Story Elements
What is the genre of this reading?
The genre of this reading is a play.
What is the town building?
The town is building a new park.
Why are the students asking the town leaders questions?
They are asking the town leaders questions to report back to their classmates.
What is the setting of the reading?
The setting of the reading is a town hall.
What is the job of a town leader?
The job of a town leader to take care of a town.
Why did they decide to build a new park?
They decided to build a new park because the citizens needed a place to go with their families.
The names of the two students are Kris and Robin.
What are they building at the new park?
They are building a new playground, bike paths, a soccer field, a picnic area, park benches, a dog park, and a bandstand.
Why are they building a big picnic area?
They are building a big picnic area for the grown-ups to enjoy.
Who do Kris and Robin talk to?
Kris and Robin talk to the Mayor and the Town Leaders.
How do town leaders serve the community?
The town leaders serve the community by helping and taking care of everyone.
Why are they building a bandstand?
They knew that other towns had music shows in the summer and thought it would be a good idea to have one too.
What can readers learn from this play?
Readers can learn about what town leaders do.
How do the leaders decide what to build?
They asked everyone what they wanted and looked carefully at what they said. Then, they had to be serious about the choices they made.
Do you think being a town leader is easy or hard? Why?
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