Vocabulary
Theme
Comprehension
Previewing the Text
Author's Purpose
100
To say or inquire
What is bade?
100
One word similar to theme
What is a lesson or moral?
100
Characters from the story.
Who was the emperor? Who were the swindlers? Who was the minister? Who were the townspeople?
100
Machine or object used by the swindlers to weave the Emperor's new clothes.
What is a loom?
100
Author of "Emperor's New Clothes"
Who is Hans Christian Anderson?
200
A machine used for weaving cloth
What is a loom?
200
Definition of theme
What is an idea or lesson that is repeated throughout the story?
200
What was one of the three events leading to the climax?
What is the arrival of the 2 swindlers? What was the prime minister approving the clothing? What were the clothes approved by the emperor?
200
Part of the story that is a lesson for the reader. It is repeated throughout the story.
What is the theme?
200
One purpose of an author
What is to persuade?
300
Someone who cheats you out of your money or property
What are swindlers?
300
One theme of "The Emperor's New Clothes."
What is honesty?
300
What was the climax of the story?
What is the emperor walking in front of the townspeople with invisible clothes?
300
When previewing the text we use these to make predictions about the story.
What are pictures or illustrations?
300
Second purpose of an author?
What is to entertain?
400
a group of people moving in an orderly way
What is a processional?
400
Another theme of "The Emperor's New Clothes."
What is standing up for what you believe in?
400
Problem of the story.
What is emperor foolishly believing in the invisible clothes? What were the swindlers convincing the emperor of the invisible cloth?
400
What are other stories the author, Hans Christian Andersen has written?
What is The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid.
400
Third purpose of an author?
What is to inform?
500
ridiciulous or laughable
What is ludicrous?
500

Evidence of being honest and standing up for what you believe in.

What is the emperor listened to the swindlers because he really wanted the clothes? What was the swindlers lying and convincing the emperor and the kingdom? What was the minister also convincing the emperor of the clothes that were not there?

500
The conclusion of the short story.
What is the child honestly tells the crowd that the emperor is wearing no clothes?
500
Prediction we make about the picture in relation to the story.
What were the townspeople shocked in the picture?
500
Hans Christian Anderson's purpose
What is to entertain?
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