Written by: Jan Brett
Written by: Jan Brett Written by: Jan Brett
If I were able to pick either living in the city or living in the country, I would choose to live in the ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
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A Look at the Important Story Words…
A Look at the Important Story Words… Meaning:
exhausted
Sentence:
Meaning:
tingle
Sentence:
Meaning:
clanging
Sentence:
Meaning: d
drenched
Sentence:
Meaning:
discouraged
Sentence:
Meaning:
glistening
Sentence:
A Look at the Important Story Words…
exhausted tingle clanging drenched discouraged
glistening Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
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As you read, you will write down the sequence of the story.
BeginningStart with a problem
Excitement in the story rises
Climax-Highest point of excitement
Problem solved/Story concludes
Before Reading: Plot When we read fiction, we find three important parts, the setting, characters, and the plot. Today, we are going to learn about the plot. The plot starts with a problem, builds in excitement until you get to a high point, and then ends when the problem is solved. It looks like this…
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Beginning (Tell the Problem)
End (Tell how the problem was solved)
Tell about the plot in Middle (Tell how the excitement builds) each block. You may make lists of what’s important.
During Reading:
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2._______ _______
1.________
8._______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
7.______ _______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
6.______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _______
5.______ _______ _______ _______ ______
4._______ _______ _______ _______
3._______ _______ _______
Directions: 1 First name of the main character Line 2 Two words describing the main character Line 3 Three words describing the setting Line 4 Four words stating the problem Line 5 Five words describing one main event Line 6 Six words describing a second main event Line 7 Seven words describing a third main event Line 8 Eight words stating the solution to the problem
Making Text to Text Connections City Mouse Country Mouse By Another Author
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Town Mouse Country Mouse By
Jan Brett
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Town Mice.
Country Mice.
Describe each character group and give text evidence of your thinking.
Comparing Characters
City Life’s for Me By: ____________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________ Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
Country Life’s for Me By: ____________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________ Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
What challenges do the city mice experience in the country?
What challenges do the country mice experience in the city?
How would you describe the city mice?
What would you describe the country mice?
How do the characters change through the story?
Which setting would be best for you if you were a character?
What problems do the characters face?
If you were a mouse, which setting would be the safest?
Describe the vocabulary words you learned from this book. Exhausted Tingle Clanging Drenched Discouraged Glistening
How is this story like other City Mouse, Country Mouse versions you’ve read?
What aspects of the story are fantasy?
What aspects of the story are realistic?
Credits Cover-Background-Sonya Dehart Frame-Lovin Lit-Erin Cobb Font-Hello Wordsmith, Firstie, Firstie Big Gulp, Hot Diggity- Jen Jones-Hello Literacy Clip Art: Mouse Clip Art by: Scrappin Doodles and Graphics from the Pond Crayon Frame-Graphics from the Pond Black Frame-Lovin-Lit- Erin Cobb
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If I were able to pick either living in the city or living in the country, I would choose to live in the ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
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A Look at the Important Story Words…
A Look at the Important Story Words… Meaning:
exhausted
Sentence:
Meaning:
tingle
Sentence:
Meaning:
clanging
Sentence:
Meaning: d
drenched
Sentence:
Meaning:
discouraged
Sentence:
Meaning:
glistening
Sentence:
A Look at the Important Story Words…
exhausted tingle clanging drenched discouraged
glistening Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
As you read, you will write down the sequence of the story.
BeginningStart with a problem
Excitement in the story rises
Climax-Highest point of excitement
Problem solved/Story concludes
Before Reading: Plot When we read fiction, we find three important parts, the setting, characters, and the plot. Today, we are going to learn about the plot. The plot starts with a problem, builds in excitement until you get to a high point, and then ends when the problem is solved. It looks like this…
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Beginning (Tell the Problem)
End (Tell how the problem was solved)
Tell about the plot in Middle (Tell how the excitement builds) each block. You may make lists of what’s important.
During Reading:
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2._______ _______
1.________
8._______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
7.______ _______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
6.______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _______
5.______ _______ _______ _______ ______
4._______ _______ _______ _______
3._______ _______ _______
Directions: 1 First name of the main character Line 2 Two words describing the main character Line 3 Three words describing the setting Line 4 Four words stating the problem Line 5 Five words describing one main event Line 6 Six words describing a second main event Line 7 Seven words describing a third main event Line 8 Eight words stating the solution to the problem
Making Text to Text Connections City Mouse Country Mouse By Another Author
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Town Mouse Country Mouse By
Jan Brett
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Town Mice.
Country Mice.
Describe each character group and give text evidence of your thinking.
Comparing Characters
City Life’s for Me By: ____________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________ Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
Country Life’s for Me By: ____________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________ Copyright 2014 Comprehension Connection All Rights Reserved.
What challenges do the city mice experience in the country?
What challenges do the country mice experience in the city?
How would you describe the city mice?
What would you describe the country mice?
How do the characters change through the story?
Which setting would be best for you if you were a character?
What problems do the characters face?
If you were a mouse, which setting would be the safest?
Describe the vocabulary words you learned from this book. Exhausted Tingle Clanging Drenched Discouraged Glistening
How is this story like other City Mouse, Country Mouse versions you’ve read?
What aspects of the story are fantasy?
What aspects of the story are realistic?
Credits Cover-Background-Sonya Dehart Frame-Lovin Lit-Erin Cobb Font-Hello Wordsmith, Firstie, Firstie Big Gulp, Hot Diggity- Jen Jones-Hello Literacy Clip Art: Mouse Clip Art by: Scrappin Doodles and Graphics from the Pond Crayon Frame-Graphics from the Pond Black Frame-Lovin-Lit- Erin Cobb
If you like this unit, please check out my store on Teachers Pay Teachers at: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/ComprehensionConnection
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