“Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”

1. Skills and Strategies “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”

2. Essential Question What can you do to get the information you need?

3. Turn and Talk… Discuss a time when you were looking for information. Where did you look to find the answers you needed?

4. Discuss… Why should you have reasonable expectations when looking for information?

5. “A Modern Cinderella” Reread paragraph 1 on page 109. How is the setting of this story different from the traditional Cinderella story?

6. “A Modern Cinderella” Reread paragraph 4 on page 109. What 3 things did the Prince do to try to find the girl?

7. “A Modern Cinderella” How did the Prince finally find Cinderella? Compare this with the traditional Cinderella story.

8. “A Modern Cinderella” Reread paragraphs 1-3 on page 111. What do you predict Cinderella will say to the Prince?

9. “A Modern Cinderella” Reread paragraphs 4-6 on page 111. What was Cinderella’s response to the Prince? Was your prediction correct?

10. “A Modern Cinderella” How did the Prince get the information he needed? What things did he do?

11. 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.

12. Collaborate… Work together to review the story and find a place where a reader might stop and make a prediction while reading.

13. 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.

14. Compare and Contrast Event The Prince dances with a young woman. Outcome The Prince falls in love with her. Event The young woman disappears at midnight. Outcome The Prince decides to find her.

15. Collaborate… Work together to record events and outcomes from the middle and end of the story “A Modern Cinderella.”

16. 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

17. Elements of a Fairy Tale 3:17

18. Collaborate… What details in “A Modern Cinderella” show the story is a fairy tale? How has the story been updated?

19. Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor • simile: compares two things using the word like or as Eg. Jeff’s hand felt like sandpaper in mine. • Jeff’s skin is compared to sandpaper to show that it is dry and rough.

20. Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor • metaphor: compares two things but does not use the word like or as Eg. Jeff’s hand was sandpaper in mine.

21. 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.

22. Collaborate… • The Prince was as joyous as a gamer with the new high score. (p. 109) • His discouraged heart was a cell phone in need of recharging. (p. 110) • At every home the Prince visited, the purple sneaker seemed as big as a boat or as small as a seed. (p. 110)

23. “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 page King Dragon Lion statue String

24. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” This fairy tale is an excerpt of a longer story. The beginning is a summary of events leading up to where the story begins.

25. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Review page 119. • Who is Minli looking for and why? • What does Minli have to bring the Old Man of the Moon?

26. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 2 on page 121. Why is the piece of paper so special?

27. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” 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?

28. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Predict what you think the king will do with the page. Give text evidence to support your prediction.

29. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Outcome The king tells Minli about the torn page from the Book of Fortune. Event Minli asks the king for the “borrowed line.” Outcome The words make the king consider giving the page to Minli. Event The king reads the line that appears on the page.

30. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 3 on page 123. Why does the king decide to give the paper to Minli? Was your prediction correct?

31. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 9 on page 123. Why do you think the king has a “serene expression” on his face?

32. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” There is a shift in the story on page 124. • What is the new setting? • What new characters are introduced?

33. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 6 on page 125. Why does the author use improper English in the lion cub’s dialogue?

34. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Outcome Dragon sees the guardian lion statues. Event Dragon approaches the city gate because he is lonely. Event Dragon thinks the lions are grinning and asks, “Am I so funny?” Outcome Dragon finds out the stone lions can speak.

35. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraphs 5-7 on page 127. What caused the lions to become concerned?

36. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Review pages 126-127. Identify the elements that suggest that this story is a fairy tale.

37. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Event Dragon realizes the lions are alive and friendly. Outcome Dragon tells the lions about his journey with Minli. Outcome The lions explain how the magistrate brought greed to the city. Event The lions learn Dragon once belonged to Magistrate Tiger.

38. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Notice the text is italicized on page 128. Why do you think the author used this text feature?

39. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraphs 3-4 on page 129. Why did the lions never use the string?

40. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 6 on page 129. Why does Dragon believe the string is the borrowed line?

41. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Event The lions ask the Old Man of the Moon for help. Outcome The Old Man of the Moon gives the lions a string of destiny. Outcome The crack did not grow, and the string went unused. Event The lions watched the sphere to see if the crack would grow.

42. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Event Dragon realizes that the lion has the borrowed line Minli needs. Outcome The lion gives the string of destiny to Dragon.

43. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Notice that the story shifts again on page 130. Identify the setting and the main character.

44. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” 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.

45. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Reread paragraph 4 on page 130. Why doesn’t Minli stay to explore the beautiful garden?

46. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Complete the graphic organizer. Outcome Minli and Dragon tell each other how they found the borrowed line. Event Minli leaves the city and reunites with Dragon. Event Minli and Dragon wonder which is the real borrowed line. Outcome Minli and Dragon decide to ask the Old Man of the Moon.

47. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” So, what do you think is the borrowed line— the paper or the string?

48. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Compare and contrast the characters of the king and the male lion.

49. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” Compare and Contrast Dragon’s encounter with the lions and Minli’s visit with the king.

50. “Where the MountainMeets the Moon” So, what do you think is the borrowed line— the paper or the string?