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“Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Skills and Strategies
Essential Question
What can you do to get the
information you need?
Turn and Talk…
Discuss a time when you were looking for
information. Where did you look to find the
answers you needed?
Discuss…Why should you have
reasonable expectations when
looking for information?
“A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraph 1 on page 109.
How is the setting of this story different from the traditional Cinderella
story?
“A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraph 4 on page 109.
What 3 things did the Prince do to try to find
the girl?
“A Modern Cinderella”
How did the Prince finally find Cinderella?
Compare this with the traditional
Cinderella story.
“A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraphs 1-3 on page 111.
What do you predict Cinderella will say to
the Prince?
“A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraphs 4-6 on page 111.
What was Cinderella’s response to the Prince?
Was your prediction correct?
“A Modern Cinderella”
How did the Prince get the information he
needed? What things did he do?
Making Predictions• Use details in the text to make
predictions about later events.• After making a prediction, read to
determine if the prediction was accurate.
• Predictions can be revised based on evidence in the text.
Collaborate…Work together to review the
story and find a place where a reader might stop
and make a prediction while reading.
Compare and Contrast• Important events happen at the
beginning, middle, and end of a story.
• Comparing and contrasting events in a story can help you understand how the story develops and why events occur in a particular order.
Compare and Contrast
EventThe Prince dances with
a young woman.
OutcomeThe Prince falls in love
with her.
EventThe young woman
disappears at midnight.
OutcomeThe Prince decides to
find her.
Collaborate…Work together to record
events and outcomes from the middle and end of the
story “A Modern Cinderella.”
Fairy Tales• Usually take place in made-up or
magical settings• Often being with “Once upon a time…”• Include royalty or other magical
characters• Often present a problem
and solution• Have illustrations
Elements of a Fairy Tale 3:17
Collaborate…What details in “A Modern Cinderella” show the story
is a fairy tale? How has the story been updated?
Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
• simile: compares two things using the word like or asEg. Jeff’s hand felt like sandpaper in mine.• Jeff’s skin is compared to
sandpaper to show that it is dry and rough.
Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
•metaphor: compares two things but does not use the word like or asEg. Jeff’s hand was sandpaper in mine.
Collaborate…Identify the simile or
metaphor in the following sentences from the story.
Tell what is being compared and what it tells
you about the Prince.
Collaborate…1. The Prince was as joyous as a
gamer with the new high score. (p. 109)
2. His discouraged heart was a cell phone in need of recharging. (p. 110)
3. At every home the Prince visited, the purple sneaker seemed as big as a boat or as small as a seed. (p. 110)
“Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reading Preview Activity
Use the following five (5) words to write 1-2 sentences telling what you think the story
will be about.
Ripped pageKing
DragonLion statue
String
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This fairy tale is an excerpt of a longer story.
The beginning is a summary of events
leading up to where the story begins.
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Review page 119.• Who is Minli looking for
and why?• What does Minli have to bring the Old Man of the
Moon?
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Reread paragraph 2 on page 121.
Why is the piece of paper so special?
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Fairy tales often include a lesson or message.
What sentence on page 121 shares a lesson or message?
What does it mean? How does this text stand out to
the reader?
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Predict what you think the king will do with the page. Give text evidence to support
your prediction.
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Complete the graphic organizer.
EventMinli asks the king for the “borrowed
line.”
OutcomeThe king tells Minli
about the torn page from the Book of
Fortune.
EventThe king reads the
line that appears on the page.
OutcomeThe words make the king consider giving the page to Minli.
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Reread paragraph 3 on page 123.
Why does the king decide to give the paper to Minli?
Was your prediction correct?
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Reread paragraph 9 on page 123.
Why do you think the king has a “serene
expression” on his face?
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There is a shift in the story on page 124.
•What is the new setting?•What new characters are
introduced?
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Reread paragraph 6 on page 125.
Why does the author use improper English in the
lion cub’s dialogue?
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Complete the graphic organizer.
EventDragon approaches
the city gate because he is lonely.
OutcomeDragon sees the
guardian lion statues.
EventDragon thinks the lions are grinning and asks, “Am I so
funny?”
OutcomeDragon finds out the
stone lions can speak.
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Reread paragraphs 5-7 on page 127.
What caused the lions to become concerned?
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Review pages 126-127.Identify the elements that suggest that this story is a fairy tale.
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Complete the graphic organizer.
EventDragon realizes the lions are alive and
friendly.
OutcomeDragon tells the lions
about his journey with Minli.
EventThe lions learn Dragon once belonged to
Magistrate Tiger.
OutcomeThe lions explain
how the magistrate brought greed to the
city.
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Notice the text is italicized on page 128.Why do you think the author used this text
feature?
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Reread paragraphs 3-4 on page 129.
Why did the lions never use the string?
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Reread paragraph 6 on page 129.
Why does Dragon believe the string is the borrowed line?
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Complete the graphic organizer.
EventThe lions ask the Old Man of the Moon for
help.
OutcomeThe Old Man of the
Moon gives the lions a string of destiny.
EventThe lions watched
the sphere to see if the crack would
grow.
OutcomeThe crack did not
grow, and the string went unused.
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Complete the graphic organizer.
EventDragon realizes that
the lion has the borrowed line Minli
needs.
OutcomeThe lion gives the
string of destiny to Dragon.
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Notice that the story shifts again on page
130.Identify the setting and
the main character.
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Reread paragraphs 1-2 on page 130.
How is the Imperial Garden different from the lifestyle Minli is used to living? Use
text evidence to support your answer.
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Reread paragraph 4 on page 130.
Why doesn’t Minli stay to explore the
beautiful garden?
“Where the MountainMeets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
EventMinli leaves the city
and reunites with Dragon.
OutcomeMinli and Dragon tell each other how they found the borrowed
line.
EventMinli and Dragon
wonder which is the real borrowed line.
OutcomeMinli and Dragon
decide to ask the Old Man of the Moon.
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So, what do you think is the borrowed line
—the paper or the
string?
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Compare and contrast the
characters of the king and the male
lion.
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Compare and Contrast Dragon’s encounter with the
lions and Minli’s visit with the king.
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So, what do you think is the borrowed line
—the paper or the
string?
Interview with Grace Lin 4:36
“The Princess and the Pea”
Fairy tales often include a quest or
search. Identify the prince’s quest. What has been the result?
“The Princess and the Pea”
Reread paragraph 3 on page 135.
Does the advisor believe the girl is a real princess? How do you know? Why does he think this way?
“The Princess and the Pea”
Reread paragraph 1 on page 136.
How is the Queen’s reaction to the princess
different from the advisor’s?
“The Princess and the Pea”
What elements of this story make it a
fairy tale?
“The Princess and the Pea”
What information did the Queen need,
and how did she get it?
“The Princess and the Pea”
Compare and contrast the
Queen’s actions with Minli’s actions.