PWL
Midas and the Golden Touch
The Fish Story
Turtle and Swans
Who Said...
100
Fiction
What is a story which is made up?
100
Silver fork, bread and water
What turned to gold when Midas touched them?
100
Jaws I and II
Who were the dead fish and the replacement fish?
100
Turtle and Swans (Hint: which of your PWL words would fit here?)
Who are the main characters in this story?
100
"Wash yourself in the river...."
What did Bacchus tell Midas to do to free himself of the golden touch curse?
200
Plot
What is the events in the story or what the story is about
200
Bacchus
Who was the god who granted Midas his wish for the golden touch?
200
To leave the dead fish or buy a new one
What is the decision, problem or conflict Ernie had in the story?
200
Fable
What is a story that teaches a lesson? (like a myth)
200
"He can hold on to the stick and we'll carry him that way."
What did one swan say to the other to help the turtle fly?
300
Theme
What is the lesson or message of the story - what the author is trying to teach us?
300
Washing in the river
What did Midas have to do to lose the golden touch?
300
Mrs. Benson
Who was the neighbor (a) who hired Ernie to watch the fish, or (b) who was glad Ernie had purchased the new fish, or......
300
The dry lake
What was the first setting of the story? or Why did the turtle and swans have to find a new home? or......
300
"I've been dreading telling the twins that Jaws died. Thanks to you, I won't have to
Who is Mrs. Benson?
400
Setting
What is the place or location where the story takes place?
400
Being greedy does not pay
What is the theme or lesson of the Midas story?
400
A stick
What did the turtle have to hang on to so the swans could fly him to the new lake?
400
"Daughter! Daughter! Help me! Everything I touch turns to gold!"
Who is King Midas?
500
Characters
What are the real or imaginary people, animals or creatures in the story?
500
Myth
What is a story that tells how something happens or comes to be?
500
Being responsible is always the right thing to do.
What is the lesson Ernie learned?
500
Turtle Soup
What became of the turtle when he started to speak?
500
"You can fly off somewhere else, but I'm stuck here. Not only that. I need the water. I can't live without it."
Who was the turtle?
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