think so? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Identify Plot

Seatwork- Thursday

The monkeys and the hats

Once upon a time there was a hat maker who made all kinds of hats, big hats, small hats, tall hats, short hats, top hats and bottom hats. It was market day and the hat maker wanted to sell his hats there. He put his hats into a basket, one hat on his head and lifted the basket of hats onto his shoulder. He then set off to market through the forest. While he walked he sang a song.

I am going to market, to market, to market

I am going to market to sell my hats.

It was a hot day and the hat maker needed a rest so he put down his basket and lay down under a tree and fell asleep. When he woke up, all the hats in his basket had gone. “Oh no,” he thought, “It took me months to make them. I must find them.” He searched high and low and couldn't find them until, by chance, he happened to look and saw that in the trees there was a crowd of monkeys and every one of them was wearing one of his hats. He shook his fist at the monkeys. The monkeys copied and shook their fists back. He wagged a finger at the monkeys, the monkeys wagged their fingers back. He put his hands together and begged and again the monkeys mimicked him. This went on for some time until finally in frustration the hat maker threw his hat down onto the ground. Sure enough, up in the trees the monkeys copied and all the hats came tumbling down. The hat maker was happy, filled his basket up with hats and continued on his way to market singing his song. He got to market, sold the hats and returned home where he told his children the story of the monkey and the hats. His children loved the story and asked for it again and again and again over many years.

It came to pass that the hat maker’s son grew up and he too became a hat maker and one day found himself walking through the forest to market with a basket of hats, singing –

I am going to market, to market, to market...

It was a hot day and the young hat maker like his father before him put down his basket and fell asleep beneath a tree. When he woke up, all his hats had gone. But the young hat maker wasn't worried. He looked up into the trees and, sure enough, saw a crowd of monkeys wearing his hats. “Hello monkeys,” he called. “I've heard this story. I know what to do.” He waved to the monkeys, they waved back. He put him his thumbs, they gestured back. Slowly and confidently, the young hat maker took off his own hat and threw it to the ground. Up in the trees, the monkeys did not move a muscle. “Come on! Copy me!” called the Hat Maker. He repeated the action again and again and again but still none of the monkeys moved. After a while, the biggest of all the monkeys, a large, sleek, long-haired monkey hung his hat up on a branch and climbed down the tree. He came right up to the young hat maker and pointed a long, monkey finger at him. “You think you're so clever because your father told you stories,” he said. “Well, our father told us stories too and today we're keeping the hats!”

That's why it's very important to listen to stories because you never know what you might learn and when it might come in handy.

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Identify Plot

Seatwork- Thursday ___/ 10

Complete the chart for the story

|Main Characters (1point) |

|Setting (Time & place 1point) |

|Hat Maker’s Problem (2points) |

|Beginning (1point) |

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|Middle (1point) |

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|End (what does the hat maker try to do?) (2 points) |

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|Solution (what do the monkeys do? What ironic thing has happened?) (2 points) |

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CC.1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific

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Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Identify Plot

Homework- Thursday

Knowing what a character says, does, and thinks about, helps you to better understand what that character is like. Read the story below. Then complete the following page.

The Talking Yam

Once upon a time, a long time ago, not far from the city, a farmer went to the fields to dig up yams. As he was tugging up a particularly large yam he heard

a voice “Go away and not ready!”

The farmer turned to his dog. “Was that you?” he said.

“Not me,” said the dog. “It was the yammering yam. I'm ready for anything.”

“Argh!” cried the farmer and off he ran.

Down to the beach and over the sand.

“Dogs can't talk and neither can yams.”

“Oh yes they can”, called the yammering yam.

Next he met a fisherman cleaning his fish in the shade of a palm tree. “What's all the

rush?” he asked.

“First my yam told me to go away,” said the farmer, “Then my dog talked!”

“But yams and dogs don't talk!” cried the fisherman.

“Oh yes they can!” grinned the fish! “And throw me back in the sea right now!”

'Argh!' cried the farmer and the fisherman too and off they ran, further away from

the yammering yam.

They ran through the forest where the mangos grew straight to the hut of a women

they knew. “What's all the rush?” asked the women as she lay her washing out to dry

on a bush.

“First my yam told me to go away,” said the farmer, “Then my dog talked!”

“And then my fish told me to throw him back into the sea,” said the fisherman.

“But yams and dogs and fish can't talk!” laughed the woman.

