Vocabulary
to send someone away
banish
71
Claim
This is a one word response to describe a text.
Topic
This is the decree that cruel, arrogant lord made.
That all elderly at the age of 71 must be banished to the mountains to die.
to declare something into law or in writing
decree
The mother left these behind so the farmer could find his way back to the village
twigs or branches
This is the amount of pieces of textual evidence that MUST be cited in a written response.
Several (more than 1)
This is the main message an author wants a reader to learn about one portion of a text.
Central idea
This is how the mother was able to "thwart" Lord Higa.
She solved the three challenges.
a noisy disturbance
commotion
This was used to get an ant to thread a piece of silk through a branch
sugar
This is when the reader learns a message from the text and applies it to their everyday life.
Theme
This is why the cruel, arrogant lord had a change of heart towards the elderly.
The cruel, arrogant lord realized that the elderly offer value and wisdom because no one else could solve the three challenges.
to think highly of one's self and to look down on others
arrogant
This is the amount of ropes of ash Lord Higa wanted
One thousand
This is the genre of our text.
Narrative Folktale
This is the theme of The Wise Old Woman
To get rid all the elderly is to get rid of all the wisdom.
This is how the mother felt about the challenges.
The mother was calm and wasn't really worried about them.
to trick someone
deceive
The lord decreed this and why.
That all elderly at the age of 71 one must be banished to the mountains to die because they were unable to work.
This teacher should win the vote for 7th grade Dude, Be Nice staff Member.
Mr. Jewett
Answers will vary but should include that the elderly were initially banished, a young farmer defied the cruel lord, and the mother was able to save the village from being conquered from Lord Higa by solving the three challenges.