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One day Jon came home from school and accidentally left the door open. His dog, Jordon, ran out the door and ran away. Jon was sad, and mad that he left the door open.
What is Jons perspective about his dog running away?
He was sad and mad that he left the door open.
What is character perspective?
Alanis was walking and Lilly started saying that her drawing wasn't good. It hurt her feelings. Later that day Lilly spilled paint all over her own drawing and was upset. Lilly felt bad about making fun of Alanis's drawing.
What is the theme of the story?
Treat people the way you want to be treated
Be nice to others
What is theme?
The lesson or moral of the story
Orlando forgot to study for his test on Friday. When he started taking the test, he decided to try to peak at his friends for some answers. The teacher caught him, and Orlando learned his lesson.
What is the theme of this story?
To never cheat
What is a summary?
A retelling of the story in your own words
One day Vincent saw his mom baking a cake. The next day he asked his mom if he could bake a cake. She said yes, and he found that he loved to bake. He baked cupcakes for his class and was really happy with the way they turned out.
What is Vincents perspective on baking?
He loved to bake
What was our theme from "Anasi Learns a Lesson"?
Treat people the way you want to be treated
Dalton watches sheep. One day he was bored and ran into the village saying there was a wolf. Everyone came to help him save the sheep, but when they got there, they saw there wasn't a wolf. The next day, Dalton actually saw a wolf, and when he ran into the village to tell people, no one believed him!
What is the theme of this story? How do you know?
Lying is bad! In the story Dalton lied, and then no one would believe him when he was actually telling the truth.