“Oh yes they do,” cried the woman's clothes! “Now hang me out on a line. This

bush is too prickly.”

“Argh!” cried the farmer and the fisherman and the woman and off they ran, further

away from the yammering yam.

They all ran to a village and went straight to the king's hut. “What's all the rush?”

asked the chief as he sat in a creaky old chair to pass judgment.

“Well,” said the farmer... “First my....”

“But yams and dogs and fish and clothes don't talk. Get out of here now!”

When they were gone, the king muttered. “Talking yams and dogs, fish and clothes!

Who ever heard of such nonsense? What a silly story. Stories like this upset all the people.”

“You’re right,” answered his throne. “Imagine. A talking yam!”

Tales From Near and Far: Level S– Identify Plot

Homework- Thursday ___/ 10

Complete the chart for the story

|Main Character (1point) |

|Setting (Time & place 1point) |

|Farmer’s Problem (2points) |

|Beginning (1point) |

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|Middle (1point) |

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|End (what does the farmer do?) (2 points) |

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|Solution (what does the king do? And then what ironic thing happens?) (2 points) |

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CC.1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific

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Tales From Near and Far: Level S–

Comprehension Questions /16 literal /16 inferential

Please answer in a complete sentence. Each question is worth 4 points.

1. What contest is being held between the two villages? ___/4 lit

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2. How did Grandmother Spider get rid of the dove that was flying around Running Girl? ___/4 lit

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3. What was Paco called besides his name? ___/4 lit

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4. What are the three things that Paco sees?

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CC.1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. E04.B‐K.1.1.3

5. Why do you think the Puyupki chief said to the Tikuvi chief, “My village is small. We have only the young boy you have seen. But we shall enter him into the race.”? ___/4 inf

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6. Paco decided not to tell the king the truth about himself because he thought he might be killed. Why did he think that? ___/4 inf

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7. Why do you think the guards believe Paco is talking about them? ___/4 inf

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8. Are the guards like Paco? What makes you think that? ___/4 inf

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CC.1.3.4.B Cite relevant details from text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences. E04.A‐K.1.1.1

Write one character trait for the main character in the sentence.

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|Randy couldn't stand to eat in front of his dog, so he always snuck him a scrap from the table. |

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|Rebecca refused to change her mind, even when it was clear that she was wrong. |

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|Meghan felt uncomfortable around so many new faces at her new school, so she played quietly in the corner, alone. |

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|Justin's voice could be heard in the other room as he bossed the younger children around. |

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|Jake grabbed the book out of the librarian's hands without saying a word. |

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|Patrick teased the new girl with braces until she cried. |

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|The sinister villain stole all the money from the villagers and let all the animals run free. |

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|Lou made sure to compliment all his teammates, even though he was the one who hit the game-winning homerun. |

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|Although he knew someone was inside with a gun, the officer entered the building determined to find the criminal. |

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Read the story below. Pay close attention to the main character(s) and then answer the questions.

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Ashey Pelt

Ireland

Well, my grandmother she told me that in them auld days a ewe might be your mother. It is a very lucky thing to have a black ewe.

A man married again, and his daughter, Ashey Pelt, was unhappy. She cried alone, and the black ewe came to her from under the greystone in the field and said, "Don't cry. Go and find a rod behind the stone and strike it three times, and whatever you want will come."

So she did as she was bid.

She wanted to go to a party. Dress and horses and all came to her, but she was bound to be back before twelve o'clock or all the enchantment would go, all she had would vanish.

The sisters didn't like her, she was so pretty, and the stepmother didn’t like her either.

She was most lovely. At the party the prince fell in love with her, and she forgot to get back in time. In her speed a-running she dropped her silk slipper, and he sent and he went over all the country to find the lady it would fit. When he came to Ashey Pelt's door he did not see her. The sisters was busy a-nipping and a-clipping at their feet to get on the silk slipper, for the king's son he had given out that he loved that lady so much he would married whoever could wear that slipper.

The sisters they drove Ashey Pelt out bye to be out of the road, and they bid her mind the cows. They pared down their feet till one o' them could just squeeze it on. But she was in the quare agony I'm telling you.

So off they rode away; but when he was passing the field the voice of the auld ewe cried on him to stop, and she says, says she:

Nippet foot, and clippet foot

Behind the king's son rides,

But bonny foot, and pretty foot

Is with the cathering hides.

So he rode back and found her among the cows, and he married her, and if they lived happy, so may you and me.

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