Thinking Maps
The beginning of a story tells who the characters. Most events happen in the middle. The _____ tells what finally happens.
What is end?
The first step to Preview and Predict
What is read the title?
What is look at the pictures?
This holiday, celebrated on December 25th, is associated with gift-giving, decorations, and family gatherings.
What is Christmas?
What are the parts of a plot story map?
Beginning, Middle, End
What is the genre of The Fairy Serpent?
Folk Tale
A Story Map shows the different events in a story. How many are there?
What is three?
When you prepare for an event, you have to plan. You _______, or look ahead to, the event.
What is preview?
This Japanese tradition, celebrated on April 1st, involves people playing pranks on one another.
What is April Fool's Day?
This is the term for a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator, such as 5/3.
What is an improper fraction?
In the beginning of the story what is the man doing? What happens to the man?
He is collecting flowers for his daughter. He is captured by a snake.
A Main idea diagram can be used to keep track of what happens in a story. To make one, you need 1 main idea using a few words. Then, list two to three related ______.
What is details?
When reading, you can ________ what might happen in the story.
What is predict?
This holiday, celebrated on the 14th of February, is known for people exchanging cards, flowers, and gifts to express love and affection.
What is Valentine's Day?
This American singer, known for hits like "Anti-Hero" and "Cruel Summer," made headlines with her Eras Tour in 2023.
What is Taylor Swift?
In the middle of the story what is the problem/dilemma?
The old man must choose which of his daughters must marry the snake.
It means what something is mostly about in a text. You focus on the most important information.
What is main idea?
It means to make sure you understand what you see or read.
What is clarify?
This Vietnamese holiday, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important celebration of the year.
What is Tết?
What does adore mean?
To love.
What happened in the end?
Yu Yan married the serpent and then the snake transformed into a man after she threw water on him.
It is a series of events that make up a story.
What is a plot?
If "A Musical Journey" is an example of an interview, what about "Shaped by Tradition"?
What is a biography?
This spooky tradition, commonly practiced on the night of October 31st, involves children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door asking for candy.
What is trick-or-treating?
This large continent is home to the most countries in the world—54 in total.
What is Africa?
How does the marriage turn out in the end?
Yu Yan and her husband live a long happy life together.