Story plot
Where did the story take place in The Long Sleep?
The forest
To rest your body and mind
Sleep
What is the main idea of The Long Sleep?
How to bear lives through seasons
Why was the bear digging?
making a den
To use claws to make a hole in the ground
dig
What is the main idea of Changes?
How a fox lives through seasons
What happens at the beginning of Changes?
The fox sits and looks
burrow
What's a key detail in The Long Sleep that tells us the bear sleeps through winter?
He digs a hole and hibernates
How are both animals the same?
They make a shelter (home)
To chew and swallow food.
Eat
What's a key detail in Changes that tells us the fox is awake during winter?
The foxes fur turns white and it's hard to find him
Think of both stories, what will happen next?
Spring will come
BONUS: What are "Key Details" (hint: think small parts to make what?)
Support the main idea
BONUS: What is a "Main Idea"
the most important part of a story.